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Beyoncé may have a secret Snapchat
Just imagine Beyoncé on Snapchat.What would her favorite filter be? Does she use the bee filter with a crown sticker? (She should.) It all seems impossible, but it actually might not be.Tina Knowles...
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Snapchat is paying $200 million to buy a search engine that helps people find...
Snapchat is buying search startup Vurb in a stock and cash deal totaling around $200 million, as first reported by The Information. About half of that money will go to investors, while the rest will go...
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Instagram's Snapchat clone has shown little sign of hurting Snapchat just yet
When Instagram launched its Snapchat-clone Stories, which lets users share videos and photos that disappear after 24 hours, some commentators suggested the feature could stunt Snapchat's growth.Early...
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What it's like to use the social life-organizing app Snapchat is buying for...
Snapchat is dropping a cool $200 million on buying Vurb — a search and recommendation app.The news was broken by tech industry site The Information, and independently confirmed by Business Insider.Vurb...
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Michael Kors is using Snapchat to grow its online sales (KORS)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Luxury designer brand Michael Kors was able to leverage Snapchat's filters...
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Zac Efron surprised Simone Biles with a kiss on the cheek in Rio
Simone Biles has won four gold medals and one bronze at her very first Olympic games. But all that hardware is nothing compared to the kiss she just received from Zac Efron. In a video posted to her...
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Snapchat's Vurb purchase will make its existing features even stronger
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat, the popular ephemeral photo-sharing app, is acquiring...
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Snapchat plans to more than double its workforce in New York City
Snapchat is planning to significantly grow its ranks in New York City, the advertising and media capital of the world.The Los Angeles-based startup has agreed to create 396 new jobs in the state of New...
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Facebook's latest defense against Snapchat was built for teens by a teen (FB)
Facebook just announced a strange new app called Lifestage, and it was built for teens by a 19-year-old.The standalone product is meant for high schoolers to learn more about their classmates, and kids...
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How to create your own Snapchat geofilter
Snapchat geofilters let you put artwork, names, logos, and other designs over messages in the app. The catch is that geofilters only work in certain locations and, in some cases, are only visible for a...
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What it's like to use Facebook's new Snapchat competitor that's only for high...
Facebook has a new app that's for teens only.The app, which is called Lifestage, was quietly released last Friday afternoon in the App Store. It was designed by 19-year-old Facebook employee Michael...
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Apple is reportedly working on an app that sounds a lot like Snapchat (AAPL)
Apple is reportedly building iPhone and iPad apps that will feature video editing and sharing, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.Gurman says the app will let people record short videos on...
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Snapchat is on target to hit 217 million users by the end of next year
It may have its clones, but Snapchat remains invincible. Over the course of the next two years the visual messaging app will witness the kind of unabated growth that other social networks would kill...
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Apple doesn't need another social networking app (AAPL)
In a curious move, Apple appears to be exploring a move into social networking.According to a new report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is developing a Snapchat-like app that lets you share video...
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Snapchat is about to introduce something advertisers have been wanting for...
Snapchat is planning to introduce behavioral targeting for advertisers, the company's director of revenue operations Clement Xue revealed in an eMarketer report published earlier this week.Xue said the...
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YouTube live video views are on the rise as Google takes on Facebook and...
YouTube is becoming an increasingly popular destination for watching live video content, according to a report in The Financial Times (FT) on Tuesday.The Google-owned platform claims live video views...
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Snapchat is making it easier to create your own geofilters
You've been able to create your own Snapchat geofilter since February. But unless you're good at Photoshop, the process hasn't been simple — until now.On Tuesday Snapchat announced customizable...
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4 changes you probably missed in Snapchat's latest update
Along with customizable geofilter templates, Snapchat released an update to its app on Tuesday.There aren't any major new features to speak of in the update, but Snapchat users should take note of...
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Snapchat deleted its Facebook page after forgetting it had one (FB)
Snapchat has unpublished its official Facebook Page. Snapchat declined to comment as to why the page is no longer available, but a person close to the company told VentureBeat that the main reason was...
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This is what Snapchat's first investor looks for in the next big app
One of the holy grails in Silicon Valley is finding or founding an app that breaks through the techie bubble and goes mainstream.Jeremy Liew, a partner at Lightspeed Ventures, says he has a good system...
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