Lucky Teen Gets Free Cruise To Europe In Exchange For His Snapchat Handle
But what one of the world's largest cruise lines was really after was his Snapchat handle: @CarnivalCruise. … Lipscomb could not be reached by The Washington Post, but he told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that while on a cruise at age 9, he created the @CarnivalCruise Snapchat handle to share … Read …
iOS: How to Join Snapchat’s AR Easter Egg Hunt
Starting today Snapchat is hosting an augmented reality Easter egg hunt. Use your local Snap Map to find eggs hidden in your area and collect them. There are one million eggs across the U.S. and Canada, and you have until April 2, 12AM EST to collect as many points as …
A teenage boy got a free cruise in exchange for his Snapchat username — and the trip amounts to …
On Tuesday night, a truck full of Carnival employees showed up on the now-15-year-old's doorstep, offering him a free cruise in exchange for his Snapchat handle. The cruise would include customized surprises throughout the trip, all of which would be documented on Snapchat. The total value of … Read More
Carnival trades free cruise for teen’s Snapchat handle — with Shaq’s help
But what one of the world's largest cruise lines was really after was his Snapchat handle: @CarnivalCruise. On Monday, Carnival Cruise filled Prospect with its Shaq-themed posters and signs. The next evening, a truck hauling a billboard pulled up in Lipscomb's driveway. Relatives snapped photos as … Read More
Best tech easter eggs: Hidden features in Snapchat, Facebook, and more
Snapchat has launched a virtual egg hunt. Starting 30 March 2018, you'll find decorated eggs hidden in your local neighborhood's Snap Map, if you're in the US and Canada. You'll find them in public locations, like coffee shops and parks. When you're near the place where the egg is on …
Carnival Traded a Free Cruise for a Snapchat Handle
The now 15-year-old had a truck full of Carnival employees descend his doorstep, attempting to shower him with a free cruise in exchange for the Snapchat handle. Lipscomb accepted the $5,000 USD trip, of which a spokesperson for the cruise line told the local paper that it was a “fun …
Snap will save $25 million this year after cutting 7% of its staff in two separate rounds of layoffs
Snap Inc., parent company of the popular photo messaging app Snapchat, laid off around 7% of its staff in March. The company expects to save $25 million in 2018 on payroll and taxes, it said in a filing Friday. Around $10 million of that savings will go toward severances. Despite …
Carnival Cruises invades town in search of Snapchat kid
The signs started showing up Monday in Prospect, Virginia. Lawn signs, posters, even a mobile billboard towed through the town. Bearing the smiling face of Shaquille O'Neal, they were part of an intense search for a 15-year-old boy named Darian Lipscomb. “Where is Darian?” they asked. “Honk if you … Read …
Snapchat Layoffs: Snap’s 7% Workforce Reduction Will Save $34 Million Annually
snapchat-logo. CREDIT: Snap. Snap, parent company of Snapchat, said its recent layoffs of about 220 staffers will save it $34 million per year in salaries and taxes, as well as a one-time benefit of $31 million related to stock-based comp forfeitures. The company made the disclosure Friday in an SEC … …
Snapchat parent cuts 7 percent of its global workforce in March
Snapchat parent cuts 7 percent of its global workforce in March. Reuters Staff. 2 Min Read. (Reuters) – Snap Inc (SNAP.N) on Friday said it cut 7 percent of its global workforce in March, as disclosed by it in a regulatory filing here. A woman stands in front of the …