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A 28-year-old who sold his company to Snapchat for $54 million and left to...
In 2014, Snapchat acquired Scan, a company founded by Utah native Garrett Gee and two friends, for $54 million.Scan's technology is the basis of Snapcode, the little black dots that populate Snapchat...
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Facebook, Snapchat are battling for the smartphone camera (FB, SNAP)
The following is a blurb from a chart post for BI Intelligence ALL-ACCESS subscribers. To see the full post and many more, subscribe to BI Intelligence Today!The race to control the smartphone camera...
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Snapchat is opening itself up to advertisers of all sizes with new buying...
If you wanted to advertise on Snapchat a couple of years ago, you had to be willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on custom campaigns.Now the app's parent company, Snap Inc., offers several...
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Snapchat’s new ad format akin to takeovers (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat is reportedly pitching a new ad format that it guarantees will...
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Traders are loading up on bets Snap will hit a record high (SNAP)
Someone just made a big wager that Snap will hit a record high.At 10:18 a.m. ET, several bullish block trades totaling about 8,500 shares changed hands, betting that Snap will climb to $27.50 by May...
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Snapchat's bid to be the future of TV is finally starting to take shape —...
A big piece of Snap's pitch to IPO investors in March was that Snapchat would be the place where TV advertising dollars would land, as they shifted to the digital realm.Snap hasn't been the first to...
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The 10 things in advertising you need to know today
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know from the world of advertising today.1. YouTube is looking more TV-like by the day with original shows from Elle DeGeneres and Katy Perry. The new...
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Millennials are still most likely to share content on Facebook (FB, TWTR, SNAP)
Facebook may have lost some of its cool factor over the years as newer networks like Instagram and Snapchat gained widespread fanfare — but it’s still the number one destination for sharing content...
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Snapchat users are surprisingly loyal (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat may be faring Facebook’s copycat functionality updates...
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Kylie Jenner's real hair looks surprisingly normal in this Snapchat
The INSIDER Summary:Kylie Jenner loves to change her hairstyle.The reality TV star usually wears wigs or hair extensions.In a refreshing Snapchat post, she wore her hair naturally.Kylie Jenner is...
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Forget 10 seconds, Snapchat now lets you replay messages forever (SNAP)
Snapchat was built on the concept of ephemerality: once you see a message, it disappears forever.Starting Tuesday, Snapchat is making its messages feel less fleeting by letting them replay...
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Traders are doubling down on their bets against Snap (SNAP)
Short sellers betting on a decline in Snap shares haven't had the best luck since the company went public two months ago. But they refuse to throw in the towel.They've pushed bearish wagers to the...
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One of the biggest questions ahead of Snap's first earnings call is whether...
Snapchat will deliver its first progress report as a public company on Wednesday, but it's a mystery whether the man investors want to hear from will show up.Evan Spiegel, the reclusive 26-year-old...
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The 10 things in advertising you need to know today (FB, SNAP, GOOG)
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know from the world of advertising today.1. Snapchat parent Snap is publishing its first financial results since going public, and investors will be looking...
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To fend off Facebook, Snap needs to prove that it can make more money with...
Last month, Snap found itself in the midst of a sudden controversy.Its 26-year-old CEO, Evan Spiegel, was alleged to have said that he didn't "want to expand into poor countries like India," according...
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Snapchat innovates ahead of Q1 earnings (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat has added several new features to its app, giving users new...
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With Snap's first earnings report coming, Facebook and Twitter provide a...
Snap's first quarterly results as a publicly traded company are due out after Wednesday's closing bell. Some traders seem to be expecting a repeat of Facebook and Twitter's first report. Both of those...
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Here's how users of investing startup Robinhood are trading Snap ahead of...
Snap, the parent company to messaging app SnapChat, is set to report earnings after the closing bell May 10.In a note from the start-up broker-dealer Robinhood, data scientist Arpan Shah said that the...
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Snapchat's newest features are more fun than Instagram's — here's how to use...
The INSIDER Summary:On Tuesday, Snapchat released three new features: the Infinity Loop, a "magic eraser," and the ability to draw with emojis.You can now send and watch pictures and videos without a...
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Snap misses on Q1 earnings, stock craters 20% (SNAP)
Snapchat's user growth slowed to its lowest pace in years, as parent company Snap Inc. missed Wall Street expectations for its first quarterly earnings as a public company on Wednesday, sending its...
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