Snapchat’s New Test: Grow Like Facebook, Without the Baggage
- 7 years ago
Snapchat’s New Test: Grow Like Facebook, Without the Baggage
And unlike Mark Zuckerberg, who once said privacy was an outdated concept, Mr. Spiegel believed
in safeguarding users’ data, saying in a 2015 interview that “we care about not being creepy.”
Snapchat’s distinctive qualities also helped steer it clear of some problems that are now plaguing its rivals.
The app, which featured a minimalist design that appealed to teenagers while often perplexing their parents, will soon have a personalized feed
that uses algorithms to show relevant stories to users, rather than making them sift through a reverse-chronological feed.
Instagram Stories, a near-clone of Snapchat’s most distinctive feature, has reached 300 million daily active users, nearly twice as many as Snapchat.
And unlike Mark Zuckerberg, who once said privacy was an outdated concept, Mr. Spiegel believed
in safeguarding users’ data, saying in a 2015 interview that “we care about not being creepy.”
Snapchat’s distinctive qualities also helped steer it clear of some problems that are now plaguing its rivals.
The app, which featured a minimalist design that appealed to teenagers while often perplexing their parents, will soon have a personalized feed
that uses algorithms to show relevant stories to users, rather than making them sift through a reverse-chronological feed.
Instagram Stories, a near-clone of Snapchat’s most distinctive feature, has reached 300 million daily active users, nearly twice as many as Snapchat.