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Messaging apps are now bigger than social networks
Users around the world are logging in to messaging apps to not only chat with friends but also to connect with brands, browse merchandise, and watch content. What were once simple services for...
View ArticleSnapchat quietly made a big change to the way messages expire
One of the hallmarks of Snapchat is that messages you send in the app disappear once they're viewed. It's what initially labeled Snapchat as a sexting app, and it remains a core aspect of the social...
View ArticleSnapchat lets you swap with any face in your camera roll — and it's insanely fun
By now you've probably seen people swapping faces in Snapchat. It produces a hilarious and often frightening effect.Until now, you could only face swap with someone if you were both in the camera view...
View ArticleIt’s time for retailers to start paying close attention to social media
Social media may still only drive a small share of total online retail sales, but its impact is becoming impossible to ignore. Social-driven retail sales and referral traffic are rising at a faster...
View ArticleIt’s time for retailers to start paying close attention to social media
Social media may still only drive a small share of total online retail sales, but its impact is becoming impossible to ignore. Social-driven retail sales and referral traffic are rising at a faster...
View ArticlePlastic surgeons are broadcasting their operations on Snapchat to attract...
Snapchat has proven itself a more versatile app than many once thought.Although it is still predominantly associated with Millennials and celebs looking to broadcast their every move, an increasingly...
View ArticleIt’s time for retailers to start paying close attention to social media
Social media may still only drive a small share of total online retail sales, but its impact is becoming impossible to ignore. Social-driven retail sales and referral traffic are rising at a faster...
View Article8 Snapchat accounts for watching adorable animals
Sometimes it's a rainy Sunday or even a perfectly sunny Saturday and all you want to do is sit on the couch and have 24/7 animal content in your face.Snapchat is perfect for those small doses of...
View ArticleMessaging apps are now bigger than social networks
Users around the world are logging in to messaging apps to not only chat with friends but also to connect with brands, browse merchandise, and watch content. What were once simple services for...
View ArticleThe most creative Snapchat storytellers are getting celebrity treatment in...
You may mainly think of Snapchat as a way to send goofy selfies to friends, but the social network is increasingly being used as a more creative medium for aspiring filmmakers.If you open Snapchat on...
View ArticleFacebook's latest attempt to make people share more could be another camera...
Facebook is developing a standalone camera app to encourage users to take and share more photos and videos, sources tell The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman.The app is still in early prototype...
View ArticleThis chart shows one reason why Facebook should be terrified of Snapchat
Facebook has been pushing its video products hard over the last few months, and this chart has a good explanation why.In a note on Snapchat on Monday, SunTrust analyst Robert Peck compared the two...
View ArticleA woman caused a car crash while trying to use Snapchat's speed filter
Plenty of accidents have been caused by texting and driving, but a newer form of reckless driving has emerged: Snapchatting behind the wheel.A lawsuit blames Snapchat for creating a filter that...
View ArticleSnapchat is fighting for the right to take selfies at voting booths
A legal battle is raging in the US about whether you should be able to take a selfie at the voting booth this November.Snapchat, the social network that's synonymous with selfies, is fighting a recent...
View ArticleHere's how much time people spend on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger every...
People are spending nearly an hour every day scrolling through Facebook status updates, liking Instagram posts, or chatting on Messenger. Globally, people spend more than 50 minutes a day across...
View ArticleSnapchat is beating Facebook at its own game
Here's a big number for you: 10 billion.That's how many videos are viewed on Snapchat every day, as first reported by Bloomberg on Thursday. Snapchat confirmed the number to Tech Insider. That's up...
View ArticleBEST JOB EVER: This airline wants to pay people to travel for free and put it...
WOW Air is looking to hire four people who will get to travel around the world for free and Snapchat their experiences this summer.The Icelandic budget airline will pay for its selected “SnapTravelers”...
View ArticleHillary Clinton just invented the Snapchat attack ad
Presidential candidates have historically run TV attack ads against each other. Hillary Clinton may have just done the first attack ad on Snapchat. And it's all about Donald Trump.The story was posted...
View ArticleTwo college students fell in love over Snapchat and the entire campus watched
Who needs Tinder when you have Snapchat?A social media phenomenon broke out on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus last week as two lovebirds used Snapchat's location-based story feature to make...
View ArticleIt’s time for retailers to start paying close attention to social media
Social media may still only drive a small share of total online retail sales, but its impact is becoming impossible to ignore. Social-driven retail sales and referral traffic are rising at a faster...
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