Snap's ad tool could attract small businesses (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snap released Snap Publisher, its browser-based ad tool that helps...
View ArticleNBC's daily news show on Snap targets youths (SNAP, NBCU)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.NBC will launch a news show on Snap in a bid to appeal to younger...
View ArticleWe compared Snapchat and Instagram to find out which app is better — here's...
About a year ago, Instagram launched a near identical version of one of Snapchat's main features, Stories. The new Instagram feature had the same name, a similar look, and the same premise: Friends...
View ArticlePeople are posting failed face swap photos — and they're utterly hilarious
The INSIDER Summary:Snapchat's face swap tool is supposed to let you switch faces with other humans.Sometimes, it accidentally picks up animals or inanimate objects.The Instagram hashtag #FaceSwapFail...
View ArticleNicki Minaj asked the internet for help figuring out Snapchat— and they...
The INSIDER Summary:Nicki Minaj finally decided to join Snapchat.The singer had some difficulty figuring the app out, so went to Twitter for advice.Minaj was bombarded with messages, calls, and...
View ArticleSomeone seems to have hacked Kylie Jenner's Snapchat and claimed to have nude...
The INSIDER Summary:Someone who seems to have hacked Kylie Jenner's Snapchat posted, "I GOT KYLIES NUDES AHAHHA."The person then said they didn't have nude photos of the star.The Snapchat and Twitter...
View ArticleSnap's top lawyer has stepped down less than 6 months after IPO (SNAP)
Snap Inc.'s general counsel, Chris Handman, is leaving the company less than six months after he helped lead its initial public offering.A lieutenant of CEO Evan Spiegel and longtime exec, Handman...
View ArticleSnap is facing its biggest challenge yet (SNAP)
Snap is about to face the biggest reckoning of its short history as a public company.On Saturday, the company's post-initial-public-offering stock lockup is set to expire, allowing early investors,...
View ArticleThere's been a shake up in Snap's top ranks with three departures and three...
Five months after its flashy Wall Street debut, Snap is experiencing a shake up in its upper ranks, with a trio of executives quietly leaving the company in recent weeks. Snap's head of HR and VP of...
View ArticleThe future of Snap is a 'religious' bet on Evan Spiegel for insiders looking...
Around the time of Snap’s initial public offering in early March, employees got a rare chance to ask the CEO, Evan Spiegel, anything on their minds.Unlike the "town hall" meetings at Google, Facebook,...
View ArticleSnap's day of reckoning is here (SNAP)
Snap's day of reckoning is here, and it could mean another rough patch for the company's stock.The first phase of Snap's post-initial-public-offering lock-up expired over the weekend, making 400...
View ArticleSnap is sliding as 400 million shares are free to be dumped on the market for...
The day Snap investors have been waiting for is here, and it has not been great for the company.Monday marks the first day of trading after the company's first lockup period expired. 400 million shares...
View ArticleSnapchat is partnering with college newspapers to make campus editions for...
Snapchat is going back to college.The company has asked college newspapers to produce local campus editions for its Discover section this fall semester, according to multiple people familiar with the...
View ArticleInstagram Stories has emerged as a clear favorite for marketers over Snapchat...
Marketers seem to have settled on Instagram Stories as a clear favorite, prefering it over Snapchat.Instagram’s pure scale, evident in its reach, targeting and retargeting capabilities, has made it an...
View ArticleHere's what to make of Snap's drone play (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, is reportedly in talks to buy Chinese...
View ArticleTHE SOCIAL MEDIA DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT: Differences in age, gender, and income...
This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.Social networks are here to stay, and they're...
View ArticleSnapchat would let Google finally conquer the $72 billion TV ad market and...
As Business Insider's Alex Health reported on Thursday, Google has looked into buying Snapchat for as much as $30 billion.Who knows whether this deal would ever happen? But in the meantime, it's worth...
View ArticleThis is how Snapchat keeps employees from leaking new features before product...
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is known as one of the most secretive companies in tech.Aside from stringent non-disclosure agreements that employees sign when they join, one of the ways Snap maintains its...
View ArticleHere's why acquiring Snapchat would make a lot of sense for Google (SNAP,...
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Google's reported interest in buying Snap — including a $30 billion bid...
View ArticleHere's how Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has responded to employee concerns about...
Earlier this year, Snap employees got the chance to ask the CEO, Evan Spiegel, anything on their minds.Using a Google document that was shared throughout the company, employees submitted written...
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