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Think Snapchat is dead? Then check out Like and its AR music video effects

Now that Kylie Jenner has declared Snapchat to be dead (and wiped out more than $1 billion in the company's value), there may be space for a new social media app to ascend to new heights. If Snapchat is over, what's new and happening? Hoping to fill the void is …

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How one tweet from Kylie Jenner cost Snapchat $1.3b

Shares in Snapchat's parent company shed $US1.3 billion in market value on the heels of just one tweet from Kylie Jenner. Snap Inc's flagship platform has lost some lustre, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Shares in the Snapchat parent company sank 6.1 … Read More

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Stock Price Tumble Teaches Snapchat What Happens When You Disappoint Kylie Jenner

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, saw its stock price drop from $US19.02 ($24) per share to $US17.14 ($22) over the last 24 hours. Taking a look at the company's pricing chart, you can see that it has been on a slight downturn all week after users complained about the …

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Kylie Jenner’s Snapchat Diss Might Have Increased Facebook’s Value by $13 Billion

Kylie Jenner's immense influence over social media is more evident than ever following her very public Snapchat diss. Earlier this week, Jenner tweeted that she rarely uses Snapchat anymore following its controversial new update. She wrote, "Does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just … Read More

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Here’s how much value Snapchat lost thanks to Kylie Jenner’s tweet

The logo for Snap Inc. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Nearly a year after its initial public offering and lackluster growth, the company behind Snapchat is making a comeback, calming investor fears that the disappearing photo and … …

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Kylie Jenner’s Snapchat Twitter diss sees app’s value plummet by £930million

Kylie Jenner's Snapchat Twitter diss sees app's value plummet by £930million. The influential reality star told her 24.5million Twitter followers she's "sooo" over Snapchat – instantly wiping a fortune off the app's stock market value. Share. By. Martyn Landi. 06:00, 24 FEB 2018. Entertainment. Kylie – like … Read More

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Is the Snapchat party over?

A tweet from Kylie Jenner wiped £1bn off Snap's stock market value after she said she's no longer using Snapchat. Her decision comes amid a backlash against the app's latest design which fans really don't like. And it appears she may not be alone in abandoning the app. Magician Julius …

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Google ups its augmented reality game with Snapchat lens of Barcelona stadium

As part of the expansion, Google's partnered with Snapchat on a new 3D world lens showcasing the tech. Debuting at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the lens takes you inside Barcelona's Camp Nou soccer stadium. Similar to Snapchat's earlier Stranger Things-themed lens, users can "walk into" … Read More

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Hoaxers are now doctoring real news stories to spread misinformation on Snapchat

The rumor was spreading like wildfire on Snapchat, a favorite among teenagers and a platform that prides itself on being relatively immune to fake news. It also comes at a sensitive time, following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, less than 50 miles from W.R. Thomas, … Read …

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Snapchat Stock Nosedives, but Did Kylie Jenner’s Tweet Really Cause It?

Kylie Jenner's influence has expanded from Instagram to Wall Street — at least that's what it appears like. Following Jenner's negative tweet about Snapchat posted on Wednesday afternoon, the value of Snap Inc.'s stock plummeted eight percent. It's been a rough month of public criticism for Snapchat, … Read More