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Fanta and Snapchat Launch Map Campaign with 7-Eleven in Australia
A virtual bottle on the Snap Map routes Australian convenience shoppers to physical 7-Eleven stores for a $10,000 squad giveaway running through October 4.
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Wei ZhangGeneral
Snapchat’s parent company Snap loses 30% of its value after releasing its Q4 report
The parent company of social-media platform Snapchat, Snap Inc., lost over 30% of its valuation this afternoon after releasing its fourth-quarter earnings release. The company reported revenue of $1.36 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023 slightly topping…
Maria SantosLiving
Snapchat facing a possible $184 million fine
Social media platforms don’t have it too easy these days, and Snapchat is no exception to that. Snapchat owner Snap Inc could face a formal investigation and, if found guilty, be fined some $184 million. All of this – over mismanaging and not enforcing strict…
Sarah ChenLiving
Snapchat doubles down on Family Center, adds new controls for parents
Introduced last year, Snapchat’s Family Center was one of Snap’s most important steps toward allowing parents to control the accounts of their offspring. Today, the social app announced more improvements are coming to Family Center, which includes additional…
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Snapchat launches AR music platform for creators who want to monetize their work
During this year’s Lens Fest, Snap announced the launch of a brand-new AR music platform for artists: Minibeats. The music platform is available in the form of a set of Lenses that lets Snapchat users play their own versions of artist songs paired with funny…
Rajiv MenonLiving
Snapchat+ hits 1 million subscribers, announces new exclusive features
Launched less than two months ago, Snap’s premium service has already amassed 1 million subscribers, the company announced today. Snapchat+ is available for $3.99/month and offers exclusive features that aren’t otherwise available. When it launched Snapchat+…
Wei ZhangLiving
Snapchat launches family control portal
Snap is further improving Snapchat’s parental features with the launch of a full-fledged Family Center that offers parents more insight into who their teens are friends with on the social app. While the new in-app tool will provide parents with information…
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Instagram now helps you find popular places more easily
Instagram now offers a new map experience for Android and iPhone users, which should allow you to rediscover local businesses and find popular locations around you more easily. As the social media announced, you can now tap on location tags inside a post in…
Sarah ChenLiving
Snapchat+ officially launched a premium subscription
Snap has just announced the launch of a new premium tier for customers who want a little bit more features and faster support. The announcement comes less than a month since another social app, Telegram introduced a similar service for those who want extra…
Aiko TanakaLiving
Snapchat upgrades Custom Stories feature, adds more safety improvements
Snapchat’s latest new feature is trying to make users socialize more within the social app. Shared Stories is a new way for Snapchat users to involve friends in the creation of Stories. The new feature is the evolution of Custom Stories, which previously…
Maria SantosLiving
Snapchat is supposedly developing “Family Center,” its version of parental controls
In October 2021, Evan Spiegel, who is Snap’s CEO, teased that Snapchat is planning to introduce parental controls to the platform, which would provide parents with a better understanding of how their children use the app. Now, new screenshots taken by the…
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Snapchat introduces live location sharing
Snapchat’s been enjoying a streak of big updates lately, announcing the introduction of ads to Snapchat stories, creating a Snapchat Tinder, and the list goes on. The latest addition is undoubtedly more safety-oriented: yesterday, Snapchat announced it was…
Wei ZhangGeneral
You can now use Snapchat to find live events and meet people with similar tastes
Snapchat announced that, in collaboration with Ticketmaster, it is introducing a way for its users to discover live events happening near them and easily purchase tickets for them. The Snapchat app now has a new Snap Map Layer and a mini app-within-an-app…
Minjun ParkGeneral
Snapchat will introduce ads to Snap Stars Stories
Snapchat announced that it has begun testing mid-roll ads that would appear in the Stories of Snap Stars, who are select creators with a large following, such as public figures or celebrities. According to Snapchat, this new feature will enable Snapchat…
Maria SantosGeneral
Snapchat parent Snap reports its first profitible quarter ever
Yesterday we told you that Facebook parent Meta said that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, which allows iOS users to opt-out of being tracked for the purposes of receiving custom online ads, will cost Meta $10 billion in revenue this year.…
Minjun ParkLiving
Snapchat announces changes to protect teens from strangers, drugs
It’s a jungle out there, and in the 21st century, it’s a cyber jungle we’re talking about. According to research done by Pew Research Center back in 2018, “95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online almost constantly.” The most…