Snapchat’s Bobby Murphy Just Paid $6 Million for Another Pacific Palisades Home
It's his second home in the area.
View ArticleSnapchat’s Original Content Is Quietly Becoming a Streaming Powerhouse
Could the app become the next big streaming service?
View ArticleWho’s Who of Tech Spotted at Sun Valley’s ‘Billionaire Summer Camp’
Attendees include Tim Cook and Dara Khosrowshahi.
View ArticleSnapchat Is Giving Celebrities Their Own Shows to Grow Ad Revenue
Creators Shows can be watched on Snapchat's Discovery page.
View ArticleOh Snap! Snapchat Claps Back at Its Haters With Impressive Q2 Earnings
The company’s strategy since going public in 2017, while sometimes questionable, has evidently paid off.
View ArticleEverything You Think You Know About the Museum of Ice Cream Is Wrong:...
MOIC's 27-year-old founder Maryellis Bunn discusses everything from social media to art critics to Walt Disney.
View ArticleHas the TikTok Generation Actually Changed the Future of Television?
Remember when TVs didn’t spin? Well, now, they spin…
View ArticleRecreate a Damien Hirst Painting on Snapchat and Pretend You’re the World’s...
Hirst's augmented reality experience on Snapchat allows users to make their own versions of his famous 'spin' paintings.
View ArticleSnapchat Demotes Trump to Its Bunker Over His George Floyd Protestor Tweets
However, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said Snapchat wouldn't remove Trump's posts.
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The Hidden Costs of Snapchat’s New Safety Feature
Snapchat, the temporary photo-sharing app, added a new feature that allows users to share their live location for limited time increments with a friend or family member to promote safety. Internet...
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TikTok’s Addictive Algorithm May Be Powered by Content Scraped From Its Rivals
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance allegedly scraped content from competitors Instagram and Snapchat and posted it from fake accounts to Flipagram, another site it owned. That stolen content may have...
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TikTok’s Ad Revenue in 2022 is Projected to Top Snapchat’s and Twitter’s,...
TikTok, the popular video sharing app, is set to reach $11.6 billion in advertising revenue this year, surpassing that of Snapchat and Twitter combined, according to a new study. The report also...
View ArticleWhy Snapchat’s Product Is Booming
This story is syndicated from the Substack newsletter Big Technology; subscribe for free here. In August 2016, Snapchat seemed destined for decline. Facebook that month cloned Stories — Snapchat’s most...
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Snap Is Laying Off 20 Percent of its Staff, Canceling Shows and Losing Two...
After nearly doubling its staff during the pandemic, Snap is now planning to lay off 20 percent of its employees, or 1,300 people, while prominent executives are also leaving the company, the Verge...
View ArticleSnap Says Inflation Is Hurting its Advertising Revenue, Suggesting Trouble...
Snap’s shares plunged after it reported revenue for the three months ending Sept. 30 that fell short of analysts’ expectations. The company blamed inflation for advertisers pulling back on spending,...
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A Massive Lawsuit Could Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for Harming Teen...
A lawsuit playing out in a California court could make social media platforms liable for the harm they cause their youngest users. The suit so far has more than 80 plaintiffs but lawyers are currently...
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Snapchat Tweaks its Flagship Streaks Feature in an Effort to Stay Afloat
Snap will allow users to restore Snapchat streaks, a popular feature that records usage, for a price, the company announced in a blog post yesterday (March 1). It is also rolling out the option to...
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Snap’s Q3 Earnings Will Put CEO Evan Spiegel’s Bold Promise to Test
Snap Inc. will announce its third-quarter earnings tomorrow (Oct. 24), and analysts expect to see its third consecutive decline in revenue and a net loss. However, CEO Evan Spiegel seems confident he...
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Evan Spiegel and Mark Zuckerberg Are Pressured to Estimate Israel Impact
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg were both asked to speak about the Israel-Palestine conflict on their companies’ quarterly earnings calls this week. Among all things, analysts wanted...
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Snap, Meta Ink Deals With Amazon to Offer In-App Shopping Features
Being faced with intense competition from retail-savvy social media rivals may have pushed Evan Spiegel and Mark Zuckerberg to join forces with e-commerce giants. This month, both Meta and Snap...
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