Google likely to launch Snapchat 'Discover' competitor
Google is developing a technology that would allow news publishers to build a news service that is similar to Snapchat `Discover`, by making mini-magazine of slides that users could swipe one-by-one on their smartphones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Aug 05, 2017, 12:26 PM IST
Google offered $30 billion to acquire Snap Inc in 2016: Report
Spiegel also values running Snap in Southern California and outside of Silicon Valley, where Alphabet - Google`s parent company is headquartered.
Aug 04, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
Facebook enables sharing 'Stories' feature with public
"This is something we rolled out a few weeks ago. The `Public` setting allows your `Followers` to see your story, in addition to your `Friends,`" a Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Jul 31, 2017, 13:20 PM IST
WhatsApp's 'Status' feature overtakes counterparts; registers 250 million daily users
WhatsApp currently supports 60 languages and has rapidly expanded its global user base by being easy to use, free, and sporting features lacking in traditional SMS.
Jul 28, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Saudi police release Snapchat 'model in skirt' without charge
The videos were uploaded over the weekend to the "Model Khulood" Snapchat account.
Jul 19, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Snapchat's new Snap Map feature raises privacy concerns
A new update to the photo-sharing app Snapchat that allows certain users to track down your exact location is raising privacy concerns for parents and child safety advocates.
Jun 27, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Snapchat launches location sharing 'Snap Map' feature
The feature that lets you share your current location, which appears to friends on a map and updates when you open Snapchat.
Jun 22, 2017, 13:43 PM IST
Snap Inc acquires location analytics startup for $200 mn
Snapchat`s parent company Snap Inc has acquired Placed -- a Seattle-based start-up that operates a consumer location analytics platform -- for nearly $200 million.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
Farhan Akhtar is the new 'victim' of Snapchat filters and the pic is too cute!
Farhan Akhtar who is very active on social media, took to Instagram to share a rather adorable picture of himself.
Jun 05, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Instagram doesn't 'copy' Snapchat but 'builds' on it, says CEO
Systrom endorsed that Instagram`s "Stories" feature is "definitely similar" to Snapchat`s version, but argued that it did not establish that they were copying.
May 31, 2017, 14:08 PM IST
High-profile Snap stakeholders revealed in filings
Some of the biggest US mutual and hedge funds, including Daniel Loeb`s Third Point and Daniel Och`s Och-Ziff Capital Management, owned stakes in Snap Inc, parent of the wildly popular Snapchat messaging app.
May 13, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
Snapchat reports mere 166 mn daily users, growth nosedives
It wasn`t the day Snap Inc -- the parent company of Snapchat -- had planned. In its first quarterly earning report after going public in March, the company saw growth slipping to its lowest in the past two years, reporting 166 million users at a growth rate of a mere 5 percent.
May 12, 2017, 09:05 AM IST
India can bolster Snapchat's prospects as Facebook goes after it
There are over 200 million WhatsApp users in India while Facebook has nearly 166 million.
May 05, 2017, 15:56 PM IST
Instagram crosses 700 million users mark
Facebook-owned Instagram has added 100 million new users in under five months, to cross the 700 million-user milestone.
Apr 27, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
Snapchat embraces AR with New World lenses
As Facebook goes after Snapchat with slowly adopting Snapchat features into its bouquet of apps, the popular image messaging app has rolled out New World lenses as part of its augmented reality (AR) drive.
Apr 19, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Zuckerberg takes a jab at Snapchat, says Facebook is for all
In an apparent reaction to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel`s purported disinterest in expanding business to "poor countries" like India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is for everyone and not just for "the high end".
Apr 19, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
Adnan Sami SNAPS back at Pak trollers like a true boss on Twitter over 'India too poor' remark!
After Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel's alleged remark on why he would not like to expand the popular app in countries like India and Spain as they are 'poor' and that the app is primarily for rich people, a debate sparked on the social media over it.
Apr 18, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Snapchat for everyone, grateful to Indian users: Spokesperson
Snapchat on Monday refuted the reported claims of a former employee who alleged that its CEO Evan Spiegel made negative comments about the Indian market, saying the multimedia mobile app is for everyone and the company is "grateful" to its Indian users.
Apr 17, 2017, 21:04 PM IST
Snapchat in damage control mode, denies ex-employee claim of CEO calling India poor
A day after Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel`s purported disinterest in expanding business to "poor countries" like India created controversy in social media, parent company Snap Inc denied the allegation, saying no such remark was made, reports said on Sunday.
Apr 17, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
Netizens uninstall Snapdeal app instead of Snapchat
In a case of mistaken identity, many people downgraded and uninstalled the mobile application of e-commerce platform 'Snapdeal' instead of social networking app 'Snapchat' to mark their protest against certain unverified comments of Snapchat CEO about the Indian market.
Apr 16, 2017, 20:44 PM IST
