The success of Snapchat has shown that users like ephemeral messaging, the ability to send a single use picture message to a friend which deletes itself seconds after being seen. But Snapchat only lets you send pictures. Enter Blink.
Blink is the latest app to tackle the "this message will explode in five seconds" world of ephemeral messaging, bringing with it the addition of short lived texts and group chats. Like it's rival Snapchat Blink allows you to choose how long a message will last before expiring.
Images last one to ten seconds, while texts can range from 10 seconds to 5 minutes. Users also have the option of making their texts permanent, meaning Blink could also se
