{"id":770,"date":"2011-08-22T10:30:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T10:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=770"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:58","slug":"groupme-joins-skype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/groupme-joins-skype\/","title":{"rendered":"GroupMe Joins Skype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/on-the-phone-74.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-771\" title=\"on the phone 74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/on-the-phone-74.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-771 lazyload\" title=\"on the phone 74\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/on-the-phone-74.gif\"><\/a>Skype has recently acquired GroupMe, a sticky group messaging service that works across mobile platforms and devices.<br>\nAccording to Skype, the acquisition puts the company one step closer to its goal of being a global, multiple platform, multiple modal communications experience that will allow users to connect, share, and plan with those they are closest to from any of their devices.<br>\nGroupMe is currently based in New York City.&nbsp; Founded in 2010 by Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci, the idea behind GroupMe was first conceived at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon.&nbsp; Backers include First Round Capital, Betaworks, SV Angel, and Founder Collective.<br>\nWith this acquisition, GroupMe will be working in conjunction with Qik, a mobile video software and services provider that was acquired by Skype in January 2011.&nbsp; The Qik application comes pre-installed on 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