Talk:Pinger

Requested Edits
My name is Andrea and I work for Pinger. There is a lot of out-dated/incorrect information on the page and it has no history section. I'd like to help improve the page following WP:COI. Below are updates/changes I'd like to request impartial editors consider:


 * 1. Infobox


 * Explanation: Pinger has made games, appointment apps, and other apps that do not fall under the "texting and VoIP" industry description. Joe Sipher is a founder, but doesn't still work at Pinger, so I suggest moving him to Founders instead of Key People. The "Brands" parameter is redundant with the products parameter in that it lists TextFree a second time.


 * 2. New History Section

History

Pinger was founded in 2005 by Greg Woock and Joe Sipher. At first, the company created the Pinger Phone in 2008, which consolidated phone, email, and messaging contacts and communications. The free texting features were converted into a separate iPhone app called Textfree. Pinger was initially focused exclusively on mobile messaging, but started developing other smartphone apps after Apple released the iPhone software development kit (SDK).

References


 * Explanation: The current page does not have a history section. This proposed new History section offers a starting point for a proper historical narrative.


 * 3. Foundation date in the Lead


 * Explanation: The current introduction mentions both 2005 and 2006 as the foundation date. The sentences are duplicative and only one is correct (its 2005). I suggest removing the erroneous 2006 date and leaving the 2005 one up.

WikiEd272 (talk) 16:21, 18 July 2024 (UTC)