Tag "Snapchat"
Snapchat surpasses Twitter with 150 million daily active users
You never know, Snapchat might be our 21st-century tortoise of the “Tortoise and the Hare Story”. Twitter which was once the second largest social network after Facebook, has been recently outdone by Snapchat with 150 million daily active users, whereas
X-Men in your Snapchat lense
Apocalypse has struck Snapchat, literally. The lens feature of the service that allows its users to click pictures and add fun caricatures such as crowns, dog ears, alien eyes and more, was overtaken by a host of X-Men characters like
Social media and cost of picture perfect wedding
For most people, wedding is a once in a lifetime affair, so it has to be grand, larger than life, ‘never seen it before’ kind of event. And obviously, grand things come at grand prices. The average cost of a
Funding competition for startups via Snapchat
For Justin Kan, Snapchat is a “pretty fun medium: low friction enough to easily create content, but dynamic enough to share things that are educational and entertaining”. Kan has been sharing startup lessons for quite some time on the video
Catch live updates from Olympics on Snapchat
Snapchat, whose bread and butter, relies on live event coverage, is creating headlines with its first-of-its-kind tie-up with NBCUniversal. Snapchat will create a dedicated channel within the app that will feature content from the Olympics including daily “live stories” from
Is the Twitter boat sinking?
The Twitter boat which can only support 140 characters at a time is stumbling continuously. The social media company reported its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday and the performance is below expectations. Where analysts were predicting $608 million in revenue in
Eternime: Live forever
Humans have always been ambitious. Some people even attribute human “fall” from god’s grace to this characteristic zeal of ours. Anyways, we aren’t discussing God or lost Paradise here. Coming back to humans and human life; seems like our fellow
Facebook might pay you for your post
Snapchat’s growing clout with its real-time sharing feature is making Facebook try harder and test new features to give its rival stiff competition. Facebook is working on a user survey to explore new ways including a tip jar branded content
5 Travel Bloggers to follow on Snapchat
Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest travelers of all time, quoted – “Traveling… leaves you speechless, and then turns you into a storyteller.” He surely was a storyteller. But in this hum drum of modern world, we struggle to find
Security costs to protect Twitter’s CEO
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey did not make a penny in salaries, bonuses, or stock awards from the company last year. He did, however, receive more than $68,500 in security services, according to a Twitter filing with the Securities and Exchange
Facebook’s Live Video Updates
Facebook has launched a dedicated hub for watching Live and recorded videos in its mobile app with a Video tab taking over Messenger’s centre spot in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, turning Facebook into a destination
NSPCC reveals riskiest social media sites for Children
In a shocking and disturbing revelation for many parents, NSPCC said that half of the school children surveyed by the group admitted to seeing sexual, violent and other adult material on social media sites, apps and games. Not only this,
Unicorns : Champions and Losers
Times have changed. It’s a new era for unicorn startups. Silicon Valley markdowns, the perceptive shift towards structured growth-based models, regional backing for domestic solutions, have changed the essential dynamics of how markets are seeing unicorns today. Many if not
Snapchat acquires Facebook
In a reversal of sorts, four-year-old photo and video sharing app Snapchat have finalized a deal to buy social networking giant Facebook. Snapchat refused to divulge the deal details and said that this is just the first in the line
Snapchat 2.0 : the latest update
Sailing in the rough, ever-changing currents of today’s technology isn’t easy. And I am not talking about us; it’s the apps who are vying with each other to score our maximum attention. New acquisitions, revised versions, improved features all seem
Digital Media Time Spent on Mobile more than Desktop
America is following in the footsteps of India(Only about 20 percent of Indian people own desktop computers compared to over billion mobile subscriptions.), with smartphones consuming more time than desktop in the digital landscape. According to comScore, a global leader
Will Snapchat beat Facebook?
With eight million video views and 100 million daily users, Snapchat – the photo sharing app is gaining market share which can lure advertisers away from Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms. Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled key usage data
Stickers on Twitter
Twitter might not be a social networking site like Facebook or Snapchat as per its bosses but the ‘micro-blogging site might just be wanting to look like one. According to Recode, Twitter might soon be adding Stickers feature for you
Snapchat’s Counsellors for Relationship Abuses
Snapchat is a big hit with teens and young adults across the globe. At Snapchat, you ‘live in the moment’. Sharing pictures, videos, texts that last only up to few seconds give a sense of freedom, a sense of affirmation
