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Nathaniel Mott Oct 1, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Let them take selfies

Snapchat plans advertiser-supported ‘sponsored lenses’

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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Work & Collaboration
Mathew Ingram Jan 2, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- This post will self-destruct

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…

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Media, Mobile, Work & Collaboration
Carmel DeAmicis Oct 30, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

This 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.…

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Work & Collaboration
Carmel DeAmicis Aug 5, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Messaging 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.…

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Work & Collaboration
Carmel DeAmicis Aug 4, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Is 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.…

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Work & Collaboration
Lauren Hockenson Jun 17, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Facebook’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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