Snapchat’s @-tagging test could help brands & influencers build their follower numbers
Snapchat's latest feature is giving users — along with influencers and brands — a new way to build on their follower numbers by adding the ability to tag another user in a Story. TechCrunch covered the new feature yesterday, reporting that users can now tag someone in a Story by …
Snapchat, Instagram remove Giphy due to racial slur GIF
Popular photo and video sharing apps, Instagram and Snapchat have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker features, after users saw an extremely racist GIF as an option to add to their images. "As soon as we were made aware, we removed the GIF and have disabled Giphy until we can …
Snapchat Takes Notes From Instagram Stories With New Tagging Feature
One major difference between Instagram's tagging system and the newly introduced Snapchat feature — the “@” sign won't prompt an autofill feature. That means if you want to tag someone, you'll have to remember their username by heart, which is almost as challenging as remembering a phone … Read More
Forget Snapchat’s Redesign, This Trend May Kill the App
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) caught a lot of flak from users and critics for its Snapchat redesign that separated friends and family posts from those of commercial interests, including celebrities. Despite near universal criticism, downloads of the app went from being down 35% year over year prior to the redesign … Read …
Memo: Dozens of Snapchat employees face layoffs
Memo: Dozens of Snapchat employees face layoffs. 5 hrs ago. Memo: Dozens of … According to Snapchat's parent company, the staffers will come from its engineering department. The company says … Snapchat has seen a backlash recently because of a major redesign of the app. The company says it … Read …
Snapchat Mentions? Snap is Testing Friend-Tagging Feature Right Now
Instagram has long blatantly ripped off Snapchat's most popular features — look for a dancing hot dog in late 2019! … Snapchat is looking to pull off the latest heist in the escalating war of idea theft with Instagram: Inverse has learned that Snapchat is adding the ability to tag …
How to Tag Your Friends Using Snap’s @ Mention Feature
Snapchat's popularity has been soaring despite its controversial redesign, and they've been slowly rolling out features such as the new Giphy GIFs to enhance the user experience. Still, it's difficult to share other people's Snapchat handles and tag them in a way that lets others reach those people easily. Read …
Snapchat Stories testing out Instagram-style tagging feature
Snap-owned Snapchat is giving some users the ability to tag others in Stories with a link to their profile, just like you can do on Instagram. It appears the feature was first spotted by Twitter user and actor Matt Rappaport, TechCrunch reported. Snap confirmed tagging is being tested but declined …
Snapchat users may be able to tag friends in their stories
Snapchat has begun testing to add a new feature to the app that would allow users to @-mention their friends in their story, according to TechCrunch. A few users, including actor Matt Rappaport, appear to have the feature already. Test users say the feature is activated when you add text …
Snapchat Will Soon Allow Users To Tag Each Other In Posts
Snapchat has recently gone through the wringer after news broke that the company's stock price plummeted to an alarming new low, alongside the revelation that they have also laid off 100 employees. However, this has not stopped the popular social media application from labouring over new and … Read More