Facebook Messenger Harpoons Beluga App

Release Date ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ in PC Magazine

Facebook announces plans to kill Beluga ZDNet (blog) - ‎Oct 30, 2011‎ By Emil Protalinski \| October 30, 2011, 10:40am PDT Summary: Facebook has announced how it will kill off Beluga, the predecessor to Facebook Messenger. Beluga users should be aware of two important dates: November 11 and December 15. ...
Facebook Messenger Harpoons Beluga App PC Magazine - ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ Here's the good news: The Facebook Messenger app is in, having been deployed worldwide to iOS, Android, and Blackberry devices. But as a result of this, the group messaging application Beluga is out. As in, Facebook �" which acquired ...
Beluga gives way to Facebook Messenger Sky News Australia - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook is ushering out freshly acquired Beluga text messaging service to clear the way for a replacement tailored for the social network. People will not be able to use Beluga to send messages as of November 11 and the service will shut down ...
Facebook to shut down texting service New Zealand Herald - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook users will not be able to send messages through Beluga from November 11. Photo / File Facebook is ushering out freshly acquired Beluga text messaging service to clear the way for a replacement tailored for the social network. ...
Facebook Shuts Down Beluga Messaging App PCWorld - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook plans to shut down the Beluga mobile messaging application it acquired earlier this year, after launching a similar, native service called Facebook Messenger that's based in part on the Beluga technology. ...
Facebook to shelve Beluga messenger in December CNET - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Beginning next month, Facebook will take steps to close Beluga, the group messaging software it acquired this year and proceeded to replace within the span of a few months. ...
	Facebook Messenger Renders Beluga Extinct AllFacebook - 1 Nov, 2011 So much for “Save the Whales.” Beluga, the group messaging service acquired by Facebook March 1, will be completely extinct as of December 15. Beluga co-founders, Chief Executive Officer Ben Davenport, President Lucy Zhang, and Chief Technology Officer ...
	Facebook Messenger Causes Beluga to Shutdown International Business Times - 1 Nov, 2011 Facebook messenger's popularity and efficiency has led to the company's decision to phase out Beluga group messaging service. Facebook only acquired beluga earlier this year, but since the success of Facebook Messenger, which comes fully integrated ...
	Beluga steps aside for Facebook Messenger Mobiletor.com - 1 Nov, 2011 Following its acquisition by Facebook, Beluga has finally announced that it is shutting down services on December 15, 2011. Beluga was designed to be a free group messaging service and it is now making way for the all new Facebook Messenger application ...
Facebook shutting down Beluga messaging app on Dec. 15 Fiercemobilecontent - 1 Nov, 2011 Facebook will terminate the standalone Beluga group messaging application on Dec. 15, roughly nine months after acquiring the startup. Beluga's technology will continue powering Facebook Messenger, the free service enabling iOS, Android and BlackBerry ...
Facebook terminates Beluga messaging app ComputerworldUK - 1 Nov, 2011 Facebook plans to shut down the Beluga mobile messaging application it acquired earlier this year, after launching a similar, native service called Facebook Messenger that's based ...
	Facebook to shut down Beluga messenger on December 15 TechShout! - 1 Nov, 2011 By News Editor - After launching the Facebook Messenger application, Beluga is soon to put a lid on its messenger service. Acquired by Zuckerberg and Co. in March of this year, Beluga will completely shut down all operations on December 15, 2011, ...
Facebook Messenger Harpoons Beluga App Zimbabwe Guardian - ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ Here's thе ехсеƖƖеnt news: Thе Facebook Messenger app іѕ іn, having bееn deployed worldwide tο iOS, Android, аnԁ Blackberry devices. Bυt аѕ a result οf thіѕ, thе group messaging application Beluga іѕ out. Aѕ іn, Facebook �" whісh bουɡht “Team Beluga” ...
Beluga messaging app shuts down December 15, encourages use of Facebook Messenger Mobile Burn - ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ Group messaging app Beluga announced yesterday that it would be shutting down its service on December 15. Beluga was purchased by Facebook earlier this year and provides the technology behind Facebook's own Messenger app for Android, iOS, ...
	Beluga says goodbye Ubergizmo - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ If you've been using Beluga, the service that lets you easily keep in touch with your friends and family via a group-based messaging app, we've got some bad news for you. The company has announced today on its official blog that it will be closing down ...
	Facebook Roundup: DC Hires, Fellowship Expansion, Patents, Beluga, and More Inside Facebook - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook Hires 3 DC Staffers �" Facebook announced the hiring of Director of Privacy Erin Egan and Director of Public Policy Louisa Terrell, and Manager of Public Policy Chris Herndon. Facebook Fellowship Prog Expands - Facebook Engineer Sanjeev Kumar ...
Facebook Messenger replaces Beluga starting November 11 SlashGear - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ When the slick group messaging app Beluga was acquired by Facebook back in March, we knew it was only a matter of time before the service would get assimilated and shutdown. Now, we have the official deadline for when still loyal Beluga users will have ...
	Facebook-owned Group Messaging App Beluga To Close Next Month Scribbal - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Beluga, the group messaging app that Facebook acquired earlier this year, will cease operations next month. From Nov. 11, you'll no longer be able to send messages through Beluga. ...
Beluga is officially shutting down, Facebook Messenger now the top free app The Next Web (blog) - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ In a blog post today entitled “Beluga is swimming into the sunset…”, popular group messaging app Beluga which was purchased by Facebook, is shutting down. Along with competitors like GroupMe, textPlus, Kik, and now Apple iMessage, Beluga came out on ...
Confirmed: Facebook to shut down Beluga GigaOm - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook said Friday it will shut down Beluga, the social text messaging service acquired by the social networking giant in March 2011. This is not an unexpected move: GigaOM first reported that ...
Supplanted By Facebook Messenger, Beluga Will Stop Swimming On November 11 TechCrunch - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in 'Society and Genetics'. ...
Facebook shuts down Beluga messaging app IDG News Service - ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ Facebook plans to shut down the Beluga mobile messaging application it acquired earlier this year, after launching a similar, native service called Facebook Messenger that's based in part on the Beluga technology. Facebook plans to shut down the Beluga ...
	Beluga gives way to Facebook Messenger PhysOrg.com - ‎Oct 29, 2011‎ A woman sends text messages in Washington, DC, 2008. Facebook is ushering out freshly acquired Beluga text messaging service to clear the way for a replacement tailored for the social network. Facebook is ushering out freshly acquired Beluga text ...
	Beluga gives way to Facebook Messenger BigPond News - ‎Oct 28, 2011‎ Facebook ends Beluga text messaging service to make way for a replacement tailored for the social network. Facebook is ushering out freshly acquired Beluga text messaging service to clear the way for a replacement tailored for the social network. ...