TOP 12 REASONS WHY WECHAT ISTHE NUMBER ONE SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONSAPPLICATION
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2013 –WeChat – the fastestgrowing free social social mobile application developed by China’slargest internet service provider Tencent, has reached 300 millionuser accounts worldwide, early this year. It is also the number onefree application on both Appstore and Google Play in Malaysia. If youare still not clued in, here are the top 12 reasons why you shouldjump on the WeChat bandwagon, which surpasses many in functionality:
NUMBER 1: HOLY SMOKES, IT’S FREE! WeChat is totally free to install, use and download.Rumors and insecurity about license expiration is something you willnever have to worry about.
NUMBER 2: VOICE YOUR OPINIONS, LITERALLY Besides typing a message, you can create voice messageswith ‘Hold to Talk’, an excellent feature when communicating longmessages; simply record and send your message quickly and easily, atthe push of a button.
NUMBER 3: SHARE YOUR LIFE IN REAL TIME WITH LIVE CHAT Video call quality is another value-added experience ofWeChat. Live Chat allows you to talk to your friends face to face inan easy-to-use way, across all mobile platforms – a feat unique toWeChat. Additionally, you can switch between voice and videoseamlessly without ending the call.
NUMBER 4: CHILL WITH THE WHOLE GANG Don’t be restricted to just 30 people. Now you canstay in touch and organize events easily with your friends, as WeChatallows up to 40 members in a chat group at a time.
NUMBER 5: IT’S PURE FUN WeChat is interactive, and allows developers to buildapplications. The most popular WeChat social features are:
Connect to Facebook – login or connect with WeChat using your Facebook profile. Moments – share photos, texts and URL links with friends. Shake –contact other people around the world by shaking your device and start chatting. Look Around – find WeChat users around you and start a conversation. Web WeChat – you can even chat with someone using a computer.
NUMBER 6: EMOTE IN YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY Apart from enhancing your chats with a huge selection offun and cute emoticons, users can create their own by downloading emoticons from their phone album or WeChat’s online portfolio.
NUMBER 7: KEEP YOUR BUSINESS TO YOURSELF With WeChat, you do not have to tell others if you areonline, offline, or “last seen at 3.42am” or if the message others have sent you has been delivered. In fact, your contacts willnever see your number if you don’t want them to.
NUMBER 8: SWITCH OFF WHEN YOU WANT TO There will be times when you don’t want instant messages streaming in when you are busy. With WeChat, you can simplylogout. There is no need to disable the internet connection on yourdevice and lose other applications such as emails, Skype etc.
NUMBER 9: CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS Other platforms allow anyone having your number to sendyou an instant chat. WeChat will ask you to approve it before theycan send you a message. You can choose who can contact you.
NUMBER 10: HASSLE FREE CHATS WeChat allows you to back up your agenda on the cloudfor easy recovery.
NUMBER 11: BE BRAND AWARE Stay updated with the latest news, deals and offers withWeChat partners such as Domino’s Pizza, Avast Antivirus, StationOne Café, and Fly FM.
NUMBER 12: RUB SHOULDERS WITH CELEBRITIES Communicate with local ambassadors Lisa Surihani andShaheizy Sam, as well as other celebrities who use WeChat, such asVivian Chua and Amber Chia.
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