In spite of a huge transition, WhatsApp itself hasn’t changed too much over the years, either in its mission or its minimalistic, pleasing aesthetic. It’s locomoted its way from tiny startup to a service that hosts over one billion registered profiles, and is now owned by the largest social media entity–and maybe one of the largest online entities–in the world.
WhatsApp has had a storied history, to be sure. Such was the case when “DP” was replaced with a more accurate term within WhatsApp, but we’re here to break down the abbreviation for you and talk a little bit about how it’s changed in the popular messaging service. Online lingo and abbreviations are somewhat equatable to a Petri dish, in that if you leave it alone overnight, it may look entirely different the next morning.
