Maybe i am Old??..but what is Snapchat?..

Sophia · 05-22-17, 08:57 AM

My younger brother keeps telling me to join Snapchat. At first i was like "Yeah, i already have an account"..turns out, what i thought was "Snapchat" is actually "Instagram"

Good heavens i can't keep up! I guess social media is now on another level huh? I just confirmed i am ageing like fine wine

Catfish · 05-22-17, 09:13 AM

It's like What'sApp, but less functions, and pictures destroy themselves soon after viewing. One has to follow this nonsense to be "up to date" of course.

They all use and sell your data, which is why they "do not cost anything" (apart from your privacy).

Unbelieveble with what kind of sh.. you can make money today. Like with updates for light bulbs (WLAN ones, but still), or for your car's audio system. or engine.

Commander Wallace · 05-22-17, 11:54 AM

You're not the only one lost with things like snapchat, Sophia. As Catfish said, people who area bit more sensible are suspicious of apps like snapchat and others for the reasons Catfish mentioned and I'm sure other reasons as well.

STEED · 05-22-17, 12:00 PM

We want information..You got it.

Oh that was easy.

Eichhörnchen · 05-22-17, 01:07 PM

STEED is very old... he must be the oldest one here.

Platapus · 05-22-17, 02:47 PM

I don't even know what instagram is.

I assume these are different companies that run social media services?

Eichhörnchen · 05-22-17, 02:56 PM

I don't know what Instagram is either, but I think Snapchat is that thing that Reece uses to send intimate photographs of himself to his wife's friends; they then burst into flames moments after viewing or something like that (prolly like in "Mission Impossible")

STEED · 05-22-17, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

STEED is very old... he must be the oldest one here.

YOU KNOW IT

vienna · 05-22-17, 08:22 PM

^ (Background music: Staying Alive...) ... for a very long time!...

<O>

Kaptlt.Endrass · 05-22-17, 10:59 PM

Snapchat was one of those social media things that was poorly done the first time it was introduced. Due to the nature of the 'self-destructing' images (the images, I believe, were still saved on your phone), it was extremely criticised as a great many teens, especially in the US, used the service for sexting images of themselves. They finally changed the protocol for the app to prevent it, and that's the last I heard.

No worries, Sophia...I'm 17 and barely have a clue about most of the social media out there...I just use Facebook and Google+.

O. Tony Cox · 05-22-17, 11:32 PM

I use only twitter

Méo · 05-22-17, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I don't even know what instagram is.

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I don't know what Instagram is either

It's a filter intended to protect us against the awful reality...

Sophia · 05-23-17, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I don't even know what instagram is.

I assume these are different companies that run social media services?

Hahaha. Social media is now on another level.

ikalugin · 05-23-17, 04:30 AM

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and pictures destroy themselves soon after viewing.

I know more than one small scandal that resulted from them being saved before "self destruction" so one shouldn't rely on it.

Sophia · 05-23-17, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by O. Tony Cox

I use only twitter

But why? Haha. Speaking of all this..i coincidentally just stumbled upon a blog post that sought of tries to explain the difference between Instagram and Snapchat. Turns out, the two have been around for quite a while. I mean 2010 and 2011 are like what? 6 and 7 years ago? Time to roll with the trend and be cool, i will be having accounts on both very soon!

05-22-17, 08:57 AM	#1
Sophia Watch Join Date: May 2017 Location: i am in both Washington DC and London. Back and forth. Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe i am Old??..but what is Snapchat?.. My younger brother keeps telling me to join Snapchat. At first i was like "Yeah, i already have an account"..turns out, what i thought was "Snapchat" is actually "Instagram" Good heavens i can't keep up! I guess social media is now on another level huh? I just confirmed i am ageing like fine wine

05-22-17, 09:13 AM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	It's like What'sApp, but less functions, and pictures destroy themselves soon after viewing. One has to follow this nonsense to be "up to date" of course. They all use and sell your data, which is why they "do not cost anything" (apart from your privacy). Unbelieveble with what kind of sh.. you can make money today. Like with updates for light bulbs (WLAN ones, but still), or for your car's audio system. or engine. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-22-17, 12:00 PM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	We want information..You got it. Oh that was easy. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-22-17, 01:07 PM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	STEED is very old... he must be the oldest one here. __________________

05-22-17, 02:47 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,948 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I don't even know what instagram is. I assume these are different companies that run social media services? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-22-17, 11:54 AM	#3
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,017 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	You're not the only one lost with things like snapchat, Sophia. As Catfish said, people who area bit more sensible are suspicious of apps like snapchat and others for the reasons Catfish mentioned and I'm sure other reasons as well.

05-22-17, 02:56 PM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I don't know what Instagram is either, but I think Snapchat is that thing that Reece uses to send intimate photographs of himself to his wife's friends; they then burst into flames moments after viewing or something like that (prolly like in "Mission Impossible") __________________

05-22-17, 08:22 PM	#9
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,503 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	^ (Background music: Staying Alive...) ... for a very long time!... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

05-22-17, 10:59 PM	#10
Kaptlt.Endrass Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: No Longer On A Big Grey Floaty Thing Posts: 395 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	Snapchat was one of those social media things that was poorly done the first time it was introduced. Due to the nature of the 'self-destructing' images (the images, I believe, were still saved on your phone), it was extremely criticised as a great many teens, especially in the US, used the service for sexting images of themselves. They finally changed the protocol for the app to prevent it, and that's the last I heard. No worries, Sophia...I'm 17 and barely have a clue about most of the social media out there...I just use Facebook and Google+. __________________ "That flag and I are twins, born in the same hour from the same womb of destiny. We cannot be parted in life or in death; so long as we float, we shall float together." As much as I dislike it sometimes, I'm a tin can sailor, through and through.

05-22-17, 11:32 PM	#11
O. Tony Cox Nub Join Date: May 2017 Location: San Simon, AZ Posts: 2 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Only Twitter I use only twitter