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Snapchat rolls out audience-based targeting for filters (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat has rolled new targeting capabilities for its filter ad...
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Billionaire Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and supermodel Miranda Kerr are having...
In May, a new power couple was solidified.Supermodel Miranda Kerr and billionaire Snap CEO Evan Spiegel tied the knot, with an early morning yoga session and an intimate backyard setting.The Australian...
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Another one of Snapchat's first 20 employees has left the company (SNAP)
One of Snap's first 20 employees, Chloe Drimal, has left the company.She was behind the initial launch of Snapchat's "Our Stories" feature.Tim Sehn, Snap senior VP of engineering and another one of the...
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THE SOCIAL VIDEO REPORT: Content, distribution, and monetization across...
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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Facebook bots. Slack bots. Skype bots. Why chatbot platforms and messenger...
Popular chatbots commonly used today, such as Siri and Amazon Alexa, are examples of how far automated assistants have come.But they also show how far they still have to go.Some companies were...
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Facebook maintains streak of copying Snapchat with new Messenger test (FB, SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Facebook Messenger is testing a streaks feature to show users how long...
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Snapchat recognizes objects to suggest filters (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat launched an image-recognition feature that recognizes what...
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Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel took a massive shot at Facebook's fake news...
Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel said the rise of social media came at "a huge cost to facts" and that it had "fuelled fake news."Writing in an op-ed for Axios, Spiegel made several barely veiled...
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This is the biggest redesign in Snapchat's history (SNAP)
Snapchat's biggest-ever redesign simplifies the app into three main windows and separates all communication with friends from professionally produced content.A new Discover feed shows algorithmically...
View ArticleWatch Snapchat's CEO explain the new app design in 60 seconds
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel put out a 60-second video explaining Snapchat's new redesign.This redesign is the biggest in Snapchat's history."One of the complaints we've heard about social media is that...
View ArticleThe real reason why Snapchat photos taken on Android phones look terrible
Following is a transcript of the video.Android phones often have similar or better cameras than iPhones. But on Snapchat, it’s not even close. Snapchats from Androids are much worse than from iPhones....
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Google is bringing its own take on Instagram-like stories to YouTube (GOOG)
YouTube is adopting the "stories" format made popular by Instagram and Snapchat, but with its own spin.The new feature is called "Reels," and will allow creators to take advantage of a dedicated tab...
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Snapchat separates 'social' and 'media' (SNAP)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat unveiled the redesign of its app, which was first announced...
View ArticleSnapchat's VP of Content talks about the app's biggest redesign yet
During an interview at Business Insider's IGNITION conference in New York, Snapchat's VP of Content, Nick Bell, walked through all the changes coming up in the app's biggest redesign. Following is a...
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Gwyneth Paltrow is taking her lifestyle and e-commerce brand Goop to Snapchat
Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle and e-commerce website Goop is the latest entrant on Snapchat Discover.Goop will publish a weekly digital magazine on women's lifestyle on the platform every Friday starting...
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The risks and potential upsides of Snapchat's big redesign (SNAP)
Snapchat's redesign separates conversations with friends from a feed of content from professional publishers and public figures.The redesign is a bet that Snapchat users care enough to seek out news...
View ArticleEvan Spiegel's 15-year roadmap for Snapchat is so good, it convinced an early...
During an interview at Business Insider's IGNITION conference in New York Nick Bell, Snapchat's VP of Content, explains how Evan Spiegel sold him on Snapchat. The following is a transcript of the...
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Instagram updates its Stories feature, copying Snapchat again (FB)
Instagram updated its Stories feature on Tuesday.The app will now automatically save users' Stories to their archive page.A new Highlights area will allow users to tout particular Stories on their...
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The 20 most popular iPhone apps of 2017 (AAPL)
Apple on Thursday released its year-end list of top US apps for iPhones and iPads. The apps Apple chose are the most popular of the year, meaning they're the apps that consistently topped the free apps...
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Not having Snapchat is the worst thing about living on a giant aircraft...
Business Insider spoke to Callum Hui, the youngest sailor on HMS Queen Elizabeth.Hui, who has the rank of Able Seaman, played a special part in a recent commissioning ceremony.But he said long...
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