Tag: Snapchat
Congress grills Facebook over its acquisitions and feature cloning
During a massive antitrust hearing, Congress tried to force Mark Zuckerberg to answer some of the toughest questions yet around Facebook's acquisitions. The company’s 2012 deal to buy Instagram for $1 billion came under particular scrutiny when lawma… Source
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Snap makes Spectacles easier to use with new edit tool
If you happen to own a pair of Spectacles that have been collecting dust, a new software update may get you to use them again. Snap is introducing two new features — Long Snap and Trim — that address some of its wearable's more notable shortcomings… Source
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Snap’s coronavirus bump was short lived
Snapchat continues to grow even as the coronavirus pandemic batters the ad industry. The company reported its second-quarter results Tuesday, marking the first full quarter since the coronavirus pandemic kicked into high gear and upended advertising… Source
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Daily Crunch: Snapchat says it won’t promote Trump
Snapchat is the latest social media company to take on the president, Fitbit gets approval for its emergency ventilator and we review the new Sonos soundbar. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 4, 2020. 1. Snapchat is no longer promoting Trump’s posts Snap announced that it will not be promoting…
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Snapchat stops promoting Trump’s account due to his tweets
Snap just became the latest social media company to take action against Donald Trump. Snapchat will no longer promote content from Trump's Snapchat account in its app, the company announced. The change will make Trump’s Snapchat posts more difficult… Source
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Snapchat’s ‘dynamic ads’ product for e-commerce retailers rolls out worldwide
Snap today announced the global expansion of its new advertising product, Dynamic Ads. The ad product introduced last fall allows advertisers to automatically create ads in real time, using the brand’s extensive product catalogs. Snap provides a variety of mobile-ready templates for advertisers to choose from, then serves the ads…
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