Snapchat has found a new way to monetize its service — and this time it’s not undermining the reason it’s become such…
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Snapchat’s $10B value proves ephemeral messaging is here to stay
Snapchat's new round of financing, which values the company at somewhere close to $10 billion, is more proof that it has tapped into a powerful need on the part of many users -- namely, the desire to have their messages disappear rather than being permanent…
Read MoreThis company invented a weird trick to stop people from taking ephemeral message screenshots
This new app uses a visual perception technique called a D-Fence to make your disappearing pictures a little more private.…
Read MoreMessaging gets a virtual reality twist with new app Traces
With new app Traces, messaging meets virtual reality. Users can only see a note when standing in a particular place and popping a virtual water droplet. The monetization possibilities are promising.…
Read MoreIs Facebook’s Slingshot already the new Poke?
Less than two months after launching and Facebook's buzzed-about Slingshot messaging app has already dropped off the downloads chart. Its trajectory mirrors that of another high profile, failed Facebook effort to combat Snapchat: Poke.…
Read MoreFacebook’s new app Slingshot takes on Snapchat with groups
After accidentally leaking its existence a week ago, Facebook is finally rolling out new app Slingshot.…
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