Tech — Messenger

In the age of Snapchat and selfies, nothing conveys an appropriate reaction like one's own face. That's the premise behind group messaging app Gather, launched today for iOS. Gather lets users send what they'd normally send to friends or family—screenshots, GIFs, YouTube videos—and receive a brief circular, live-action video reaction right back. The video is tiny enough (about the size of your thumb print) that there's no need to overthink angles, yet it still captures emotion, humor and personality—and delivers it with ease to one individual, many individuals or all of your Gather contacts. And, of course, there are filters....