02Radical changes in Snapchat The recent Snapchat update includes an update in Snapcodes, a feature for adding a bunch of friends at once and a two-factor authentication. A milestone event in the life of Snapchat took place just the other day, and the company reported it on July 1. The company reps announced that they…
26Snapchat political struggle One of the most popular North America apps is trying its hand at political struggle. The messenger has opened a vacancy of “Content Analyst – Politics & News” for the time while the presidential election race of 2016 will last. Observers believe that providing Snapchat makes good preparatory work, it’s going to…
24There is now a new way of acquiring bitcoins There is now a new way of acquiring bitcoins – topping up your mobile phone credit. The cryptocurrency can now be subject to various loyalty programs. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the report on the start of the partnership between the e-promo system Tango…
23Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has uploaded a video that is different from fun videos typical of this messaging app. Snapchat fans will hardly find it pleasing. However, they are not, basically, the target audience of that video. In the video that lasts 1.5 minutes Spiegel speaks about 3V: vertical video view, which is a new format…
17At last, Snapchat is beginning to monetize in the way that users will most certainly like. The company has now allows using its geofilters by large and small businesses as part of the new monetization strategy. Observers have already pointed out in their articles that this solution is probably one of the best. McDonald’s was…
10The team of youth-oriented messaging app Snapchat, which is steadily paving its way into the position of the world’s leading startup monetization-wise, has released an update (currently available only on the AppStore). Users can now switch between the front- and rear-facing cameras while recording videos, or snaps. The communication service has had the option to…
05On Tuesday evening, the US President signed the USA FREEDOM Act. This new legal act is supposed to change the National Security Agency data surveillance programs on phone tapping and collecting data about the users of telephone providers in the US. What has it got to do with messaging apps? Everything, in fact. We have…
05Users can finally rest at ease since they no longer need to hold their finger on the screen to view messages, says Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. It’s annoying to hold your finger there – Spiegel reported, commenting on the complexity of viewing long videos on Snapchat. And, since the app desktop programming interface is already up…
29Snapchat remains the most popular app among those who cannot imagine their lives without online communications. The new Snapchat’s Discover feature is becoming a serious competitor even for Vodafone – a large mobile operator. To confirm that, Vidafone CEO said that if you take any messaging app, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or Google, Snapchat draws…
29The newly released iOS 8.2 platform has marked a new trend in developing apps that Apple Watch will support. Not only the smart watch shows the time but also receives notifications about incoming SMS, calls, messages in social networks, etc. This is an entirely new stamping ground for IM apps. Nevertheless, not all apps were…