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If you want to understand the early 10s app bubble you really just have to read about Yo

Initially, the application's only function was to send the user's friends the word "yo" as a text and audio notification

Following a wide range of interest from investors, the app received US$1 million in investment, including from Hogeg himself.[4]

In July 2014 the app was also released for Windows Phone.[5] The app was valued at between $5 and $10 million in the same month and received a further $1.5 million in funding.[6]

Arbel stated interest in expanding the app to include more functionality, including a possible feature which could be used by bloggers to send their followers a "yo" with a link to the blog attached whenever they post an update
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In 2016 the Yo company shut down.


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