[ad_1] The experiment will only affect publicly-viewable content that’s already meant for mass consumption, like Snapchat’s original programming, publisher content and Snapchat’s “Our Stories.” Snap already allowed this content to be shared within its app, but the experiment will allow users to share the Snapchat content outside of its app as well. Shared links will […]
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Snapchat’s latest custom Lenses are designed for dancing videos
[ad_1] Snap has updated its Lens Studio platform so artists and developers can create custom Lenses — the company’s term for AR experiences — that leverage full body tracking. Snapchat’s maker has created two templates, Full Body Triggers and Full Body Attachments, that can conjure up various effects based on what the user is doing […]
Snapchat introduces voting resources to boost youth turnout
[ad_1] Also among the updates: two new voting-oriented “minis.” One will allow users to register to vote in Snapchat, while a “before you vote” mini will include information about early voting and voting by mail, and let users view their sample ballot. The app is also launching a “voter checklist” feature in user profiles that […]
Snapchat targets TikTok by adding music to snaps
[ad_1] The new feature is already rolling out as a test in Australia and New Zealand, and will launch widely in the fall, according to a Snap spokesperson. Though the feature is still a far cry from many of TikTok’s core features, like lip syncing or re-mixing videos, adding music could still help Snapchat compete […]
Congress grills Facebook over its acquisitions and feature cloning
[ad_1] Documents from the Hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google” pic.twitter.com/fF20JB0w9v — House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) July 29, 2020 Zuckerberg expanded on the idea in another email. “We can likely always just buy any competitive startups. But it’ll be a while before we can buy […]
Snap makes Spectacles easier to use with new edit tool
[ad_1] The second feature allows you to edit a Snap to make it more concise. You can access the Trim functionality by swiping up to the Memories interface and then tapping on the clip you want to tweak. Much like Apple’s Clips app and other mobile video editing apps, there’s a timeline along the bottom […]
Snap's coronavirus bump was short lived
[ad_1] Snapchat continues to grow even as the coronavirus pandemic batters the ad industry. The company reported its second-quarter results Tuesday, marking the first full quarter since the coronavirus pandemic kicked into high gear and upended advertising… [ad_2] Source link
Snapchat’s third-party ‘Mini’ apps are live
[ad_1] Snapchat announced it was working on Snap Minis last month, and the first four made their debut today, Adweek reports. They include Headspace, Let’s Do It, Prediction Master and Flashcards. Snapchat has also promised Mini versions of Saturn (to compare class schedules), Tembo (study prep), Atom (to buy movie tickets and watch trailers with […]
VR time machine helps an inventor relive his past
[ad_1] This wouldn’t be an easy project to recreate, and it’s not an ideal solution whether or not you can write VR software. Spectacles only record up to a minute at a time and have limited storage, so you aren’t going to capture everything even if you wear the glasses every waking moment. And then […]
Snapchat releases and then deletes its latest insensitive filter
[ad_1] Snapchat has a history of creating insensitive, and sometimes downright racist, content. Today, users were presented with a filter to “celebrate” Juneteenth — a remembrance of slaves being informed they were free years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed — but they were quick to call out Snap for yet another case of thoughtlessness. […]