{"id":25493,"date":"2017-02-24T18:56:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officechai.com\/?p=25493"},"modified":"2017-02-24T18:56:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:26:09","slug":"whatsapp-added-new-status-feature-memes-coming-thick-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/office-humour\/whatsapp-added-new-status-feature-memes-coming-thick-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatsapp Has Added A New Status Feature, And The Memes Are Coming Thick And Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Whatsapp today released its much-awaited status feature, through which users can now graduate from drab text statuses to statuses that use images, video and gifs. With this update, Whatsapp is starting a look a lot like Snapchat, with its full-screen pictures and its the ability to embellish them with\u00a0text and emoticons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">However, not everyone is pleased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">People in particular are concerned that there might just be too\u00a0many storytelling apps out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Next time a kid asks for a bedtime story, sign them up with Snapchat, Instagram, facebook, WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jin Lim (@Jinnyboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jinnyboy\/status\/834986362755407873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Others think that the feature is a little too &#8220;inspired&#8221; by Snapchat.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook copies Snapchat, copies Snapchat, copies Snapchat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogswJVoPOY\">pic.twitter.com\/ogswJVoPOY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kauntest (@playkauntest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/playkauntest\/status\/835097465263177730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSharukh\/status\/835061871443132417<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Zuckerbergs wife : my Snapchat isn&#39;t working.<br \/>Mark Zuckerberg : I&#39;ll fix it.Check your WhatsApp in the morning..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeyaKevin\/status\/835073377555472384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">People were also concerned that the Whatsapp status, being available to all people who have your phone number, might be a lot less honest than Snapchat stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/iWahaab_\/status\/835097796453797888<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ikpsgill1\/status\/835024054067179523<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whatsapp status VS Snapchat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LcVIeZ6sMZ\">pic.twitter.com\/LcVIeZ6sMZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Na&#39;uzubillah Mayn Zalik (@nor_he_diet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nor_he_diet\/status\/835050801005379584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">People also wondered how their parents would react to the change.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snapchat introduced &#39;stories&#39; for teens.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram introduced it for adults.<\/p>\n<p>Whatsapp introduces it for parents.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nish\u00e4nth (@OneInvincibles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneInvincibles\/status\/835006105847808000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our parents are gonna have WhatsApp stories like this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jWFWrQONX9\">pic.twitter.com\/jWFWrQONX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bassie \ud801\ude81 (@BassieLastrassi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BassieLastrassi\/status\/835049428813811712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">And while some bemoaned the update, and hankered for good old times&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Suddenly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhatsApp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhatsApp<\/a> Looks Like A Weird Baby Of Snapchat And Hike. <\/p>\n<p>RT If You Want Old <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhatsApp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhatsApp<\/a> Back. It Was The Best.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SirJadeja\/status\/835005865103147013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">&#8230;true\u00a0loyalists showed that no mere update could defeat them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/iWahaab_\/status\/835109757241425920<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatsapp today released its much-awaited status feature, through which users can now graduate from drab text statuses to statuses that use images, 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