Peanuts character Snoopy makes his debut on Snapchat as a sponsored lens
Most of us have become quite familiar with Charles M. Schulz’s iconic Peanuts characters, which first made their debut on a comic strip on October 2, 1950 and ran until…
Facebook’s Instagram app has amassed over 400 million users
According to Facebook, its Instagram application has grown to more than 400 million users, 100 million of which were gained in the last nine months. Facebook paid $1 billion to…
Snapchat Update Quietly Removed “Best Friends” Feature, Upsetting Some Users
Yesterday, we reported on the arrival of Discover for Snapchat, and only afterwards was it discovered that the app’s “best friends” feature, which shows users’ top three most popular friends,…
Snapchat Launches Community Geofilters, Share Yours With Your Friends for the Holidays
After launching location-based filters in mid-July to limited markets, Snapchat has just announced the debut of its Community Geofilters feature, which lets any user create their own filter for any…
Say Hello to Snapcash, a Way to Transfer Money via Snapchat Through Square
Snapchat has just announced a partnership with mobile payments service provider Square to introduce Snapcash, a payments feature that lets you transfer money between accounts and to your friends on…
Snapchat to Its Users: “Stop Using Unauthorized Third-Party Apps”
We knew it was coming after the photo leaks and account compromises that have occurred lately, and now it’s official: Snapchat is taking the next step to safeguard users and…
Snapchat COO Emily White: Users “Don’t Like to Be Tricked” With Ads in Apps
We’ve seen quite a few advertising campaigns hit many messaging apps in the past year or more. For instance, Tango launched native ads last year which make the ads appear…