Snapchat is an ephemeral messaging app that launched in July 2011 under the name Picaboo.
As of Feb. 2015, Snapchat said users send more than 700 million disappearing “snaps” and view more than 500 million stories daily.
Snapchat Spectacles Resources
How Space 150 brought Spectacles to pro sports
Snapchat Spectacles Review: Wearing a Camera Is Cool … and Creepy (Wall Street Journal – Nov. 29, 2016)
Sexxxtacles: How Snapchat’s new Spectacles are being used in the sack (Mashable – Dec. 5, 2016)
Snapchat resources: How to use Snapchat
My Little Sister Taught Me How To “Snapchat Like The Teens” (Buzzfeed – Feb. 8, 2016)
How to use Snapchat slideshow (Business Insider – Feb. 19, 2015)
The beginners guide to Snapchat (Mashable – Aug. 4, 2014)
9 Snapchat tips and tricks (Mashable – Aug. 13, 2014)
How to change the color of text on Snapchat (Chris Snider Design – April 7, 2015)
Articles about Snapchat
Snapchat launches universal search to simplify navigation – (TechCrunch – Jan. 12, 2017)
Snapchat adds verified celebrity accounts – (The Verge – Nov. 13, 2015)
Snapchat Update Lets You Switch Between Front And Rear Cameras For Videos (TechCrunch – June 9, 2015)
Why Snapchat is outliving and outpacing the competition – (The Next Web – May 13, 2015)
Snapchat will feature weekly content from MLB and fans – (Wall Street Journal – May 13, 2015)
Snapchat Replaces “Best Friends” With Friend Emojis, Adds Low-Light Camera (TechCrunch – April 6, 2014)
Here’s how Snapchat is trying to earn back your trust – (Medium – April 2, 2015)
Info on Snapchat’s Our Campus Story feature (USA Today College – March 24, 2015)
How does Snapchat make money? (Yahoo – March 19, 2015) Includes some good background info.
Why Millennials use Snapchat – (Business Insider – Feb. 22, 2015)
Who to follow on Snapchat (Harper’s Bazaar – Feb. 10, 2015)
NPR’s thoughts on Snapchat for news (NPR social media desk – Jan. 27, 2015)
Survey shows 77% of college student use Snapchat daily (Mashable – Feb. 24, 2014)
Snapchat is third-most-popular social app among Millennials (TechCrunch – Aug. 11, 2014)
Snapchat resources: Snapchat as a marketing tool
List of brands, sports teams, universities, celebrities, media orgs on Snapchat (Chris Snider Design)
Handpicked Snapchatters to follow (Snapchatters.co)
Snapchat Storytelling Template (Chris Snider Design)
What USA Today Sports learned covering the Final Four on Periscope and Snapchat (Nieman Lab – April 13, 2015)
Podcast: What businesses need to know about Snapchat with garyvee and shonduras (Social Media Examiner – Feb. 27, 2015)
How 6 news organizations are thinking about Snapchat (Nieman Lab – Feb. 23, 2015)
What Mashable learned from one year on Snapchat (Mashable – Jan. 23, 2015)
How news orgs are using Snapchat for news (Knightlab – Dec. 20, 2014)
Lessons from West Virginia University’s Snapchat experiment (Aug. 28, 2014)
How 12 brands use Snapchat (FastCo – Aug. 12, 2014)
How to boost your brand’s Snapchat game – (Mashable – Feb. 15, 2014)
Snapchat opening the door for new way of journalism (USAToday College – March 6, 2014)
40-year-old Florida DJ starts Snapchat talk show (Business Insider – March 4, 2015)