Seen (Read Receipts)

Seen

Since long before apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or iMessage even existed, postal services have been using something called return receipts to notify senders that their letters or packages were successfully delivered.

With the development and expansion of the internet, for many emails provided a much more convenient way of sending letters, so programmers quickly came up with similar delivery verification systems like Delivery Status Notifications and Message Disposition Notifications.

With modern day messaging apps, the process of sending and receiving messages has become quicker than ever. This can also be said for message status notifications, which, in this context, are commonly referred to as read receipts.

Sources and references:

• Lujayn Alhddad: “Read Receipts Feature in Mobile Platform: An Investigation Study Based on Social Tie Between the Sender and Receiver” https://goo.gl/yMRmqK
• Ars Tehnica: “Why I hate read receipts” https://goo.gl/TkbvVG
• Various authors: “Was my message read?: Privacy and Signaling on Facebook Messenger” https://goo.gl/BD6QUa
• Medium: “Why does everyone hate Read Receipts? We did some research to find out.” https://goo.gl/Ctu9YA
• Quora:
  • “How does messaging work in WhatsApp?...” https://goo.gl/gA9jSS
  • “How do read receipts work in WhatsApp?” https://goo.gl/6vwJj2
• Wikipedia: “Return receipt” https://goo.gl/Ai3NYY
• Facebook: “How do I know if someone has seen a message I sent in Messenger?” https://goo.gl/h8R7so
• WhatsApp: “Checking Read Receipts” https://goo.gl/LwV1Ni

Stock footage used in this video:

• Videvo:
  • “Scrolling on Iphone” https://goo.gl/AB5VnP
  • “Using Smartphone Whilst Reading” https://goo.gl/nVb8p8
  • “City Mailbox At Night” https://goo.gl/gdFcBn
  • “Typing on Keyboard 2” https://goo.gl/FT5f4K
  • “Hacker Glasses 08” https://goo.gl/A9H94Z
  • “Texting on Smartphone” https://goo.gl/XJUAoL
  • “Legs of Crowd Crossing Road” https://goo.gl/oL38hy
  • “Couple At Fountain” https://goo.gl/GkndLb
• Pexels
  • “Man Texting On The Street” https://goo.gl/Hm731n
  • “Video Of People Walking” https://goo.gl/ShXcTt
  • “Working Station” https://goo.gl/u2tdwp
• Archive.org
  • “Mailman” https://goo.gl/eaAytb

Music:

• “Lake George”, “Cloud Wheels, Castle Builder”, “Trophy Wife” (YouTube Audio Library)
• Backed Vibes Clean - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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• Candlepower by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
  Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/
  Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/