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| Developer(s) | 2go Interactive (Pty) Ltd |
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| Initial release | 2007 |
| Type | Instant Messenger, Mobile Social Network |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | 2go |
2go Interactive (Pty) Ltd is a South African company which operates a mobile social networking app. The company is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
History
2go was created in 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, by a group of University of Witwatersrand computer science students. The service was originally developed as a students-only mobile website intended to function as a communication tool for students. 2go eventually moved away from the students-only model and targeted developing markets in Africa such as Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.
By 2018, the app had lost most of its users with suggestions its failure to adapt to the growth of Android was to blame.
References
- ^ Monique Verduyn. "2go: Alan Wolff and Ashley Peter". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- "2go founders able to spurn investors and ride growth wave". Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "TechNext Series: 4 Failings that Led to the Decline of 2Go - Technext". 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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