Disappearing messages could prove popular beyond social sharing, and could also be profitable, if businesses can be persuaded to pay for the services. Another company, Gryphn, which released a free Android app in February (an iPhone version is coming out shortly), is seeing a lot of interest from paying enterprise users—including hospitals, a police department, and a financial institution.

via After Snapchat, Disappearing Messages are Everywhere | MIT Technology Review.

How long before we have an app that stores these “disappearing” messages at the receiving end?