[ad_1] A Snap spokesperson said the company made the decision over the weekend in response to tweets from the president that threatened protestors with “the most vicious dogs and ominous weapons, I have ever seen.” The Trump campaign is quite active on Snapchat and spends a significant amount on advertising in the app. Ads will […]
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Snapchat users surge amid coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] Snapchat just reported its best growth in a long time: the app added 11 million new users this quarter $SNAP pic.twitter.com/v6jmnLuYhS — Karissa Bell (@karissabe) April 21, 2020 But not all of Snapchat’s growth is due to the pandemic. “While we observed higher engagement in the final weeks of the quarter, as many in […]
Snapchat is facing outages in the US and Europe
[ad_1] Much to the woe of teens across the US and Europe, Snapchat is currently down in parts of the world. According to DownDetector, there was a surge in people reporting issues using the app at around 10:30AM, following widespread problems in the early hours of Wednesday morning. We’re aware many Snapchatters are having trouble […]
Snapchat’s new lens helps users donate to the WHO’s COVID-19 relief fund
[ad_1] This isn’t Snapchat’s first COVID-19 filter. In March, it added mental health tools to help ease coronavirus anxiety through the “Here For You” tool. Those include information from the Crisis Text Line, Ad Council, WHO and CDC. A couple weeks later, Snapchat added lenses that encourage social distancing, hand washing and the importance of […]
Snapchat’s new lenses use AR to encourage social distancing
[ad_1] One, labeled “My Social Distance,” encourages users to “practice social distancing” and creates an AR circle on the ground to help visualize the necessary space recommended by the WHO and other health organizations. Another lens comes with animated reminders about hand washing, staying at home and the importance of not touching your face. Both […]
Instagram experiments with disappearing text messages
[ad_1] Instagram has been experimenting with disappearing messages for a quite a while now. Back in 2018, for instance, it rolled out a feature that lets you control how a recipient can view a photo or a video from the Instagram Direct camera. You can decide whether to allow them to view it only once, […]
Snapchat adds mental health tools to ease coronavirus anxiety
[ad_1] With the new feature, Snapchat users can find mental health resources in the app when they search for terms like “anxiety,” “stress,” “depression,” or “bullying.” Search results turn up videos from organizations, such as Crisis Text Line or the Ad Council. Besides these previously-planned updates, Snap says it’s working on a section of “Here […]
Snapchat’s latest AR filters turn the floor into lava
[ad_1] The filters build on the effects from Lenses like Baby and Time Machine. Yes, you’ll probably only use them sparingly — say, to portray a place as a literal hellscape. They do show how advanced phone-based augmented reality has become, though. They also give Snapchat something else it can lord over Instagram, at least […]
Snapchat’s Bitmoji TV series will make your avatar the star
[ad_1] The company has declined to provide more details, including the frequency of releases, the presence of ads or whether there’s any top talent producing the show. However, a spokesperson told TechCrunch that a worldwide premiere is coming “soon.” This is partly about boosting the worth of Bitmoji. However, it’s likely also about improving the […]
Snapchat Cameos lets you insert your face into a GIF
[ad_1] If that sounds a touch creepy, well, you’re not wrong. According to a GIF that Snap supplied (above), you can appear as an anthropomorphized cat, someone riding a shopping cart, a giant animated “thumbs down” emoji and more. You can add your own message and, as you’d expect, Snapchat will also create facial expressions, […]