Snapchat introduced a new advertising format in its discover section. There was a new re rectangle clearly marked sponsored for HBO. There was a sequence of five snaps for HBO shows followed by a snap to swipe up for a free episode that went to HBO's website. If a company is willing to pay for access to the discover screen, this may be a good source of revenue. Facebook usually has a sponsored story on the first screen of your news feed.
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Snapchat reported terrible losses in November 2017. The stock went from 15 to 12.5. For several companies, the stock price is pure speculation for three months culminating in one day of actual financial results. The only thing that stopped the stock from going lower was that A Chinese company Tencent bought 10 percent of the stock in the open market. Probably a smart move since the price has dropped from the IPO.
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Snapchat introduced a new advertising format in its discover section. There was a new re rectangle clearly marked sponsored for HBO. There was a sequence of five snaps for HBO shows followed by a snap to swipe up for a free episode that went to HBO's website. If a company is willing to pay for access to the discover screen, this may be a good source of revenue. Facebook usually has a sponsored story on the first screen of your news feed.
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Snapchat is the only messaging platform without a GIF search feature as of July 2018. Apple Messages and Facebook Messenger have an easy way to search for gifs within the app and send them as a message.
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Snapchat introduced a more reasonably styled glasses in September 2018. The stock is trading around $10.
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Tesla cyber truck filter for Snapchat allows you to drive around the truck in a video using augmented reality. Click on the link to download the filter into Snapchat. Or open the camera in Snapchat, click on the smiley face for filters, and search for RC cybertruck.
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