Snapchat - Electronic Gurudev

Snapchat, the next-big-thing in social media after Facebook and Instagram, had gotten itself into trouble after the alleged comment by CEO Evan Spiegel who said that the ‘app is for rich people’ and hence, they don’t want to expand to poor countries such as India and Spain. This comment has outraged users in India resulting in them not only uninstalling the app but also giving it a single-star rating both on Apple app store and Google play store. However, latest rating stats from both Apple app store and Google play store for Snapchat indicates that negative reviews/ratings might have been removed by respective stores. Although at the moment reason behind the action is not yet confirmed. However, it definitely raises questions on sanctity of existing ratings, users post on these stores. ...

When it comes to livestreaming your life, Instagram Stories is now the most popular medium. The Verge reported Friday that the Instagram feature has now become more popular than Snapchat. While Snapchat was the first app to integrate a story feature, Instagram now has dozens of millions of users choosing to post their stories to the app every day. According to the report by CNNMoney, Facebook owned Instagram has claimed that it has taken the lead from Snapchat as it has used the Instagram Stories by over 200 million times. Snap (SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat reported that it has 161 million daily active users ahead of its IPO last month. The 200 million figure represents how many people watch stories on Instagram every day, and not how many users actually post stories. Insta...

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Instagram Stories Are Now More Popular Than Snapchat