Snapchat to launch a new feature that will allow users to share stories outside the app
• 7 years agoSnapchat has been trying to attract new users and rolling out features, aiming to increase the time users spend on the app after a poor Q3 showing.
Snapchat and Google partner to organise a geofilter contest to encourage teens to code
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoThe finalists will get a chance toattend the TEDWomen conference talk in New Orleans. The finalists lens will be judged at the conference to go live in Snapchat app.
Snapchat's Snap Map feature is useful when it comes to verification: Research
Ians • 8 years agoAccording to researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, apps like Snapchat are particularly useful in verification.
Snap acquires Placed, a Seattle-based consumer location analytics startup
Ians • 8 years agoSnapchat's parent company Snap Inc has acquired Placed, a Seattle-based start-up that operates a consumer location analytics platform.
Instagram introduces disappearing Live videos and messages; another attempt at Snapchat-like feature
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoInstagram now gets two new updates live video on Instagram Stories and disappearing photos and videos for groups in Instagram Direct.
Facebook attempts at owning Snapchat-like Snow, but fails yet again
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoFacebook is obsessed with Snapchat! And, this obsession has no end. We've almost forgot the count of Facebook either trying to emulate or acquire a Snapchat-like app.
Facebook on a copying spree; this time it's a Snapchat-like camera with filters
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoThe dust on the Snapchat-inspired Stories had barely settled down, and Facebook is out with yet another feature and this time emulating a Snapchat-like camera-first main screen.
Snapchat now hits 10 billion daily video views, up from 8 billion in February
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoOne of the fastest growing social platforms, Snapchat, now has users watch 10 billion videos per day, up from 8 billion in February this year.
Snapchat introduces 3D stickers; allows users to pin emojis to moving objects in videos
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoSnapchat has rolled out another cool update offering a new feature called 3D stickers, which will allow users to stick an emoji onto moving objects in one's videos.
Global leaders set up accounts on Snapchat to reach out to future leaders: Report
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoIn recent times, Snapchat might be the fastest growing social media platform which is also said to have almost two thirds of its users aged between 13 and 24 years old. After the younger audience, government leaders are starting to set up accounts on the platform to reach out to future leaders.