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

[Sophia]

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" :hmmm: 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 :D

[Catfish]

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. :D

[Commander Wallace]

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]

We want information..You got it.

Oh that was easy. :03:

[Eichhörnchen]

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

[Platapus]

I don't even know what instagram is. :oops:

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

[Eichhörnchen]

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]

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


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YOU KNOW IT

[vienna]

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




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[Kaptlt.Endrass]

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]

I use only twitter:Kaleun_Salute:

[Méo]

I don't even know what instagram is. :oops:


I don't know what Instagram is either

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

[Sophia]

I don't even know what instagram is. :oops:

I assume these are different companies that run social media services?
Hahaha. Social media is now on another level.

[ikalugin]

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]

I use only twitter:Kaleun_Salute:
But why? Haha. Speaking of all this..i coincidentally just stumbled upon a blog post (https://www.1and1.co.uk/digitalguide/online-marketing/social-media/snapchat-stories-vs-instagram-stories-a-comparison/) 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! :yeah:

[Mr Quatro]

Another reason for snapchat: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonalds-plans-to-use-snapchat-to-hire-250000-workers-this-summer/

McDonald's is looking to hire a quarter of a million employees this summer -- and the fast-food chain is turning to social media to help, CBS L reported.

Starting June 13, Snapchat users may see 10-second video ads of real restaurant employees talking about "the benefits of working at McDonald's", according to the restaurant chain.

Will they destroy the commercial 10 seconds later?

Sort of like Mission Impossible, uh?