Last week, GroupMe celebrated its first birthday. Yesterday, the group text messaging app announced that Skype was acquiring it for $85 million. GroupMe has had quite the year. From a lawsuit, to ...

Skype, which Microsoft bought in May, said Monday it will buy the group messaging service GroupMe. GroupMe, created last year at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon, went for a rumored $85 million, ...

As co-founder and Chief Executive of Twilio, a cloud communications startup that makes tools for building voice and text messaging applications, Jeff Lawson had a unique vantage point on Skype’s ...

Skype has agreed to acquire group messaging app start-up GroupMe, the companies announced Sunday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the price has been reported at $80 million to $85 million.

If you happen to be a user of the GroupMe app or Foursquare app for Windows Phone 8, there are new updates awaiting your attention in the Windows Phone Store. Both updates are minor and add ...

In the lead up to SXSW, we've seen a deluge of updates to all those group messaging apps people have started using. There are pros and cons to each, but if you really want to take advantage of group ...

Group texting application GroupMe’s high-profile acquisition today by Skype could be the first indication that the zero-revenue company is back in style. Of course, there’s a long history of companies ...

Tech experts say cyber thieves are always looking for ways to come after your money and personal information, and group messaging apps have become a popular way to do it. Ally Edmonson has a lot of ...

The reaction to Skype’s proposed acquisition of the New York City-based group messaging service GroupMe for a rumored $85 million has been nearly universal: Good for Skype. It’s the latest in a string ...

The natural circle of life is very much a part of the new tech boom. Smaller fish get eaten by bigger fish, and even bigger fish eat those fish. TechCrunch broke the news today that Skype has ...

TechCrunch Disrupt finalist Groupme has launched a cool new feature today, in advance of tomorrow’s Foursquare hackday. People who link their Foursquare accounts to Groupme here can now pull up an ...