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This 24-year-old used Snapchat to launch a startup so successful, he turned...
24-year-old Khallil Mangalji is a happy guy. He just closed a $1.8 million round of venture funding for his two-year-old startup, Fiix, and got some good news about his health.The cancer tumor he's...
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How to see if someone unfriends you on Snapchat (SNAP)
Unlike other social networks, Snapchat doesn't make it obvious when someone unfriends or blocks you.And to further complicate things, you can still send messages to someone who doesn't follow you in...
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Snapchat is launching a fashion reality show hosted by Kate Hudson's...
Snapchat's latest original is a fashion-based reality show which will feature two aspiring stylists competing against one another to craft the perfect look.The show will be hosted and judged by...
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Instagram is letting some users share their Snapchat-like 'Stories' directly...
Facebook is looking to boost usage of its Snapchat-like Stories feature by letting people post from Instagram to its main mobile app.The Stories cross-posting feature is currently being tested with a...
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Snapchat is tapping college newspapers to make campus stories and letting...
Snapchat is asking student newspapers to create campus editions for its Discover section, which already includes large outlets like BuzzFeed and The New York Times.The stories will be visible to...
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How Snapchat can survive Instagram's assault on its features (SNAP, FB)
Want to stay up to date with this year’s IGNITION conference and all things media? Subscribe here to receive our free weekly IGNITION newsletter.Ever since last summer, Instagram has made a habit of...
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Scott Kessler is the director of equity research at CFRA Research and leads the tech coverage for his team. Kessler spoke to Business Insider's Sara Silverstein about what Snap can do to survive after...
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Snap closes at its highest levels since July (SNAP)
Snap is on a streak of gains and closed the week at its highest level since July.The company closed Friday at $15.35, which is its highest close since July 13, when Snap closed at $15.69. In August,...
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Here's how to use Marco Polo, the video messaging app that could replace...
If you've ever wanted to recapture the magic of playing with walkie talkies as a kid, there's an app designed to do just that — 2017-style. Marco Polo bills itself as the "video walkie talkie," a video...
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Snapchat targets college newspapers (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat is partnering with colleges across the US to include their...
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Snap spiked after Apple demoed its new face tracking live on stage (SNAP, AAPL)
Snap's stock quickly made gains as Apple's Senior Vice President Craig Federighi demoed Snapchat live on stage during Apple's iPhone X event on Tuesday.Snap spiked more than 2% higher as Apple used...
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Serena Williams and her husband shared the first photo of their child, and a...
The INSIDER Summary:Serena Williams delivered her first child, a girl, on September 1.Her name is Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr.Williams' fiancé, Alexis Ohanian, took videos of her pregnancy on...
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Morgan Stanley is using Snapchat to recruit the next generation of bankers...
Morgan Stanley is using Snapchat, the popular messaging app, to welcome back college students at 19 universities across the US. Students at UPenn, Harvard, Villanova, Howard, and 14 other college...
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Snapchat is bringing virtual Bitmojis into the real world (SNAP)
Snapchat is taking the goofy camera effects it made famous one step further by integrating them with Bitmoji, the virtual avatar app it acquired for $64 million last year.Starting Thursday, Snapchat...
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Why one of Facebook's most successful video publishers had to scramble to...
Publishers like Tastemade built big Facebook audiences by churning out lots of short content. But now many need to shift gears.That's because Facebook has begun inserting ads into video clips, but only...
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Instagram on track to top Snapchat's new user sign ups (SNAP, FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat has signed up more US users for its app than its rival...
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Snapchat's secretive hardware team has been hit with a leadership shakeup and...
There's been a shakeup within Snap Inc.'s secretive hardware team behind Spectacles.The company's former VP of Operations, Mark Randall, has taken on the newly created role of VP of Hardware, replacing...
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Snapchat's biggest selling point could lead to its downfall
When Snapchat launched in 2011, ephemerality was its unique selling point.Its self-destructing photo and video messages were a stark departure from established social media platforms, which encouraged...
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Snapchat has inked 14 partners for post-swipe ads (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat has partnered with 14 companies to help brands make the...
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THE SOCIAL VIDEO REPORT: Media distribution and monetization in the age of...
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.The “pivot to video” is digital media's...
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