This week, I thought it would be appropriate to write a
topic close to my phone. … SnapChat. This weekend, I was able to convert 3 of
my friends to users of the popular application. It gives you the ability to
send pictures to friends and limit the amount of time they can see it with a 10
second maximum. Also, the application allows you to add captions and draw on
the pictures with limited colors. Essentially, it allows for a bit of humor
while sending goofy faces or awkward pictures that you don’t want people to
receive via SMS; however, it can be screenshot... BEWARE!
The article I ran across on TechCrunch by Semil Shah
discusses how SnapChat is a widely growing application that many had
misconceptions about. The founders were
unlike most startups and actually graduated college (for the most part). The
application proved that it could become popular without Twitter or Facebook,
but it reached the consumers directly on their most used product, smartphone.
Although it is based on pictures, Snapchat is definitely different from
Instagram or Pinterest. I am interested
to see how the idea continues to launch.
Recently, they have even allowed for the sharing of videos. I
think this adds a new facet to the game. Thankfully, these are deleted after viewing or
it would be social suicide. It should be quite interesting to see if there is SnapChat
revolution or if it is just another fad. For the time being, I know that many
of my friends think it is fun and it has spread like wildfire, so we are going
to enjoy it until a new app comes along to steal their thunder.
Best of luck
SnapChat.
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