Software:Hookt
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| Developer(s) | Hookt Inc. (owned by airG Inc.) |
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| Initial release | 2011 |
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| Type | Instant messaging |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | hookt |
| Founded | 2011 |
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| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Founder(s) |
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| CEO | Frederick Ghahramani |
| Employees | 8 |
| Parent | airG Inc. |
Hookt is a proprietary, cross-platform instant messaging and social networking service for smartphones and select feature phones that use the internet for communication. In addition to text messaging, users can build a closed and private social network to share images, messages, video, and audio media messages as well as their location using integrated mapping features.[1]
History
Hookt was launched in early 2012 to much fanfare on the BlackBerry, iOS, Android, and Web/Desktop platforms with a full feature set.[2]
The company which owns Hookt initially used the brand to promote a 'private label mobile community' which was a social chat community on WAP, SMS, and J2ME enabled handsets. The service was initially launched as a co-branded service in the United States with the Boost Mobile network.[3]
Technical
Initial product features included: Group chat (enabling the creation of group conversations with up to 10 people). Stickers (sending proprietary images and stickers as part of the conversation window). PC messaging (multi-device broadcasting for example from BlackBerry PlayBook to iPhone).[4] Read indicators (providing visual delivery receipt). Photo & video sharing (Allowing the upload of photos and videos from a mobile device). Push Notifications (across Nokia, BlackBerry, Android, and iOS). Inbox integration (allowing devices to see the messages in the native inbox) & BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) integration.[2]
International Distribution
As of Dec 2013, Hookt had a footprint of over 20 million consumers globally, at times reaching the top 5 downloaded app in countries such as Germany , Austria, Turkey, Pakistan , Nigeria, Mexico, Korea, Canada , and United States ,[5][6][7][8][9]
See also
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- Viber (competitor)
- Skype (competitor)
- Telegram (competitor)
- Whatsapp (competitor)
References
- ↑ Daniel Bader (April 16, 2012). "Hooked on Hookt the IM for any Screen". Mobile Syrup. http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/04/16/hooked-on-hookt-the-instant-messenger-for-any-screen/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bla1ze (April 10, 2012). "Hookt Messenger - Better than BlackBerry Messenger?". Crack Berry. http://crackberry.com/hookt-messenger-better-then-blackberry-messenger.
- ↑ Allison Webb (August 9, 2005). "Boost Mobile and AirG Launch Boost HOOKT Mobile Community; Boost Customers Can Now Hook Into World's Largest Private-Label Mobile Community". Business Wire. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050809005843/en/Boost-Mobile-AirG-Launch-Boost-HOOKT-Mobile.
- ↑ Gary (April 11, 2012). "BlackBerry BBM vs Hookt Messenger the debate". PhonesReview.co.uk. http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/04/11/blackberry-bbm-vs-hookt-messenger-the-debate/.
- ↑ kostenlos (November 11, 2011). "Messenger Hookt im Test". Mac Berry Germany. http://macberry.de/blackberry/app/neuer-cross-platform-messenger-%E2%80%93-hookt-messenger-fur-blackberry/.
- ↑ TeamGerman (October 23, 2013). "Messenger Hookt im Test". SMS Alternative. http://sms-alternative.com/2013/10/23/messenger-hookt-im-test/.
- ↑ Sosyal Medya (November 30, 2012). "Haftanın mobil uygulaması: Hookt Messenger". Sosyal Medya Port. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029070343/http://www.sosyalmedyaport.com/haftanin-mobil-uygulamasi-hookt-messenger.html.
- ↑ Muhammad Jordan (May 16, 2012). "Hookt Messenger App for BlackBerry". Black.PK. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029082208/http://www.black.pk/hookt-messenger-app-for-blackberry.
- ↑ BB Equipo (May 17, 2012). "Hookt Messenger". Applicaciones Para Blackberry. http://www.aplicaciones-para-blackberry.com/aplicacion/hookt-messenger.
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