Algorithms and social media are bad, unless they're good, according to Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. Yes, quite confusing, but that's exactly what the cofounder of the app Snapchat argues in his first-ever ...

When Snapchat was first pitched as part of a Stanford mechanical engineering class, the course’s horrified teaching assistant openly wondered if the app’s creators had built a sexting app. Less than a ...

Earlier this month, Snap shared a letter with investors stating the company would focus on updating the Snapchat app to make it easier to use. This announcement came on the heels of a disappointing ...

Big changes are headed for Snapchat. Yesterday, speaking during Snap's Q3 earnings call, CEO Evan Spiegel teased a major redesign, saying the company was in the midst of "redesigning our application ...

Snapchat invented its best products by being the anti-Facebook. Its disappearing chats made visual communication quick and casual compared to Facebook’s email-esque text messages. Stories ditched the ...

More than 680,000 Snapchat users have signed an online petition asking parent company Snap to revert to the old version of the app, complaining that the redesign is “annoying” and “useless”. Snapchat ...

This week's 'Skim: why Snapchat's new algorithm is unique and what it means for users; Facebook preps Messenger Broadcast for business communication; Twitter tests a ...

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How does your Snapchat score work? A Snapchat score is gained by sending and receiving snaps. The simple algorithm values use over time—which means that most people who’ve had a Snapchat account for ...