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titleEliot you are old and you are not up with what's hip - let me tell you about a start up which has already solved this problem

Okay fair enough - I am pretty old and I really do find Snapchat pretty difficult.

Tell me about this new fangled soluton solution and I will gladly use it.

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titleI personally prefer iMessage on the iPhone

I find it the most reliable and simple…. well actually may not after the latest update. Actually parts of the new interface kind of suck.

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titleOne of my child children prefers Snapchat

They are always on snapchat talking with their friends. I know if I use it then I will get a fast reply and it’s easy to keep in touch with them.

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titleMy other two children are gamers and love Discord - if they are gaming then this is best platform to get them

If they are not gaming then sometimes iMessage works best

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titleThe time of day and activity of the person influences what platform they are using

If my kid is gaming with their friends then they are doing to find it easier to talk to Dad on Discord.

If they are travelling to school the iMessage on their phone will work.

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titleSome platforms will tell you the time the person was last active.

Some platforms like Slack and Discord will tell you a person is active in them - that is a good indication that they will be on them.

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titleLocation matters - some places like Subways and Stores have lousy wifi and some apps have crap implementations which don't handle that well

That creates a bottleneck for communication.

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titleHow do we solve this problem? Solve it through APIs and move the data through IguanaX

Well how about you make it so I can talk on one platform and route my message to the platforms other people prefer - I stay where am comfortable and the people I love can stay where they are comfortable.

It can be done with IguanaX and talking to APIs like the Slack adapter. Messages can be routed to where the people I care about choose to be and we can communicate better.

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