2. What is
Snapchat?
Snapchat is a new way to take
pictures or videos over your
cellular device and send them
to friends or family at intervals
of 1 to 10 seconds.
A set time of 1 to 10 seconds is
picked for the viewing time
and after the time is up the
picture ‘vanishes’.
The snapper can also draw on
the picture and add a short
text.
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3. The Creation of Snapchat
Snapchat was created by two Stanford University students by the names of Evan Spiegel and
Bobby Murphy.
When presented in front of his graphics class, Spiegel was made fun of at the idea of ‘Snapchat’
and impermanent photos.
Spiegel also created a Snapchat for users under 13 called ‘Snapkidz” where kids could take and
draw on pictures but not send them to others.
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4. Snapchat Target Audience
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Snapchat is directed at 13 to 23 year olds
Has a growing 40+ age group
80% of Snapchat users and
located in the U.S.
8. New Snapchat Updates
Snapchat is coming
up with new
features:
An enhanced
canvas where the
thickness of the
drawing lines can
be fixed.
An enhanced
keyboard that
allows for swipe
style input.
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9. Citations
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"Snapchat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2013. Web.
22 Sept. 2013.
ExplainerVideoZ. "How To Use Snapchat." YouTube. YouTube, 27
Nov. 2012. Web. 22 Sept. 2013.
Ross, Winston. "Snapchat: Naughty, Goofy, Ethereal, Permanent or
All of the Above?" The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 21 Sept.
2013. Web. 22 Sept. 2013.
Editor's Notes
To take a snap you must press the large red circle at the bottom of the screen for how long you want to take a video for or just press it once to take a snap.Then you can select one or multiple people who you are ‘friends’ with on your screen to send it to.The reason the little ghost is used as the symbol of Snapchat is because the picture that is sent ‘vanishes’ like a ghost. ********YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO USE SNAPCHAT ON PICTURE*****
"GhostfaceChillah", a name derived from GhostfaceKillah of the hip hop group Wu Tang Clan was given to the ghost (symbol of snapchat) by Spiegel.A lawsuit was pressed against Spiegel by his former classmate Frank Reginald Brown in February 2013 saying that he was the true creator of the idea of ‘Snapchat’ and is still under wraps.*****PLAY VIDEO OF SPIEGEL TALKING ABOUT HOW ANDROID IS RISING******
Wasinspired by the idea of what teens call “selfies” which makes it so popular among teens.******ARTICLE ABOUT SEXTING USING SNAPCHAT******
To join Snapchat you must have an Android or Apple phone that has an app store.You must then go to the App store to search snapchat then download it onto your device.Then you can create a username and password. Your username will be what is seen by those who view your pictures but can be changed byThe viewers when they receive your snaps to your actually name not just the username.
Snapchats user base is growing everyday especially among Android devices.******* ARTICLE ON HOW TEENS LIKE SNAPCHAT BECAUSE ITS NOT FACEBOOK*****Facebook needs to create its own snapchat to be cool with teens again.
-Many people use snapchat as a way to get creative with the feature of drawing on the picture.-Also by using the hashtag on twitter, snapchat users can look up and follow other users.-Reddit has also created a subreddit dedicated to just snapchat where bored users can snap each other.
Snapchat is one of the last companies to join Beta route which allows users to test drive new Snapchat updates like these pictured here.
