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If you communicate online in any way besides email, you're probably using a...
On Wednesday, Facebook announced that Messenger had passed 1 billion monthly active users. This chart from Statista shows how utterly Facebook dominates online communications. It now has the three top...
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CHART: People are spending way more time on 'Pokémon Go' than Facebook and...
"Pokémon Go" is the gaming phenomenon that has seen thousands of people gathering in parks at night in search of rare pokémon. The game hasn't just been downloaded millions of times — it's also proving...
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THE DISRUPTION OF MOBILE VIDEO: How Facebook and Snapchat are reaping the...
Millennials are spending more time than ever watching short-form video content on their mobile devices, and players like Facebook and Snapchat are reaping the benefits.These platforms — which capture...
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Why one of the biggest concerns about Facebook's business could be overblown
Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak thinks that concerns about Snapchat's threat to Facebook are overblown."We don't believe Snapchat is having a material impact on FB's engagement or daily active user...
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Pinterest just poached a top Snapchat exec who had only been there since March
Pinterest just poached a top Snapchat ad executive who had been with the company for less than five months. In March, Snapchat hired Johnson as its head of quantitative ads, a move the Wall Street...
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Twitter is headed for 'an irreversible decline' if it can't fix this problem...
Wall Street is fretting over Twitter's weak revenue forecast, pushing the stock down 12% on Wednesday. But according to Macquarie Research analyst Ben Schachter, Twitter faces a bigger problem than the...
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One of Facebook's biggest threats won't be disappearing anytime soon
Facebook destroyed its earnings Wednesday.It posted 59% revenue growth, a 63% growth in ad revenue and 180% growth in earnings per share compared to last year.But, despite that growth, a big measure...
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Instagram is copying Snapchat's Stories with posts that disappear after 24 hours
Instagram has Snapchat envy.That much is clear from a new feature the Facebook-owned app announced on Tuesday called Stories. You can share a photo or video (up to 10 seconds long) with your friends on...
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Every NFL game this season is going to have a Snapchat Live Story
Snapchat and the National Football League announced a new two-year partnership on Tuesday.The extension of the pair's existing deal will see Snapchat broadcast highlights from every single game next...
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Snapchat employees had some hilarious reactions to Instagram's 'copycat'...
On Tuesday, Facebook-owned Instagram released a new feature called Stories that has an uncanny resemblance to Snapchat Stories.Just like Snapchat, Instagram will now let you share with select friends...
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What I learned after taking over my 13-year-old sister's Snapchat for two weeks
Teenagers are serious about their Snapchat game.Since the launch of the Snapchat “streaks” feature in 2015, a competitive flavor has entered the app. The feature keeps track of how many consecutive...
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Here’s the important difference between Snapchat and Instagram's lookalike...
While there have been mixed reactions to Instagram's me-too version of Snapchat, there's one big difference between the two social services: the landing screen. The contrasting landing screens, which...
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Why 'Snapchat stars' love Instagram's new copycat product
When Facebook-owned Instagram announced a product earlier this week that bears a striking resemblance to Snapchat Stories, many users rolled their eyes.But there's a surprising group of people who are...
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Facebook wants people to share selfies like they do on Snapchat (FB)
Facebook clearly has no problem copying Snapchat.Starting Friday, people in Canada and Brazil will see something different when they open the Facebook app: a prompt to open their phone's camera and...
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Why Snapchat should be very worried about Facebook's latest move (FB)
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but Instagram's latest move likely doesn't feel like much of a compliment to Snapchat. The Facebook-owned photo sharing app just launched Stories, a new...
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Snapchat’s TV strategy just went up a gear with an NBC deal
NBCUniversal has signed a major content partnership with Snapchat, which will begin with giving wannabe popstars the chance to appear on "The Voice,"Mashable reports.The two companies will launch "The...
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Snapchat lacks one of Instagram's keys to success (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Digital Media Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Instagram Stories has brought Instagram and Snapchat into direct...
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The Playboy competitor for the Snapchat generation is now an even bigger threat
While most people use Snapchat just to send snapshots of their life to friends, a growing media powerhouse in the hills of Los Angeles has been figuring out how to run a media company on a platform...
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Snapchat has come under fire over one of its animated selfie lenses that turned people into Asian anime caricatures, reports Mic.The lense, which has since been permanently removed from the app,...
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A Snapchat Story by this beauty influencer sold $17,500 worth of product in...
While the popularity of a new class of beauty bloggers and vloggers has undoubtedly transformed digital entertainment, a new Women’s Wear Daily report sheds some fascinating light on the financial...
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