Snapchat
lets you send pictures and videos only visible for a few seconds. Okay, but why
is this necessary? We already have Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where we can also share our photos and we have
a lot more opportunities to communicate with friends, yet, Snapchat is so successful in the world.
The most
important factor that made Snapchat so successful is the fact that the content
you publish disappears after 24 hours. We see things happening now, not videos from holiday which were 5 months
ago. Our photos do not have to be perfectly cropped or super sharp, we can just
post videos and pictures in any quantity, because everything will disappear
after 24 hours. Another reason is lack of comments, likes and this whole quest
for fame. We do not see how many people have seen our picture or video. Also, nobody
can find us unless you give him your name/nickname. So if your parents signed
up, and you do not necessarily want to show them pictures of the last evening
party, but you still want to share them with your friends, Snapchat is a
perfect place for you.
Its
creators are ordinary users who want to send messages who do not want them to be stored. They hope that it
is the safest way to send private material. But as history has shown, this data
does not disappear.
One example
might be a Playboy model Dani Mathers, who posted photos of a naked woman in
the gym, with the caption: 'If I cannot unsee this, then you cannot either’. For
insulting a woman, a model can be sentenced to a fine of $ 1,000 and six months
in prison. Immediately after this incident, the model was forbidden to use any
gym in Los Angeles.
Another
reason Snapchat will become even more popular is his first physical product -
Spectacles. These are glasses with a camera. Probably you will think "the next Google Glass". Well, no. First,
their appearance does not turn people into cyborgs as in the case of the
above-mentioned Google Glass, can be worn on a daily basis. Another advantage
of these glasses is a visible camera. People reacted with hostility to the
Google Glass because then they did not know whether they are recorded. However,
in the glasses from Snapchat the light switches on during recording. These
films will differ from those recorded by phone because they will be round. The
price of these glasses is about $ 130.
Below you
can find a movie that more or less will show how it is supposed to look like.
Do you use Snapchat? What made you install or uninstall
this application? Have you had any interesting adventure with Snapchat that you
can tell us about? When you installed Snapchat what was your first impression? What
do you think about the idea of glasses for Snapchat?
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In my opinion, snapchat is very good idea for application. A lot of people use it sending different types of photos. Nowadays talking about privacy (and being secure) is number one. Have a look at number of posts (and comments) about privacy, Google, Facebook etc. on this blog. We talk about it all the time. People just want to be safe. They love privacy. That's why they use snapchat. They believe that their message will be damaged after opening. Is it true? Of course not (as you, Dajana, wrote), but they don't know (or think) about it. They stop thinking on statement "Is it possible to open it again? No, so I'm safe". That's why, I consider snapchat as perfect idea.
Of course, some people use it to send jokes, simple information, normal photos and so on. They are still safe. But others use it to send something confidential and the Internet doesn't forget. We saw many snapchat-scandals.
I heard about glasses, but haven't used it. I'm not a fan of snapchat nor I have too much money ;)
I do not use Snapchat, but it has definitely a lots of advantages (especially for brands, why? A good way to reach the younger ones is with Snapchat. They are all the day using it! Therefore, more and more brands use this social network.), for example:
1) Snapchat is Any brand can share news quickly with a click, and users will see it when it is published. You can keep your client informed about what you are doing in that very moment.
2) Another advantage of this app is that you can use it to answer quickly and concisely to any client, with a close relationship that is not always easy to achieve.
I think it is quite cool that you can only buy Spectacles in special vending machine, which travels all around USA. It stays in one place for a short period of time, so it is quite hard to get a pair of Snapchat glasses. That's why you can find them on ebay for double the stock price. I'm curious what will be the future of Snapchat and Spectacles.
I think it's way more important to meet with real people instead of following the virtual ones.
The second thing is taking screenshots, but sender gets notified when other person cheats :)
Personally, I don't like Snapchat Glasses concept. People will look for something funny or weird for film, but not around what might cause some accidents.
There are also "stars" of Snapchat whose videos are on Youtube. And still everyone can make a screenshot of the picture what means that it won't really disappear after 24 hours.
But I don't say bad things about people that do use it, I simply couldn't care less, I find it entirely useless for myself, as I have more interesting things to do than wasting time watching other peoples' videos and pictures :).
And the most annoying thing about Snapchat is their filter with dog face, which some people add to their photos and then post this pics in Insta. I hate it, please leave your snapchat stuff to your snapchat followers;))
I think that Snapchat became popular and liked in short time, because it has a relaxed atmosphere and you can publish anything you want there and nobody will mind. For example, pictures of food are already passe on Facebook, but there's space for them on Snapchat. There ia also a convenient option of sending private messages to someone or sharing your photos with everybody. Snapchat also has a lot of funny filters, people still like to see how their face looks as a toast with butter.
It's also worth mentioning that Snapchat or InstaStories are great applications for businesses. If we publish something everyday, we can build a special relationship with our clients. You can show them the production process and everyday life in your company. It is especially beneficial for young artists, small businesses and freelancers.
Coming back to your questions - I have a Snapchat, but now I publish only on InstaStories. After installing Snapchat my first impression was pretty bad, I didn't know witch button did what. As for the Snapchat Glasses I heard about them for the first time today. They don't look too pretty but maybe they will be useful for creating interesting stories.
Somehow I even understand phenomenon of snapchat I can imagine that i would use it if i was younger. Now I try to reduce time that I spend on using my phone so i dont download any new aplications. I see that people around me are my focus on virtual world than on reality and i try to not be one of them.
The next downside of snapchat That is a fact we can call this another app "Thief of Time". We spend our invaluable time watching some videos from life of other people and it gives us nothing. We already use facebook, instagram etc what are the same - I would even say - addictive apps so we should consider if we really need That at all.