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Stories as Specters of our Past: Evaluating the Impact of Ephemeral Media on Research Practices.

Stories as Specters of our Past: Evaluating the Impact of Ephemeral Media on Research Practices.

What makes platforms like Instagram Stories important to address is not only our general inability to look at past media artifacts – but also the impact in terms of scholastic research throughout a variety of disciplines.
By on 10/05/21 Comments Off on Stories as Specters of our Past: Evaluating the Impact of Ephemeral Media on Research Practices.
“Hidden Cost”: Social Commerce Practices and the Collaboration between Snapchat and Amazon

“Hidden Cost”: Social Commerce Practices and the Collaboration between Snapchat and Amazon

In an era when S-commerce (social commerce) is dominating digital environments, social media platforms use more and more tools to achieve this combination of commercial and social activities. Like Instagram and Pinterest, now Snapchat jumped onto this trend and...
By Aikaterini Mniestri on 10/19/18 Comments Off on “Hidden Cost”: Social Commerce Practices and the Collaboration between Snapchat and Amazon
Snapchat Fams as a Subculture: How Influencers Use Emojis for Commodifying Cross-Platform Engagement

Snapchat Fams as a Subculture: How Influencers Use Emojis for Commodifying Cross-Platform Engagement

Introduction Communities on social media are an emerging phenomenon in today’s society. Within the framework of networks, people come together virtually, satisfying their needs of communication and belonging, usually by creating communities based on mutual interests. Often, these communities...
By Nefeli Gkoni on 10/25/17 Comments Off on Snapchat Fams as a Subculture: How Influencers Use Emojis for Commodifying Cross-Platform Engagement
Discovery in a Snap

Discovery in a Snap

Imagine if I took a polaroid of myself, let you see it, and then after (maximum) ten seconds took it away from you. You might find that strange, annoying even. Then, imagine if I, or your favourite brand (Adidas)...
By Kat Milligan on 09/21/16 Comments Off on Discovery in a Snap
#CopyPaste – The battle between Instagram and Snapchat

#CopyPaste 211; The battle between Instagram and Snapchat

There is a battle going on between Instagram and Snapchat.. but who is on the winning hand?   A-team Instagram is a mobile phone photo-sharing, video-sharing and social network service. It enables users to take pictures and videos and...
By Arabella Memdouh on 09/21/16 Comments Off on #CopyPaste – The battle between Instagram and Snapchat
Bringing authenticity to social media, one Beme at a time

Bringing authenticity to social media, one Beme at a time

Launched this past summer, Beme is a new video-sharing app envisioned by viral YouTube filmmaker Casey Neistat and realized with the help of Matt Hackett, a former VP of Engineering at Tumblr (VanHemert). Neistat, who gained popularity through his...
By Nicola Romagnoli on 09/16/15 Comments Off on Bringing authenticity to social media, one Beme at a time
Could Snapchat’s new feature challenge Facebook’s dominance in terms of trust and privacy?

Could Snapchat’s new feature challenge Facebook’s dominance in terms of trust and privacy?

What’s the next Facebook or is there one? Ask many, including John D. Sutter (2012), who suggests that this question is not only wishful thinking, but an increasingly likely reality. Jamie Turner argues that although Facebook is still 220;king...
By Agnieszka Walewinder on 09/18/14 Comments Off on Could Snapchat’s new feature challenge Facebook’s dominance in terms of trust and privacy?