Disposable Phone Numbers Are So Hot Right Now
The venture capital money came pouring in for Burner, a mobile app that doles out disposable phone numbers for calling and texting.
by Michelle Goodman
Feb 01, 2014
2 minutes
Tech veterans Greg Cohn and Will Carter tried to develop a social platform that would let users establish virtual "office hours" for chatting with strangers and colleagues. The reception among beta testers was lukewarm. But one feature stood out: the ability to create temporary phone numbers that forward to one's mobile phone.
Cohn and Carter's beta testers had a range
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