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The concept of a social media ‘story’ was coined by Snapchat. It’s been copied by many other social media platforms like Facebook, and Instagram but, the Snapchat version still performs better. You can attribute this to the platform being more suitable for that sort of content, or the fact that …

Snapchat is an app built on the whole concept of missing out if you don’t engage it immediately. If you don’t see a message within a limited time frame, it’s gone. All your friends will be talking about it and you’ll be out of the loop. It’s either a limited …

A good Snap or Snap story takes time, effort, and the right stickers to make. Snapchat has loads of stickers, both static and animated. They feature emoji, Bitmoji, and your location. The location tagging stickers are new and basically allow you to tag a nearby location in your Snap. Here’s …

It’s a universal truth that game apps consume more battery life than other apps. The same holds true for apps that can take pictures. If an app connects with the camera on your phone, you can bet anything that it will drain the battery faster than other apps. This also …

All Snapchat users have an in-app score. Your friends can see your Snapchat score and likewise, you can see theirs. This score is basically an indication of your activity much like karma on Reddit, or any other type of clout that a social media app/service uses. Here’s how you can …

Snapchat encourages you to share every moment of your life. The expiry date on virtually everything is one of the biggest motivators that get people to interact with the app. As the app has grown, it’s come up with new ways to share life events and to find interesting stories …

When WhatsApp introduced the ‘Seen’ feature, people were upset. The feature made it impossible to ignore a message or post-pone responding to it without a very good reason. Eventually, other messaging apps caught on and replicated this feature. They all have a way to turn it off though unlike Snapchat. …

Geo fenced stories on Snaphat is a feature that lets you create stories that are visible only to people within a geographic parameter. People within the geo fenced location can view and add snaps to the story. It’s meant to target events, for example, if you’re at a party you …

It’s not normal for a social media app to ask you what kinds of ads you want to see. Most just follow you around on the internet, keep a long, detailed record of everything you do, and wing it from there. Snapchat however does let you tweak ad preferences. To …

A block feature is essential when it comes to any social media app or service. Users need it to ward off trolls and other users who just won’t stop messaging them. Snapcchat is no different and it does have a block feature. Here’s how you can block someone on Snapchat. …