Skype buys GroupMe

skype is a favorite internet telephony service has announced the acquisition of New York-based startup GroupMe to provide group chat service to its users. The GroupMe application, which allows messaging and making conference calls with circles of friends or colleagues, will boost Skype to offer group messaging service similar to BlackBerry Messenger service, Google Plus Huddle and recently announced Facebook Messenger App.

The GroupMe application, which allows messaging and making conference calls with circles of friends or colleagues, will boost Skype to offer group messaging service similar to BlackBerry Messenger service, Google Plus Huddle and recently announced Facebook Messenger App.

As part of the deal, GroupMe will remain in New York, team intact, working on our standalone application. The major difference will be that we will now have access to Skype’s 175 million monthly connected users. 175 million people. That’s a very big deal," GroupMe wrote on its blog.