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This is how Snapchat’s UI will change come December [Update]

Update, 30 Nov: Snapchat has officially announced its redesign that will work to “separate social from media”. The company also announced “a more sophisticated Best Friends…

Snapchat is ‘redesigning’ its app, hits 178m daily active users

After seeing its growth stunted by Facebook’s similar products, Snapchat is pondering a number of changes to the app. In a Q3 2017 investors…

Snapchat’s owner publishes its latest chapter of troubling financial results

Judging by its latest batch of financial results, Snap is seemingly driven to outdo Twitter as one of the worst performing social media companies…

Snapchat Spectacles now available in five major European cities

Snapchat Spectacles are now available in a select number of European cities, seven months after the wearables launched in the United States. The company…

Ex-model gets community service after Snapchat invasion of privacy suit

Former Playboy model Danielle Mathers has been sentenced to 30 days of community service and three years of probation after posting a picture of…

Uber, Snapchat giving custom filters to riders in African markets

Great news for you antisocial riders who never bother chatting to your Uber drivers. The transportation company has today announced a collaboration with Snapchat,…

Snapchat introduces group sharing feature for Stories

Social sharing platform Snapchat has today debuted a nifty group sharing mechanic to its Stories feature. “Today we’re announcing a new way to create…

Facebook Stories will soon let you ‘Snapchat’ from your Facebook app

Facebook has already implemented a rehashed version of Snapchat Stories on Instagram. But it hasn’t yet bolted on the feature to its flaship app….

Snapchat’s interface becomes human-friendly with universal search bar

There are a few reasons why Snapchat is an absolute painful experience for many. For one, the app’s actual user interaction elements like buttons…

Adult Swim, more coming to Snapchat thanks to Turner deal

Snapchat took one big step to becoming the next social media TV platform, with a penned deal between its owner Snap Inc, and media…

WTF are Snapchat Spectacles?

If you haven’t a clue what Snapchat Spectacles are, don’t worry. We had a similar debate in the office whether to publish this piece…

Here’s why Snapchat is Snapchat’s own worst enemy

It’s tough to think of another mobile platform that’s enjoyed as much success in as short a time as Snapchat. The service has managed…

Kansas City Diaries: can brands beat Snapchat at its own game?

Kansas City Diaries is an exclusive article series by Natalie Pool as she goes undercover at VML’s global agency headquarters in Kansas City, USA,…

Apple reportedly working on a Snapchat clone

We’ve already seen Instagram copy Snapchat by implementing Instagram Stories (a take on Snapchat Stories), while Line’s developer released a Snapchat-like platform of its own. The…

More than a fad: the numbers behind Snapchat’s remarkable growth

Snapchat is a social media monster. From its relatively humble beginnings in 2012, to its current almost-super massive status among millennials, the app is…

Snapchat Memories lets users save, back up and repost previous snaps

Snapchat’s latest update is decidedly, well, unlike Snapchat. The ephemeral messaging app, which has made a name for itself as such, today announced that…

Snapchat, meet Snow: Korea’s rival app makes waves in Asia

While Snapchat is satisfying the West’s need for self-centered video snippets, South Korea’s rival app does much of the same. Developed by Line Messenger…

Snapchat is coming to Windows 10 phones… soon

Sure, Windows 10 is a fairly stable desktop OS that just happens to run on everything else — phones, tablets, even elevators in some…

8 ways you can leverage Snapchat to boost your brand [infographic]

Snapchat is a formidable and ever-growing social network, but it remains a fairly misunderstood one for brands and companies. Hell, even individuals who are…

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