How to half swipe on Snapchat
Half swiping is useful if you want to peek at a chat message on Snapchat without fully opening it. Here's how to do it......»»
Snap to launch a new Creator Marketplace this month, initially focused on Lens Creators
Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators known as Snap.....»»
Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash
The parents argued a Snapchat filter encouraged their boys to drive recklessly. Enlarge (credit: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images) The Snapchat speed filter in action. (credit: 9th Circuit opinion)A California federal appeals court has denied lega.....»»
Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
An anonymous reader shares a report: Three young men got into a car in Walworth County, Wis., in May 2017. They were set on driving at rapid speeds down a long, cornfield-lined road -- and sharing their escapade on social media. As the 17-year-old be.....»»
Rapchat tunes into $2.3M as its music-making app hits 7M users
YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook’s Instagram have upended the film and TV industries, with a new wave of cinematographers, directors and actors leveraging innovations in technology to create new work and connect directly with bil.....»»
Verizon Snapchat AR Experience Taps 5G to Bring Mural Alive
Verizon Snapchat AR Experience Taps 5G to Bring Mural Alive Verizon and Snap –owner of Snapchat — have launched the second Landmarker Lens augmented reality (AR) experience. End users with 5G phones can open Snapchat and use a Landmarker.....»»
US teen"s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case
The case could determine whether schools can discipline pupils for what they post or say off-campus......»»
County lines gang "recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat"
A boy tells how he replied to an advert on Snapchat and was groomed to sell drugs at the age of 14......»»
Facebook tests video speed dating events with ‘Sparked’
Facebook confirmed it’s testing a video speed-dating app called Sparked, after the app’s website was spotted by The Verge. Unlike dating app giants such as Tinder, Sparked users don’t swipe on people they like or direct message othe.....»»
Daily Crunch: Zuckerberg defends Facebook over role in Capitol attack
Tech executives face Congress, Spotify gets a redesign and Snapchat is developing a new Remix feature. This is your Daily Crunch for March 25, 2021. The big story: Zuckerberg defends Facebook over role in Capitol attack Facebook’s Mark Zuckerbe.....»»
Snapchat is developing its own take on TikTok Duets with a new ‘Remix’ feature
One of the challenges that some would-be TikTok rivals have faced is that they often lack the same robust set of content creation tools, like filters, effects, and tools for repurposing others’ content — like TikTok’s Stitch and Due.....»»
How Tesla"s Bizarre Swipe-To-Drive Gear Selector Works
Tesla's touchscreen-based gear-selector system, which is debuting on the updated Model S and Model X vehicles, has been revealed today. The Verge explains how it works: Tesla decided to remove the gear-selector stalk from the steering wheel and is go.....»»
YouTube’s TikTok clone, “YouTube Shorts,” is live in the US
US users can now upload and view one-minute videos in a swipe interface. YouTube Shorts. It's like TikTok. [credit: Ron Amadeo.....»»
Sources: Lightspeed is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of DoubleClick and Snapchat, is in the midst of hiring a second London-based investment partner as it looks to put down further ties to Europe,.....»»
Sources: Lightspeed Venture Partners is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of DoubleClick and Snapchat, is in the midst of hiring a second London-based investment partner as it looks to put down further ties to Europe,.....»»
What should banking look like for modern couples?
Zeta co-founder Aditi Shekar has spent the past three years tracking the ways couples share and manage their finances, from each card swipe to every split bill. Her effort led to tens of thousands of couples signing up for a free budgeting app experi.....»»
Not just Facebook: Snap, Unity warn Apple’s tracking change threatens business
Snap shares fell even as company assured investors it will weather the change. Snapchat on an iPhone. (credit: Maurizio Pesce) Social media company Snap (which runs Snapchat) and game development software company Unity have joined Facebook in.....»»
Instagram is realizing it"s not so easy to knock off TikTok
It took less than six months for Instagram's Snapchat clone to catch up to its rival's audience size and be credited with stunting Snapchat's user growth just as the company prepared to make its Wall Street debut in 2017......»»
Instagram confirms it’s working on a ‘Vertical Stories’ feed
Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»
Instagram confirms it’s working on a “Vertical Stories” feed
Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump
US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Snapchat, according to a statement by the platform Wednesday......»»