Everything About ___
Live briefing

Everything about Snapchat

American social media and messaging app

Snapchat is an American multimedia social media and instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of the app are that pictures and messages, known as "Snaps", are typically only accessible for a brief period of time before their recipients can no longer access them. The app has evolved from originally focusing on person-to-person photo sharing to now showcasing users' "Stories" of 24 hours of chronological content, along with "Discover", letting brands show ad-supported short-form content. It also allows users to store photos in a password-protected area called "My Eyes Only". It has also reportedly incorporated limited use of end-to-end encryption, with intention to expand its use in the future. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: SnapchatA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Factors mediating social media-induced fear of missing out (FoMO) and social media fatigue: A comparative study among Instagram and Snapchat usersInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: How to Turn Down a Billion DollarsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The Digital Architectures of Social Media: Comparing Political Campaigning on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat in the 2016 U.S. ElectionCited 530 times
  5. Go sideways: Timeline of SnapchatA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Facebook StoriesA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Verb Alternative letter-case form of Snapchat.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Features
  3. Business and multimedia
  4. Premium accounts and sexual content
  5. Controversies
  6. Surveillance
  7. Lawsuits

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics