Dropbox’s Asynchronous Platform Evolution: From Challenges to a Unified Messaging System Model

Dropbox, a file sharing cloud platform recently discussed their Messaging System Model (MSM) that supports diverse use cases and handles over 30 million tasks per minute. Dmitry Kopytkov and Deepak Gupta, Software Engineers at Dropbox summarised this journey in a blog post. By 2021, Dropbox’s asynchronous systems had become fragmented, tailored to specific product needs … Read more

Apple iPhone And Android Messages Are Getting More Sophisticated Features

Updated Feb. 10 with more details of the source of the changes, what’s coming and how things will work. When an iPhone user receives a message from an Android phone, it shows up as a green bubble (not the more highly prized blue bubbles that appear when the message is from another iPhone). Now, a … Read more

WhatsApp for iPhone may soon let users have multiple accounts on one device

If you use the popular messaging app WhatsApp on an iPhone, there may be times when you wish you had the ability to add more than one account. The good news is that a recent update for WhatsApp, released via Apple’s TestFlight beta program, includes the feature, suggesting that it could be rolled out soon … Read more

How To Identify Client Blind Spots With Thought Leadership

Thought leadership is about sharing ideas that move the needle for your business. Too often, thought leadership initiatives fall flat because they fail to connect to real-world business outcomes. You’ve seen the type—vague articles, generic white papers, or slick presentations that leave audiences nodding politely but uninspired to act. The missing link? Understanding your client’s … Read more

WhatsApp to Block These Phones Starting January 1, 2025

WhatsApp to Drop support⁣ for Older‍ Phones Starting‌ January 1, 2025 WhatsApp, the ubiquitous messaging app owned⁣ by meta, is preparing to discontinue support‍ for ​a ‍range of older smartphones, effective January 1, 2025. This move, aimed at‌ improving ‌security ⁤adn optimizing⁤ features for newer devices, will affect⁣ users ‌with phones over⁤ a decade old‍ … Read more