Everything Yusuf Omar needs to shoot, edit and publish a story fits in his pocket. Self-proclaimed “jeans journalist” Omar has spent the last near decade traveling the globe, telling some of the world’s most important stories with just a mobile phone and a few simple apps. The former Senior Social Reporter for CNN, Omar has […]
If you’ve spent any time on Snapchat the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed an amazing dancing hotdog popping up in different scenes of your friends’ lives. From nose piercings to street dancing, the little guy has been break dancing his way throughout the internet, and people can’t seem to get enough. Building on the character’s […]
The NBC News team is taking its first daily video program to a younger, digital audience on Snapchat. Hosted by Savannah Sellers and Gadi Schwartz, the program “Stay Tuned” will bring the latest headlines of “NBC Nightly News” in two-to-three-minute segments that will run twice each weekday and twice over the weekend. This is the […]
In an announcement Thursday, Instagram boasted over 200 million users post to Stories on a daily basis. This is huge, considering the ephemeral, Snapchat-esque feature is only about eight months old. Snapchat, which filed a public IPO in February, stated at the time that “on average, 158 million people use Snapchat daily.” Of course, those […]
When Snapchat released its new, innovative Spectacles to the world in September, it predicted a whole new experience for users. The quirky frames, wild colors and unique viewpoint offered a fresh perspective for social media. According to its promotional video, Snapchat expected users to document every moment of their free-spirited, active lifestyles. Now that the […]
As a brand, it’s kind of hard to take Snapchat seriously. With all its face-warping goofiness, cartooney geofilters, not to mention its shady start as a private teen messaging platform, the app seems to be a young man’s game. But Snapchat’s demographic and reach is growing — and fast. Last June, the app boasted more daily […]