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|TEXT=Snapchat
|TYPE=Social Media
|LAUNCH=2011
|STATUS=Active
|PLATFORM=iOS, Android
|DEVELOPER=Ryan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy
|SITEURL=https://www.snapchat.com/
|URLTEXT= Snapchat Official Site
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'''Snapchat''' is a social medias app that allows users to send photos and videos to each other. Different effects, captions and drawings can be added to these 'Snaps,' Users select how long they want their snap to last for. It can last for up to 10 seconds and then disappears. Snapchat has become the [http://mwpartners.com/snapchat-is-now-the-third-most-popular-social-network-among-millennials/ 3rd most popular social networking platform] among millennials. It is currently ranked number 4 on the 'Top Charts' for app downloads in the Apple Itunes Store. 
==History==
Reggie Brown and Evan Spiegel are the co-creators of Snapchat. They met freshman year at Stanford University when they joined the same fraternity. In Kappa Sig Spiegel and Brown met fellow co-founder and future programmer of the app, Bobby Murphy. Brown and Spiegel had a knack for entrepreneurship and experimented with a site called Future Freshman LLC. Its purpose was to guide future students through the college admissions process with different advice and suggestions. While this site never picked up speed they went back to the drawing board and in the Spring of 2011 they came up with an idea for an app called Pictaboo that was launched in July of 2011. Brown sparked the idea [http://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-snapchat/ when he said], "I wish these photos I am sending this girl would disappear." Pictaboo was later renamed to Snapchat. They gained users little by little, but where the app really became popular was among High Schoolers.
In April 2012, Lightspeed Venture Partners invested $485,000 into Snapchat. 
By Winter of 2012 the app was released to Android phones. Snapchat also introduced the ability to send videos. 
Despite the apps growing success, there was an ongoing lawsuit between the original founders about who truly came up with the idea for the app.  
In February of 2013, 60 million snaps were being sent each day. In November, Mark Zuckerberg offered to buy Snapchat for $3 billion, but Snapchat refused.
==Features==
When snapchat was first launched users were only able to send pictures to each other. But, with each update Snapchat has introduced more and more complex features. 
===Snapchat Videos===
In December of 2012 Snapchat introduced the video feature. Users can take and send videos via Snapchat to their friends. Snap videos cannot be re-watched and disappear after they are watched. A snap video can last up to 30 seconds. 
===Snapchat Story===
In October of 2013 Snapchat introduced the story feature. Previously the only people that could see your snaps were other users that you individually sent snaps to. Story allows users to post a snap of a photo or video that everyone on their list of Snapchat friends can see. It is automatically deleted after 24 hours, but unlike individual snaps stories it can be watched many times. There is also a way to see who watched your snap story or took a screenshot. 
===Instant Messaging and Video Calling===
In May of 2015, Snapchat introduced an instant messaging and video calling feature. 
===Discover===
In January of 2015 Snapchat introduced the Discover feature. It allows Snapchat users to see content from different brands or networks like MTV, CNN, ''People'' and National Geographic that is updated daily. They post short content videos with the option to read the full story.
===Effects and Filters===
In September of 2015 Snapchat introduced different lenses for selfies. Users are able to distort their selfies and add different animations. Snapchat changes the different lens options frequently but users are able to buy them to use permanently for $0.99.
==Ethical Concerns==
===Do The Pictures Truly Disappear?===
What separates Snapchat from other photo and video messaging apps is that the content sent disappears. This is an
===Privacy===
===Screenshots===
===Sexting===

== References ==
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http://mwpartners.com/snapchat-is-now-the-third-most-popular-social-network-among-millennials/

http://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-snapchat/

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/27/snapchat-launches-discover/
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