Facebook Takes Step to Integration With Messenger-Instagram Chat
- Eventually users will communicate across all Facebook products
- Facebook is also considering building Messenger into core app
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Facebook Inc. said some users can now send messages between Messenger and Instagram -- the first step toward a full integration of the company’s three separate social media services.
Executives are also considering adding a limited version of Messenger to Facebook’s main app as a way to encourage new users to communicate with other people without downloading a separate app, Messenger Vice President Stan Chudnovsky said. Messenger was originally part of Facebook’s flagship app, but was spun out on its own in 2014 despite pushback from users.