Marco Polo had a 1,147% increase in new sign-ups last month as more people complied with social ... [+] distancing. “Once people start using Marco Polo they feel happier,” Vlada Bortnik says, citing a January 2020 study conducted with Brigham Young University-Idaho. Bortnik says she hopes communication on Marco Polo takes on a more casual and “real” tone. A premium version of Marco Polo which allows users to store messages is available for $9.99 a month, but the company has yet to generate revenue. “My husband’s family still lives in Poland so we use Marco Polo with all of them.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2020 22:52 UTC