Recently I have been very interested in finding out more information about Snapchat. I wrote about Snapchat in the past, but lately I discovered that this application is consistently absent from much of the social media research being down. Meaning, researchers have pulled data that clearly shows when the best times to post on sites like Facebook and Twitter are, but not when to send photo messages through Snapchat. However, currently research does tell us that the Millennial generation loves this application! Meaning if you were born somewhere in between 1980’s-2000’s you should be on the Snapchat craze!
Now, after doing some digging on Snapchat, I have to say I was schocked that most of the articles that were linked to this application are primarily negative in nature. Meaning one article from fox news read, “Snapchat do we want an erasable future?” The next posting I found was from a blogger ranting about how dumb Snapchat was and his “proof” depicting photos. It is clear that this is a heavily scrutinized application. However, it is something new and plain fun! This application gives individuals the opportunity to stay visually and nonverbally connected with one another through very brief messages. I find this application extremely beneficial for those especially who are trying to maintain some kind of a long distance relationships. Meaning, instead of Skyping, using Facetime, or talking on the phone (which lacks visuals), Snapchat allows users to constantly stay in touch with one another. A simple 10sec. message allows users to maintain and build relationships. I think that Snapchat is not getting the credit it deserves and we need to look deeper into this explosive application.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/23/rise-snapchat-do-want-erasable-internet/