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Everyone in the tech world seems like they’re trying to cash in on video, and Snapchat’s no different. In their fight to stave off Facebook’s all-out assault, the company is looking into video by sticking short-form Snapchat Shows in the Discover section of the app. There’s already been a rush to create shows for Snapchat […]
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It’s a pattern we’ve seen play out many, many times — an awesome free social apps gets created and blows up. Everyone loves it until IPO day — the day when the free app actually needs to become a business. Now that Snap’s IPO has happened, they’ve got to start making that transition by any means necessary. […]
By now, you’ve heard of Snap Spectacles, the revolutionary sunglasses that have a built- in camera to allow you to take video and pictures and send them to your Snapchat contacts. The product is already EXTREMELY popular, but for a while was only sold in Snapbots, which are vending machines that are specifically made to house […]
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The popular messaging app WhatsApp has been a long time favorite for people who want to communicate with friends in real time. Since the app launched in February 2009, it has gained it’s own little community and millions of people worldwide to communicate with friends, family, and acquaintances. Some have even gone so far as […]
In just a few short years, Google Glass became a legendary gaffe. The wearable computer made real-life head-mounted displays a reality, but its ability to discreetly take video rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Because of privacy concerns and people not wanting to wear a computer on their face, Google Glass was taken […]
It’s easy to forget sometimes, but Instagram belongs to Facebook thanks to a what now seems low $1 billion acquisition in 2012. To his credit, Mark Zuckerberg has stayed fairly hands-off, although Instagram’s changes to their feed this year suggests that may no longer be the case. Here’s the latest hint that Facebook might be taking […]
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While Snapchat Memories does add a few interesting new features to the app, let’s not mince words — Snapchat needs a better way to increase ad revenue, and they’re out for it with this update. Memories allows you to save snaps you create, and if that sounds familiar, it’s because you could already do that by […]
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Well, it’s come to this. Now you can apply for a job using Snapchat. The same app that lets you put a rabbit nose on your face can now earn you a job with viable health insurance. Online retailer Everlane is now accepting job applications submitted via Snapchat. Apparently Snapchat stories are the cover letters of […]
It’s been a big spring for Snapchat. In their Chat 2.0 update, they introduced new features like the ability to make video and audio calls with one tap, or even with stickers! It also launched Auto-Advance Stories — when you finish one, the next one now begins automatically. Basically, the world runs on Snaps now. Since starting up in 2011, the […]
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Snapchat had already established itself as a player in the world of messaging apps with Chat, but this week’s update could put them over the top. Chat 2.0 is packed with little updates and new features to create some of the most dynamic ongoing conversations we’ve seen in any app thus far. The main idea […]
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Snapchat doesn’t have the market cornered on disappearing pictures after all. Viber, which has been doing some cool stuff outside of its normal messaging features, has now released a somewhat standalone app to take on Snapchat directly. It’s called Viber Wink, but there’s one little catch — you need to have the original Viber app […]
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If you can’t join ’em, beat’em. That is exactly what Windows Phone is trying to do with their latest app, which was developed in house by Microsoft to be a direct competitor to Snapchat. Like the popular Snapchat, WindUp lets you create and send temporary messages. The app lets you decide how long the message […]
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Now that Snapchat has turned down billions, they probably figured that they maybe needed to move on from sending disappearing pictures – do at least a little something else. So, true to their name, they added chat. And video chat. All disappearing, of course. It’s hard to make a new messenger service and compete, which […]
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It’s hard to make comparisons – they usually break down after a while. But, as far as comparisons go, this one works pretty well – PingTune is pretty much Snapchat for music, and that’s a pretty great thing for people who like to share new music with their friends. With PingTune, you can send songs […]
When the Twitter IPO goes down, it’s expected to be valued at $11 billion. Also, Twitter loses money. Problematic?
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I don’t know what a lewd selfie of a cat looks like, but it sounds like we’re all going to find out real soon.
