{"id":49579,"date":"2013-07-04T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T09:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=49579"},"modified":"2013-07-04T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T09:42:12","slug":"wechat-hits-70-million-users-engaged-messi-on-global-campaign-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/04\/wechat-hits-70-million-users-engaged-messi-on-global-campaign-video\/","title":{"rendered":"WeChat hits 70 million users, engaged Messi on Global Campaign (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WeChat is very aggressive in their marketing. It managed to engage football superstar, Lionel Messi, to appear on their Global Campaign. You can watch the video in this post. And yes, WeChat has exceeded 70 million registered user accounts. More information in the Press Release.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/04\/wechat-hits-70-million-users-engaged-messi-on-global-campaign-video\/img_4192\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368798626&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4192\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49581\" alt=\"IMG_4192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_4192.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is the video of Messi talking to his grandma.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R31sPRnf0ps\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">WeChat Exceeds 70 Million RegisteredUser Accounts Milestone<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><i>Football icon Lionel Messi joins WeChat\u2019s user base<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Singapore \u2013 3 July, 2013 <\/b>\u2013WeChat, a leading mobile social communication application, announced today that it has surpassed the 70 million registered user accounts milestone, demonstrating its global popularity.\u00a0 Connecting people in an innovative way, WeChat has consistently been the most downloaded mobile social application in numerous countries including\u00a0India,\u00a0Malaysia,\u00a0Mexico\u00a0and the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>To further boost its strong growth momentum, WeChat this month unveiled a new global campaign featuring football superstar Lionel Messi, who joins a glittering cast of musicians, artists, fashion icons and VIPs, to share their WeChat experience with fans and followers.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the new global initiative, fans can follow Messi\u2019s official WeChat account, <b>WeChat ID: MessiOfficial<\/b>, which will include videos, voice messages and photos from Messi.\u00a0 In addition, a global TV commercial with his WeChat experience is launched today. The commercial features WeChat\u2019s latest slogan <b>\u201cWe Love. We Share. WeChat\u201d<\/b> and showcases how Messi connects to people he cares for and loves on WeChat.<\/p>\n<p>Whether they seek to create text message, share moments, or engage in live audio and video, WeChat allows its users to enjoy all these features in one innovative app, for free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have reached the 70 million registered user accounts mark in such a short space of time.\u00a0 We are listening to our users\u2019 needs and delivering an application that keeps them connected through voice, video, and sharing of pictures and important moments,\u201d said Poshu Yeung, Vice President of International Business Group at Tencent, the company behind the WeChat app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a football superstar and a WeChat user, Lionel is an ideal personality to help us continue to raise awareness and communicate the benefits of WeChat. We are excited to be working with Lionel to bring WeChat to people who value the intimate connections with those closest to their hearts,\u201d added Yeung.<\/p>\n<p>For further details on Messi\u2019s WeChat experience, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wechat.com\/messi\" target=\"_blank\">www.wechat.com\/messi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Popular Features Users Love about WeChat<\/b><\/p>\n<p>WeChat is free to install, use and download. Users can text each other, swap voice messages with a \u201cHold\u00a0to Talk\u201d feature, video chat, as well as share images, music, and videos.\u00a0It supports\u00a0all smartphone\u00a0platforms\u00a0including\u00a0Android, BlackBerry,\u00a0iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>Key features\u00a0WeChat\u00a0offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Voice and Video Chatting<\/b> &#8211; \u2018Hold-To-Talk\u2019 enables users to send voice messages at the touch of a button. Quality of video chat is another added value experience.\u00a0 You can talk to your friends face to face in an easy-to-use way.<\/li>\n<li><b>Moments<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Sharing photos, texts and URL links with\u00a0trusted\u00a0friends\u00a0and contacts.<\/li>\n<li><b>Group Chatting<\/b> \u2013 Group chat on WeChat allows users to chat with as many as 40 people at the same time, making the group chatting experience better than ever before.<\/li>\n<li><b>Location Based Features<\/b> \u2013 With innovative features like \u2018Shake\u2019 and \u2018Look Around\u2019, it has never been easier to find friends around you.\u00a0 Shake enables users to contact people around the world by shaking their devices.\u00a0 Look around is another innovative feature that enables users to find like-minded people around them.<\/li>\n<li><b>Official Accounts<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0A\u00a0feature that can be utilized by brands, celebrities and merchants to build interactivity with their\u00a0followers.\u00a0 Free SDK and API are available for\u00a0\u201cOfficial Accounts\u201d\u00a0owners and developers to develop applications on\u00a0WeChat.<\/li>\n<li><b>Web WeChat\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chat with someone using a PC Browser.<\/li>\n<li><b>Security Setting <\/b>-WeChat comes with comprehensive privacy setting functions, which enables users to limit who they share their information with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>###<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">W<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eChat<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>WeChat is an innovative mobile social communications application designed for smartphone users.\u00a0 WeChat is free for downloads from app stores running on iOS, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone operating systems*.<\/p>\n<p>WeChat users can add friends by a wide range of innovative actions and methods, including scanning QR codes, connecting users\u2019 Facebook profiles and phone books and activating location-based functions such as \u201cLook Around\u201d and \u201cShake\u201d. This application enhances social interaction by supporting exchanges of text, voice and video, emoticons, and photos with their friends over data networks.\u00a0 Users can choose to communicate on one-on-one, or within their closed social network through \u201cMoments\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and application download, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wechat.com\">www.wechat.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*<i>Some features may not be available for certain operating systems due to the product development cycle.\u00a0 <\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Webpage: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wechat.com\">http:\/\/www.wechat.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wechatsingapore\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wechatsingapore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeChat is very aggressive in their marketing. It managed to engage football superstar, Lionel Messi, to appear on their Global Campaign. 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