Ablo Explained
Ablo was a social networking service for instant communications. It enabled users to communicate with people from anywhere in the world by having live one-to-one text and video conversations, using an automated translation feature.[1] [2]
Ablo was owned by Massive Media, a Belgium-based company founded in 2011. Massive Media was acquired by Meetic, a subsidiary of Match Group, in 2012.[3] [4] Ablo was discontinued on 30 September 2022.[5]
History
The app was launched in January 2019 simultaneously on Android, iOS and web. It was available in more than 180 markets, and was especially popular with people aged 18–26 years old.[6]
In December 2019, it announced 6.5 million downloads globally and was selected as the Best App of 2019 by Google in the Google Play Store.[7] [8] Ablo was selected as one of the best Android apps of 2019 by CNET, alongside TikTok, Google Maps and Disney Plus.[9] Ablo was discontinued on 30 September 2022.
Features
Ablo's main feature was the ability to connect live with another person from anywhere in the world using automatically translated text and subtitled video calling.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Amp up your TikTok videos with Google Play's app of the year. Rayome. Alison DeNisco. CNET. en. 2020-01-04.
- Web site: Varshney . Rashi . [App Fridays] Why Google has named Ablo the best app of 2019 ]. in.finance.yahoo.com . 2020-06-23 . en-IN.
- Web site: Wauters . Robin . Meetic Buys Netlog And Dating Site Twoo.com For $25M In Cash . The Next Web . 2020-06-23 . en-us . 23 December 2012.
- Web site: Rao . Leena . Big Buy: IAC's Match.com Wants To Acquire European Online Dating Site Meetic . TechCrunch . Tech Crunch . 2020-06-23.
- Web site: Ablo . ablo.live . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006040654/https://ablo.live/ . 6 October 2022 . en . Ablo was discontinued on 30 September 2022..
- Web site: Ablo Crowned as App of the Year by Google Markets Insider. GmbH. finanzen net. markets.businessinsider.com. 2019-12-25.
- Web site: Google Play's Best of 2019 Awards: Check the Winners. NDTV Gadgets 360. en. 2019-12-25.
- Web site: Li . Abner . Google Play reveals best apps, games, and movies of 2019 . . 2020-06-23 . 3 December 2019.
- Web site: Best Android apps of 2019. Rayome. Alison DeNisco. CNET. en. 2019-12-25.
- Web site: Top Google Play Store Downloads For 2019: GlitchCam and Call Of Duty Bag Top Honors. 2019-12-04. Mashable India. en-in. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210000203/https://in.mashable.com/tech/9106/top-google-play-store-downloads-glitchcam-and-call-of-duty-bag-top-honors . 2019-12-10 . 2020-01-06.