Founder and chief executive Steve Tran thinks this could be useful for people trying to quickly organize group gatherings without having to setup a phonecall or getting everyone to download a group messaging app.
"They had to stand out in front of the barracks, and we were told if anybody tried to help them, they would be killed, " Swack told Martin Vogel via phone in a conference callsetup by CNN.
Those who do use them to call colleagues to arrange work meetings, phone and text friends to setup dinner dates and ring home to check in on their babies.