Hookt
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| Developer(s) | Hookt Inc. (owned by airG Inc.) |
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| Initial release | 2011 |
| Operating system | |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Instant messaging Social Networking |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.hookt.com |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 Bla1ze (April 10, 2012). "Hookt Messenger - Better than BlackBerry Messenger?". Crack Berry.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gary (April 11, 2012). "BlackBerry BBM vs Hookt Messenger the debate". PhonesReview.co.uk.
- ↑ kostenlos (November 11, 2011). "Messenger Hookt im Test". Mac Berry Germany.
- ↑ TeamGerman (October 23, 2013). "Messenger Hookt im Test". SMS Alternative.
- ↑ Sosyal Medya (November 30, 2012). "Haftanın mobil uygulaması: Hookt Messenger". Sosyal Medya Port. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014.
- ↑ Muhammad Jordan (May 16, 2012). "Hookt Messenger App for BlackBerry". Black.PK. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014.
- ↑ BB Equipo (May 17, 2012). "Hookt Messenger". Applicaciones Para Blackberry.