Snapchat

Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app that allows users to share photos and videos, known as "snaps," with their friends and followers. Launched in 2011, Snapchat gained popularity for its unique feature of disappearing content, adding an element of privacy and spontaneity to digital communication. Snapchat's influence on digital communication and social media trends lies in the pioneered concept of disappearing content, inspiring other platforms like Instagram and Facebook to integrate similar features.

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Learn about Black history and culture with new Snapchat Lens
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Snapchat's new AR game lets you hunt ghosts in your own home
Four screenshots of Snapchat's new Ghost Phone game.


The Snapchat experience is coming to your web browser
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Snapchat Plus is official for $3.99, but it doesn't let you turn off ads
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Snapchat tests paid subscription called Snapchat Plus (of course)
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Everyone is crying on TikTok. Thanks, Snapchat.
Three examples of TikTok trends covered in this piece.

So, Snap made a camera drone
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New Snapchat lens teaches users the American Sign Language alphabet
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Over-the-top 'Marry Me' promotion just reached new heights with a J.Lo concert in the metaverse
Two images of Maluma and Jennifer Lopez standing on stage holding raised up hands: One as a photograph, and one as their Bitmoji avatars.

You can peek inside Tesla's Texas Gigafactory using the Snap Map
The body of a Tesla Model Y getting a blue paint job.

Snapchat turned Snap Map into a custom visual adventure
Multiple screenshots showing the Explore layer superimposed on the Snap Map.

TikTok and Snapchat's first Congressional hearing shows how differently politicians view Facebook
TikTok and Snapchat's first Congressional hearing shows how differently politicians view Facebook


How to edit your Bitmoji on Snapchat
How to edit your Bitmoji on Snapchat

Snapchat releases new lenses teaching ASL basics
Snapchat releases new lenses teaching ASL basics

Snapchat at 10: A history of scandal, innovation, and sexting
Snapchat mascot Ghostface Chillah illustrated in the style of Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.

Snapchat unveils camera feature for Instagram to copy
A triptych of screenshots showing Snapchat's Scan feature in use on a photo of a woman wearing a denim jacket.

Snapchat is down for some U.S. users
Snapchat is down for some U.S. users

Snap Map adds 'My Places' for a Google Maps feel
Snap Map adds 'My Places' for a Google Maps feel

Snapchat profiles will feature full-body 3D Bitmojis and backgrounds
Snapchat profiles will feature full-body 3D Bitmojis and backgrounds

20 Snapchat tips and tricks for newbies and power users
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Snap's new Spectacles let you see the world in AR
Snap's new Spectacles let you see the world in AR

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