K Sawyer Paul

Sawyer has ten messaging apps. Mikey has nine. Most everyone with a smartphone has at least five. How is this the new normal?

Also, Mikey has a new phone, and Sawyer’s apartment is burning.

What Sawyer is currently using:

• iMessage/SMS
• Facebook Messenger
• WhatsApp
• Google Hangouts
• Slack
• Miitomo
• Skype
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Tumblr

What Mikey is currently using:

• Line
• Viber
• WhatsApp
• Facebook Messenger
• Twitter
• Instagram
• iMessage/SMS
• Slack

Show notes:

• Never mind, I’ll find someone like you
• Wiki: Instant Messaging
• Wiki: Comparison of instant messaging clients
• What’s the Deal with All These Messaging Apps?
• Screw Texting. It’s Time to Pick a Universal Messaging App
• Trillian & Adium
• Franz
• Snowball: all your chat apps in one place on Android
• Popularity of messaging apps continues to skyrocket
• The State of Messaging Apps, in 5 Charts
• The end of apps is here. Long live chat bots
• XKCD: Standards