The best Snapchat tips, tricks, and Easter eggs
There's a lot to Snapchat.Besides the fact that the app can be confusing to use if you're over the age of 25, there are a lot of hidden features and Easter eggs to uncover.Luckily, we've done the hard...
View ArticleSnapchat has hired 3 people from a startup that was bought last year for $50...
Over the past six months, Snapchat has made three hires from the same Los-Angeles-based marketing tech startup, Shift — a move that likely signals the company is serious about turning its...
View Article'Pokémon Go' is already almost as big as Snapchat and Google Maps
"Pokémon Go" is huge.The augmented reality smartphone game has been a wild success, netting tens of millions of downloads in the space of a week, and sending Nintendo's stock skyrocketing.But just how...
View ArticleKylie Jenner's Snapchat stories are a lot more planned than they seem
Kylie Jenner is often reported to be the most-viewed person on Snapchat.Most of her Snapchat stories just involve a lot of her pursing her lips into the camera:A video posted by Kylie Jenner Snapchats...
View ArticleFacebook should be concerned about Snapchat (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat's rapidly growing user and advertiser activity and the...
View ArticleSnapchat is looking at a way to recognize objects in your snaps and serve you...
Snapchat appears to be working on a new ad product that would use image recognition to pick out real-world objects in user's snaps in order to serve them related filters, ads, and coupons.A patent...
View ArticleSnapchat is working on filters that can scan objects in photos and serve ads
Snapchat wants to make its photo filters much smarter.The Los Angeles based startup is working on advanced object recognition that can serve filters with ads, promotions, and other information based on...
View ArticleLook at all the bizarre gear Snapchat is selling on Amazon
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel seems to enjoy having personal control over Snapchat's brand. In its early days, Spiegel allegedly turned down an acquisition offer of more than $3 billion from Facebook, and...
View ArticleSnapchat has figured out a way to use facial recognition tech to protect...
Snapchat is exploring how facial recognition technology could be used to protect the privacy of its users.A new patent from the smartphone messaging company, issued by the United States Patent and...
View ArticleSnapchat just introduced a feature it paid more than $100 million for
Earlier this year, Snapchat paid more than $100 million to purchase Bitstrips, makers of comic-style illustrations called Bitmoji, and now the purchase is bearing fruit.On Tuesday, Snapchat announced...
View ArticleSnapchat lets you send personalized emojis now — here's how to do it
Snapchat has fun stickers, regular emojis, and now Bitmojis.Snapchat officially integrated with Bitmoji on Tuesday after buying the company behind the popular app for over $100 million in March.The...
View ArticleSnapchat stars are living in this tiny home for the Republican National...
The 2016 Republican National Convention kicked off in Cleveland, Ohio on July 19. Anticipating all the excitement, Cleveland.com decided to take a unique approach to covering the convention.The...
View ArticleSnapchat's new yellow button could be a game changer
It's not uncommon to see a "Sign into Facebook" or "Sign into Google" button the first time you try a new app. Depending on the site, you might even log in with your Amazon, Pinterest, or Twitter...
View ArticleHere's which Android apps drain your battery the most
If your Android phone keeps running low on battery, it might be because you're constantly using Snapchat.That's according to a new report out from AVG Technologies, which releases an app report each...
View ArticleHow to use Bitmoji, the make-your-own emoji app Snapchat bought for over $100...
Last year, my roommate told me about an app called Bitmoji that lets you personalize a set of emoji to resemble yourself.Bitmoji, and the company behind it — Bitstrips — has grown in popularity....
View ArticleSupermodel Miranda Kerr used Snapchat's new $100 million feature to announce...
Supermodel Miranda Kerr and Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel are engaged — and the soon-to-be-newlyweds announced the big news with (what else?) a Snapchat filter.The couple have been dating for one year,...
View ArticleThis Snapchat multimillionaire packed up his family to travel the world —...
You know the little black dots populating your Snapchat icon that allow other users to scan and discover you with just their smartphone camera?One of the men who designed the technology behind that is...
View ArticleMeet LA's newest power couple: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and supermodel...
There's a new power couple in Los Angeles.On Thursday, supermodel Miranda Kerr announced that she's engaged to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel — and to do it, she used Bitmojis from Bitstrips, which Snapchat...
View ArticleSnapchat lets you draw your own animated selfie filter now
A big update to Snapchat on Tuesday added integration with Bitmoji, the app that lets you create a personalized emoji avatar.Snapchat quietly snuck in another another new feature in the same update: a...
View ArticleSnapchat's Bitmoji update was so popular it crashed its servers and sent the...
Snapchat announced a new feature on Tuesday that allows users to create cartoon avatars of themselves to add as stickers to their snaps and chaps.It followed Snapchat's $100 million + acquisition of...
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