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One simple chart shows why Facebook just bought an anonymous chat app for...
Facebook announced on Monday that it bought tbh, a teen-focused anonymous polling app.The app is still relatively small, with 2.5 million active users according to TechCrunch. But Facebook's...
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Snap pushes further into original content with NBCUniversal partnership (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snap is partnering with NBCUniversal to form a digital content studio to...
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Snapchat is selling an $80 dancing hot dog costume on Amazon (SNAP)
Snapchat has started selling an $80 dancing hot dog costume ahead of Halloween.The costume is a nod to one of the app's most popular AR filters.Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is officially in the costume...
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The Bank of England spent £3,000 promoting the new £10 on Snapchat
LONDON — The Bank of England spent close to £3,000 promoting the release of the new £10 note on the app Snapchat, Business Insider has learned.Last month, to promote the release of the new £10 note —...
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THE DIGITAL TRUST REPORT: Insight into user confidence in top social...
This report was created for BI Intelligence subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Trust is timely. In an era in which fake news is trending, and brands are pulling advertising...
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Snap hit with more layoffs, plans to slow hiring in 2018 (SNAP)
Eighteen people have been laid off from Snap's recruiting division.More cuts are expected as managers institute a new system for evaluating employee performance.In an email to employees last month, CEO...
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The 11 richest millennial billionaires in America
In the US, it doesn't take a lifetime to amass a 10-figure fortune.In fact, nearly 3% of America's richest people— those with fortunes of at least $2 billion — are under 37, or part of the millennial...
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Digital disruption is shaking up the content landscape - but these media...
In this golden age of TV, with a ton of original binge-worthy premium video content attracting new audiences far and wide, all that glitters is not gold.Challenges have emerged for creators and...
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Snap's 'shockingly low' internal data reveals why its Spectacles glasses...
Despite the initial hype, Snap's Spectacles are a commercial flop.The company has sold only 150,000 pairs to date, and less than half of Spectacles owners kept using the glasses after the first...
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Snapchat turns to programmatic ads for Shows (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snap plans to run more programmatic ads, or ads bought on software and...
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Despite growing its monthly users in Q3, Twitter is still far behind other...
In its Q3 earnings call on Thursday, Twitter reported that it had been miscalculating monthly user numbers since the fourth quarter of 2014. As a result, it was forced to lower previously reported...
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Snapchat is cracking down on sexual content in its Discover section again (SNAP)
Snapchat will enforce stricter rules about the kinds of sexual content it allows in its Discover section for media publishers.The change is a new iteration of the Discover policy introduced back in...
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Snapchat looks to clean up its Discover content (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat has updated its guidelines to minimize the amount of sexually...
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Snapchat isn't working for a lot of people (SNAP)
A lot of people are having trouble using Snapchat.The company is aware of the issue and working on a fix.Snapchat was hit with a widespread service outage on Monday that sent many users into a state of...
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Snapchat debunks viral hoax saying it would shut down on November 14 (SNAP)
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel took to Twitter to debunk a fake news story that claims Snapchat is shutting down next week.The viral hoax originates from a prank news story generator.Snapchat's official Twitter...
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Snapchat aims to drive sponsored Lens and filter sales (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat is pitching itself as a platform where close friends interact...
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Snap CEO Evan Speigel & his supermodel wife, Miranda Kerr, are worth $3.4...
Snapchat cofounder and CEO Evan Spiegel, 27, is one of the richest millennial billionaires in America, with a fortune around $3.4 billion.In May, he married Miranda Kerr, an Australian supermodel and...
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent a supportive emoji to someone announcing their...
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel took to Twitter to clear up some fake rumors about Snapchat shutting down and to tweet a smiley-faced emoji to a man who told Spiegel he had deleted his Facebook...
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Snap flops with disastrous Q3 earnings that send shares diving (SNAP)
Snap badly missed expectations for its third quarter as a public company. Its stock dove as a result.Snapchat added 4.5 million users, up merely 3% from the previous quarter. A complete redesign of the...
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Snapchat is redesigning its app after CEO Evan Spiegel admitted it's too...
Snap announced on Tuesday plans to redesign its core product, Snapchat.Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that users have told him the Snapchat app is "difficult to understand" and "hard to use."The app...
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