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24 alternatives to The evolution of messaging

How business messaging evolved & where it's going next

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The evolution of messaging launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   USA TODAY Tech - The future of messaging apps▲109

   Chris Messina & Ben Eidelson discuss conversational commerce

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chatbots▲102

   Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pingly▲86

   A new messaging platform working to evolve email

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Designing Conversational Interfaces▲86

   An introduction to creating compelling chat applications

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5V9
   Visualizing 9 years of relationships with instant message frequency▲11

   2016 · hipsterdatascience.com · its alternatives →

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   The evolution of the web▲94

   A data visualization about the growth of the web since 1990

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   RealTalk: Consumer to business messaging. Feedback welcomed▲5

   2015 · realtalk.im · its alternatives →

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   Analyse Asia 113: Sameer Singh▲55

   Implications of Facebook F8 to Asian Messaging Apps

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Analyse Asia 109: Tencent and QQ with Eva Xiao▲54

    On Tencent, the company behind QQ & Wechat Part 1

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    TalkJS – Integrated messaging for web and mobile products▲44

    2017 · talkjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders - From Havard to the Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg▲88

    From Harvard to the Facebook—How it all started

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93

    Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Idea Swap▲85

    The sticky note way of exchanging ideas

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Prehype - 8: YC's Aaron Harris on the future of mobile interfaces and chat based apps▲86

    This week as we explore the nuances of the "hidden" mobile

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Advertising Reach and Frequency▲62

    Maximizing advertising results through effective frequency

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    State of Messaging 2019▲6

    Data and insights on conversational technology

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat - 100: How to Make Meetings More Meaningful▲58

    How to structure meetings and share information

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Tapdaq▲90

    A community-driven mobile ad exchange

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Business Model Generation▲94

    Design and visualise your business model

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Tackle▲102

    The phone system for nomadic entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Analyse Asia 147: Twilio in Asia and Product Management with Patrick Malatack▲55

    Twilio's expansion into Asia

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Interface Culture▲67

    How the digital medium changes the way we write and speak

    2016 · its alternatives →

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