SendBird Feature Update – Feb. 16, 2017
A long-awaited update to SendBird’s features As both a company and a service, SendBird is constantly evolving. We’d like to share the new things we’ve been working on over the past few weeks! New features Note that the changes listed below are incorporated in our latest SDK versions. Please upgrade in order to take …
Chat API and messaging SDK, how to pick the right one for your company
It is now a matter of choice As SaaS-based development tools have grown prevalent and have become an industry norm, a rich variety of front and back-end third party tools have emerged, taking care of the repetitive additions most if not all companies need to develop to build up (infrastructure) or enhance (APIs) their core …
SendBird 3.0 the new in-app chat development tool is here!
SendBird 3.0, the new in-app chat SDK and API SendBird 3.0 is here! We are excited to bring our years work to light and are eager to see the performance, integration and implementation improvements from SendBird 3.0 help our customers embolden their service. We are back with faster chat API and richer and fuller messaging …
Build vs buy – How to Create a Messaging Application Like WhatsApp
What do you need to create a messaging application like WhatsApp? Mobile messaging has been a global phenomenon and hence, in-app communication has become a global trend. Now, the question of the day for industry-leading companies have been around how to create a messaging application or service with a messaging feature, in-house development or by integrating …
Top 3 live video streaming apps using in-app chat api
Live video streaming apps of the year with SendBird The year 2016 has been a heightened year for the live video streaming industry. Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, and even Instagram have pushed forward their live video streaming services armed with in-app chat on top of the video content. For a majority of live content providers, platforms advancement …
Slush 100 Pitching Competition – Lessons From the Finalist
How to prepare for Slush 100 pitching competition and at the least, make it to the finals as a SaaS startup. To those of you preparing for Slush 2017 100 pitching competition, we dearly hope this will help you get an idea of what to expect, what to look for and how to make the most …
Bay area startup visits Slush 2016 in Helsinki
Tips and overview of Slush 2016, the largest startup event in the world To those of you preparing for the Slush 2017, we dearly hope this will help you get an idea of what to expect, what to look for and how to make the most out of Slush 2017. What is Slush? Slush is …
The Global Phenomenon of Video Streaming Apps and How Korea is Leading the Way
Before we know it, every piece of video content we consume will be from apps on our mobile devices. The massive growth of video streaming apps like Netflix and Hulu and user-generated content like Snapchat, Facebook Live and Pikicast in Korea is rapidly changing the way we watch videos and the types of content we …
SendBird in AWS Hot Startups of August 2016
SendBird was selected as AWS Hot Startups in the latest issue of August 2016. Every month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) nominate three to four startups that are growing quickly on their platform and we’ve been featured this month. After graduating from accelerator Y Combinator W16 Batch, the company grew from 1,000,000 monthly chat users to 5,000,000 monthly chat …
US expansion of SendBird with Francis Marantal US Sales Manager
US expansion of SendBird SendBird is currently comprised of 15 total employees with 12 located in Korea and 3 in the US. 3 team members from our Korean team will be moving to the US within the next few months. The 3 presently working out of our Silicon Valley office are John Kim (CEO), Jin …