Snap is testing commerce with Snapchat Discover publishers
Snap has been stepping up efforts to curry favor with publishers, especially as publishers continue to feel the impact of Facebook's news feed changes. Its newest pitch: commerce. Snap has begun testing a commerce function within a handful of Snapchat Discover publisher channels, according to … Read More
2 teens charged in Snapchat post that prompted Bomb Squad response in West Brighton
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police have charged two teenagers following a bomb scare Monday that shut down a residential block and drew dozens of cops and firefighters to the area. A Snapchat post with a photos of a prop suicide vest and the message, "don't come to school tomorrow," caught …
Facebook’s teen problem isn’t going away
Snapchat (SNAP) remains teens' favorite platform, but Instagram enhanced its lead as the best platform for brands to reach them. Eighty-two percent of teens indicated they have used Instagram in the past month, according to the Piper Jaffray survey, a slight increase from 81% in the fall 2017 survey. Read …
Instagram is gaining on Snapchat in one critical area: teenagers
Snapchat and Instagram are in a battle for the homescreen of young consumers, with the two platforms looking more similar by the week. Right now, they're just about tied, according to Piper Jaffray's "Teens Survey," which questions thousands of American kids across 40 states with an average age of 16 … …
Instagram Is Testing “Nametags,” Stealing Yet Another Snapchat Feature
The feature that Instagram is currently testing, dubbed Nametags, will allow Instagrammers to create a custom scannable tag by designing a pattern of emojis. The feature boasts an option to use a selfie image for creating a custom Instagram Nametag, which is sure to get heavy usage from its young … …
Is Snapchat Bringing Back Its Reverse Chronological Stories Feed?
When Snap Inc's CEO Even Spiegel announced the “new Snapchat” a few months ago, he had said that the platform would be “separating the social from the media, and taking an important step forward towards strengthening [its] relationships with [its] friends and [its] relationships with the media. Read More
Zuckerberg reportedly asked Instagram to copy Snapchat Stories
It's no secret that Instagram has had serious Snapchat envy for a while, but what got the ball rolling? If you believe Bloomberg, it's none other than Mark Zuckerberg himself. A source talking to the news outlet claimed that Instagram's founders refused to replicate Snapchat's Stories feature until the … Read …
Snapchat is teens’ favorite social media platform, but that doesn’t really matter to advertisers
Snapchat is the most popular social media platform among American teenagers, but Instagram is a really close second and is still a better option for advertisers. That's the conclusion of Piper Jaffray's spring 2018 “Taking Stock with Teens,” a semi-annual research project that surveys 6,000 teens with the … Read More
Police: Man shot during Round Rock drug deal that began on Snapchat
Police: Man shot during Round Rock drug deal that began on Snapchat. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter …. Two people have been charged after a man was shot in the arm Wednesday during a drug deal in Round Rock that started on Snapchat, according to an arrest affidavit. Anthony Pantoja, 18, …
Instagram Is Testing Nametags, Its Take on Snapchat’s Snapcodes
Momento founder Genady Okrain shared the images above and below with Josh Constine of TechCrunch, who reported last month that references to Nametags were included in Instagram's Android APK (Android Package). Instagram confirmed that it was testing Nametags, but the Facebook-owned … Read More