Tag: Snapchat
Snapchat lets you use emojis to show relationships with contacts
Snapchat's much-hated "Best Friends" feature is finally, totally (hopefully) gone. But instead, they have replaced it with (maybe) a more fun way of visually...
Snapchat users experience heavy data usage, battery drain from app
Usually, people complain about privacy issues when it comes to picture sharing app Snapchat. But the latest issue to plague users has nothing to...
Snapchat’s Discover lets media publishers enter their ephemereal world
Messaging apps are continually evolving into more than just ways to exchange messages or even pictures. With so many out there like LINE, Viber,...
Snapchat partners with Square, intros Snapcash
Snapchat is known for its instant messaging app magic. We can say it’s a pioneer in this field, paving the way for a lot...
Snapchat now has geofilters for special locations
Snapchat may be the pioneer in ephemeral apps, but since its heyday, there have been a lot of similar and copycat apps that have...
Content is king: social media apps update picture and video features
Social media is an ever-changing animal that brings about new trends, wants and needs everyday. Trends are not dictated by brands or social media...
Slingshot photo-sharing app goes international
Just a week after Facebook launched its photo-sharing app and platform called Slingshot, they’ve announced that they are already making it available internationally. Initially,...
Facebook Slingshot requires you to share before viewing
If there were any doubt that Facebook will be taking on Snapchat, the public launch and availability of its new Slingshot app and platform...
Snapchat settlement with FTC reveals even more security offenses
Snapchat may be trying to make peace with the FTC, but it might have also dug its own grave in the process. Documents now...
Snapchat’s new Chat feature adds Video, actual chat functionality
At inception, Snapchat was more of a self-destruct image viewer than actual “chat” application. An incoming update takes the service away from that functionality...
Snapchat’s new security system thwarted in 30 minutes
In the wake of various security concerns, Snapchat created their own type of CAPTCHA. Rather than ask for a phrase to be used, theirs...
Snapchat responds to users’ complains about ‘Snap Spam’
Snapchat, who has seen their share of bad press lately, is experiencing more service issues. It seems the new issue relates to spam messages,...