Hookt

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Developer(s)| Hookt Inc. (owned by airG Inc.)
Initial release| 2011 (2011)
Operating system|

* iOS
* Android
* Windows Phone
* BlackBerry OS
* BlackBerry 10
* Nokia Series 40
* Symbian

Type| Instant messaging
License| Freeware
Website| hookt.com
Hookt Inc.Founded| 2011 (2011)

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Headquarters| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Founder(s)|

* Frederick Ghahramani
* Vincent Yen

CEO| Frederick Ghahramani
Employees| 8
Parent| airG Inc.

Hookt is a proprietary, cross-platform instant messaging and social networking service for smartphones and select feature phones that use the internet for communication. In addition to text messaging, users can build a closed and private social network to share images, messages, video, and audio media messages as well as their location using integrated mapping features.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Technical
* 3 International Distribution
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

Hookt was launched in early 2012 to much fanfare on the BlackBerry, iOS, Android, and Web/Desktop platforms with a full feature set.[2]

The company which owns Hookt initially used the brand to promote a 'private label mobile community' which was a social chat community on WAP, SMS, and J2ME enabled handsets. The service was initially launched as a co-branded service in the United States with the Boost Mobile network.[3]

## Technical

Initial product features included: Group chat (enabling the creation of group conversations with up to 10 people). Stickers (sending proprietary images and stickers as part of the conversation window). PC messaging (multi-device broadcasting for example from BlackBerry PlayBook to iPhone).[4] Read indicators (providing visual delivery receipt). Photo & video sharing (Allowing the upload of photos and videos from a mobile device). Push Notifications (across Nokia, BlackBerry, Android, and iOS). Inbox integration (allowing devices to see the messages in the native inbox) & BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) integration.[2]

## International Distribution

As of Dec 2013, Hookt had a footprint of over 20 million consumers globally, at times reaching the top 5 downloaded app in countries such as Germany , Austria, Turkey, Pakistan , Nigeria, Mexico, Korea, Canada , and United States ,[5][6][7][8][9]

## See also

* Comparison of instant messaging clients
* Viber (competitor)
* Skype (competitor)
* Telegram (competitor)
* Whatsapp (competitor)

## References

1. ↑ Daniel Bader (April 16, 2012). "Hooked on Hookt the IM for any Screen". Mobile Syrup. http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/04/16/hooked-on-hookt-the-instant-messenger-for-any-screen/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bla1ze (April 10, 2012). "Hookt Messenger - Better than BlackBerry Messenger?". Crack Berry. http://crackberry.com/hookt-messenger-better-then-blackberry-messenger.
3. ↑ Allison Webb (August 9, 2005). "Boost Mobile and AirG Launch Boost HOOKT Mobile Community; Boost Customers Can Now Hook Into World's Largest Private-Label Mobile Community". Business Wire. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050809005843/en/Boost-Mobile-AirG-Launch-Boost-HOOKT-Mobile.
4. ↑ Gary (April 11, 2012). "BlackBerry BBM vs Hookt Messenger the debate". PhonesReview.co.uk. http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/04/11/blackberry-bbm-vs-hookt-messenger-the-debate/.
5. ↑ kostenlos (November 11, 2011). "Messenger Hookt im Test". Mac Berry Germany. http://macberry.de/blackberry/app/neuer-cross-platform-messenger-–-hookt-messenger-fur-blackberry/.
6. ↑ TeamGerman (October 23, 2013). "Messenger Hookt im Test". SMS Alternative. http://sms-alternative.com/2013/10/23/messenger-hookt-im-test/.
7. ↑ Sosyal Medya (November 30, 2012). "Haftanın mobil uygulaması: Hookt Messenger". Sosyal Medya Port. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029070343/http://www.sosyalmedyaport.com/haftanin-mobil-uygulamasi-hookt-messenger.html.
8. ↑ Muhammad Jordan (May 16, 2012). "Hookt Messenger App for BlackBerry". Black.PK. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029082208/http://www.black.pk/hookt-messenger-app-for-blackberry.
9. ↑ BB Equipo (May 17, 2012). "Hookt Messenger". Applicaciones Para Blackberry. http://www.aplicaciones-para-blackberry.com/aplicacion/hookt-messenger.

## External links

* Hookt Official website

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