Published in Wrinkl·Nov 14, 2022Wrinkl, Inc. issued patent for Cross-Channel Message PostingWrinkl improves messaging functionality and adds another significant patent to its portfolio of foundational messaging inventions. — Until now, posting a message to multiple channels required copying a message received in one channel and then in some manner pasting it to additional channels. This multi-step process was performed either manually or via some sort of user-directed sharing mechanism. In most cases the process required the cross-channel posted…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·May 4, 2021Wrinkl Receives Patent on Image Referencing TechnologyMessaging System Users Can Now Associate Further Content with Specified Areas of Images Wrinkl is proud to announce that it was issued US Patent №10,999,226 today for its technology enabling users in a chat stream to (1) specify an area of an image; (2) input content to be associated with the specified area; (3) optionally search for threshold criteria-based matches; and (4) post…Collaboration2 min readCollaboration2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Jan 13, 2021Wrinkl Granted Patent for @@mention℠ Group Messaging TechnologyIntroducing @@mention messages, which are only visible in group channels to @@mentioned users — The familiar “@mention” convention is employed by group chat participants who want to target a message of particular relevance to a specified channel user. While these visible-to-all-in-the-channel “@mention” messages benefit the emphasized @mention recipient by being presented in conversational context, they have the unfortunate consequence of forcing remaining channel members…Group Messaging2 min readGroup Messaging2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Nov 30, 2020Wrinkl Brings Accountability to Group Messaging with “Required Reading Messages”Know your most important messages will be seen and acted upon — What user hasn’t sent a message only to hear later from recipients, “Oh, I must have missed that,” or “When did you send it?” Wouldn’t it be helpful if group messaging users could be sure that certain messages were seen and acted upon? Introducing Required Reading Messages, another Wrinkl innovation…Communication2 min readCommunication2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Oct 20, 2020Wrinkl Introduces the Password Protected MessageA Convenient Additional Level of Security for Your Confidential Messages End to end encryption is great! But it doesn’t protect information once it’s received, where it’s most vulnerable. Few people are sophisticated, proactive or malicious enough to tap into your network in order to try to steal a peek at…Collaboration2 min readCollaboration2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Sep 2, 2020Wrinkl Introduces @@mention℠ for Group MessagingGroup chat users are very familiar with @mention. Senders @mention someone in a message when it’s relevant to the group but is especially pertinent to the @mentioned member. Unfortunately, due to lack of a good alternative, users are forced to employ @mention in situations it wasn’t intended for and in…Group Messaging4 min readGroup Messaging4 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Jul 23, 2020A New Type of Group Message: “Request Private Replies”Now You Can Request and Aggregate Private Replies in Group Channels — Slack, Teams and the rest have it wrong: group messaging is a terrible tool for business, an all-day interruption requiring constant attention, a chaos of rivers of messages rushing by, aging off the page and disappearing forever. You don’t use group messaging — it uses you. Since 2015, while the…Communication2 min readCommunication2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Jun 8, 2020Wrinkl Bridges the Gap Between Email and Group MessagingChannel and email messages sent simultaneously Far from becoming the promised “email killer,” group messaging has actually reinforced the continued importance of email. Group messaging excels at fast paced and colloquial internal communication. However, external communication — that is interaction with clients, vendors, and other involved third parties — remains the province of email. According to…Messaging2 min readMessaging2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Mar 25, 2020Wrinkl Granted Patent for e-Greeting Card Group Messaging TechnologyWrinkl’s patented technology brings greeting-card giving to group messaging, adding joy to the workplace and de-clogging channels of “happy birthday!” and “congratulations!” messages. Wrinkl, the Appy Award winning group messaging innovator, today announced that the company has been granted a patent for its group channel greeting card technology. …2 min read2 min read
Published in Wrinkl·Jul 26, 2018Wrinkl: Group Messaging Built for BusinessBut What Does ‘Built for Business’ Really Mean? By Jeffrey Cohen During press interviews and at conferences, Wrinkl is often asked something like the following: “So, Wrinkl is group messaging built specifically for business. What exactly does that mean, ‘built for business?’” …Slack6 min readSlack6 min read
