70: WeChat vs TikTok: China's Stories

China Tech Talk by TechNode

Jan 16, 201956:31Technology

This week saw a multitude of messaging app announcements. First was WeChat's Open Class PRO featuring a four-hour speech from Allen Zhang. Then, on the same day, Bytedance announced their own messaging app (Duoshan 多闪),...

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