Facebook is bringing augmented reality (AR) to its ads by letting you “try on” clothes and makeup before you buy. The AR ads appear the same way as any other in News Feed, with a new “Tap to try on” option in the photo. If you do so, Facebook accesses your phone’s camera and allows …
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Snapchat will put the spotlight on its community’s creativity Tuesday with its new Lens Explorer. The added feature in the AR photo messaging app will allow you to check out Community Lenses, created with Lens Studio, in the app’s main carousel. To use the Explorer, tap the smiley face icon that shows up on the carousel and tap the appropriate …
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Social media companies work hard to get us addicted to their services, Silicon Valley insiders have reportedly revealed. Features such as infinite scroll and Likes keep people looking at their phones for longer than necessary and feed on their insecurities, they told the BBC’s Panorama for a documentary set to air Tuesday. Aza Raskin, formerly of Mozilla and Jawbone, created infinite …
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Facebook is trying to get more people to interact with the Stories feature in its main app. The social network on Wednesday announced a few new features for the service, which lets people post a string of photos and videos that automatically disappear after 24 hours. Now, if you reply to a Story, you’ll be able to add other people …
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Snap is reportedly venturing even deeper into gaming. The company behind the Snapchat app plans to launch a platform later this year that’ll let users download and play third-party games through the app, reported The Information. The platform has been in the works for at least a year, and Snap already has one publisher lined up to a game, The …
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Instagram could be worth more than $100 billion, and has 1 billion users a month. So it’s not surprising that the company would roll out its own group video chat service, separate from its owner Facebook. What might surprise you: You’ll be able to keep browsing Instagram while you chat with three of your friends — thanks to a nifty …
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Snapchat wants to take over on your smartphone. Snap on Thursday launched Snap Kit, a platform for developers that’ll let them integrate Snapchat’s experiences into other apps. This means you can expect to start seeing filters, bitmoji and stories outside Snapchat, a Snap spokesperson said in a release. Like Snap’s recent expansion of friendmoji, it’s yet another move by the …
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Snapchat is already known for its disappearing chats and Story Snaps that poof into thin air after 24 hours. Now, with the new Clear Chats feature, you can unsend messages to your friends before they see them. That’s right, no more sender’s remorse. This new feature is rolling out across the globe in the next few weeks. How to clear …
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Snapchat users can buy tickets to games and concerts after the social media platform teamed up with SeatGeek. Fans can buy tickets directly from the teams and artists by swiping up, selecting their tickets and checking out within the Snapchat app. Snapchat started working on e-commerce features in February and Los Angeles Football Club was the first to sell tickets …
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With Apple and Samsung wading into the crowded field of personalized emojis, Snapchat wants to expand too. Friendmoji — which are your Snapchat-customized Bitmoji featuring you and a friend — will be available outside Snapchat on iPhones and iPads in the coming days, Snap said on Friday. The cartoon versions of you and your friend will be available on the Bitmoji …
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