Is Google buying a messaging app?

The technology rumour mill has been running at full capacity, after a story started that Google was in negotiations to buy the messaging app, Whatsapp, for $1 billion. The rumours have since been denied - making this the second time in four months that the app company has had to deny being in takeover talks with a massive technology company.

So why is everyone so excited by the app?
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