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		_vafj on April 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On Growing: Lessons from the Story of WeChat > Using voice messaging was strategic because the native mobile keyboard to type Chinese characters at the time was not easy to use and consumers found sending voice notes intuitive, personal and convenient for daily life. this is amazing way of thinking around the problem

eratins on April 12, 2017 [–]

I find I use it more like the old Nextel days, where WeChat is essentially a type of walkie talkie.

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