{"id":2526,"date":"2014-07-07T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T18:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2014-07-07T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T19:42:09","slug":"new-social-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/new-social-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Five new social networks that should be on your radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve seen a wealth of interesting new social networks popping up lately, most of which fall into the category of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/\">Snapchat<\/a> clones. Here are five that are on my radar.<\/p>\n<h2>Yo<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"537\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2527\" src=\"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yo-app-300x537.png\" alt=\"yo app\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yo-app-300x537.png 300w, https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/yo-app.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justyo.co\/\">crazy-simple app <\/a>(that is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/interview-with-yo-app-founder-or-arbel-2014-6\">actually getting funding<\/a>) only lets you do one thing: send a message that says &#8220;Yo.&#8221;\u00a0As most networks\u00a0mature, they get more complicated.\u00a0So simplicity is sometimes rewarded. That&#8217;s the case here.<\/p>\n<h2>Slingshot<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"535\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2529\" src=\"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/slingshot-300x535.png\" alt=\"slingshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/slingshot-300x535.png 300w, https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/slingshot.png 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook is taking on Snapchat with <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/slingshot\/id878681557?mt=8\">this app<\/a> that doesn&#8217;t let you see your messages until you send a response.<\/p>\n<h2>Hipe<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2530\" src=\"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/hipe-300x530.png\" alt=\"hipe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/hipe-300x530.png 300w, https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/hipe.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hipe.im\/\">This app<\/a> one takes the Slingshot to the next level. No more waiting for a response. You only get 99 seconds to respond via Hipe, or you won&#8217;t see your friend&#8217;s content.<\/p>\n<h2>LokLok<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2531\" src=\"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/loklok.png\" alt=\"loklok\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your friends won&#8217;t miss your messages on <a href=\"http:\/\/loklok.co\/\">this Android-only app<\/a>. It lets you draw on their lock screen.<\/p>\n<h2>Emojli<\/h2>\n<p>Known as the first emoji-only social network, <a href=\"http:\/\/emoj.li\/\">this app<\/a>\u00a0(which is not yet available but is taking sign-ups) only lets you send emojis to friends. Even your username has to be an emoji.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve seen a wealth of interesting new social networks popping up lately, most of which fall into the category of Snapchat clones. Here are five that are on my radar. 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