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Instagram Copies Snapchat Again, This Time With Fun Face Masks

EghtesadOnline: Instagram’s copying was already a serious threat to Snap Inc. Now Facebook Inc.’s photo-sharing application is adding another signature Snapchat feature: the ability for people to digitally add animal ears and flower crowns to their selfies.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 07:06

Snap snaps back after analyst assigns first 'buy' rating

EghtesadOnline: Snap Inc stock rose on Monday after the Snapchat owner received its first "buy" rating from a Wall Street analyst following a $3.4 billion public listing this month that raised the eyebrows of many on Wall Street.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 22:20

Twitter advertising revenue falls, shares drop more than 10 percent

EghtesadOnline: Twitter Inc posted the slowest revenue growth since it went public four years ago, sending shares down more than 10 percent on Thursday on fears that rivals Snapchat and Facebook Inc were winning the war for advertising.
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Publish Date:10/February/2017 | 24:49

Google Plans to Take on Snapchat

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc.’s Google is working with publishers on a news product called Stamp that would serve up articles in a mobile magazine-like design, similar to Snapchat ’s Discover service, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:06/August/2017 | 06:54
Snapchat’s user growth is slowing. Prepare for the deluxe ads.

Snap Unveils New Camera Ads Trying to Stay Ahead of Facebook

EghtesadOnline: On Cinco de Mayo, millions of Snapchat users willingly turned their selfies into an ad for Taco Bell. The app’s augmented-reality camera filter, known on the service as a Lens, let them see their heads in the shape of a giant, wobbling hardshell taco, with lettuce and tomato poking out and the fast-food chain’s logo in the corner of the shot. In the one day it was available, the filter racked up about 224 million views.
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Publish Date:16/May/2017 | 05:50

Apple drives further into Facebook, Snap territory with video app

EghtesadOnline: With the release of a new video app called Clips, Apple Inc is inching one step closer to fully engaging in the messaging world, where its huge base of iPhone users could help it compete with Snap Inc's Snapchat and Facebook Inc's Messenger.
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Publish Date:22/March/2017 | 07:46

Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets

EghtesadOnline: Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat , raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.
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Publish Date:25/January/2017 | 06:46

Twitter impresses advertisers with BuzzFeed U.S. election livestream

EghtesadOnline: Twitter Inc said it was able to deliver more viewers than promised to advertisers on a U.S. election night livestream, good news for the microblogging site as it tries to ward off growing competition for ad dollars from Snapchat and Instagram.
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Publish Date:12/November/2016 | 06:46

Alphabet's unit discloses Snapchat investment

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc's venture capital arm CapitalG, earlier known as Google Capital, disclosed an investment in Snapchat by adding the social networking firm's logo to a page on its investment portfolio website.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 04:45
With the unveiling of Spectacles, the startup is also changing its name to Snap Inc.

Snapchat Will Release $130 Sunglasses With Built-In Camera

EghtesadOnline: Snapchat said it will release a wearable gadget called Spectacles, which resembles a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera for shooting video. A limited supply of the product will be sold this fall for $129.99, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:24/September/2016 | 13:34