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Snapchat Appeal Debate

This cluster focuses on discussions about Snapchat's features, user appeal particularly among youth, comparisons to competitors like Facebook and Instagram, innovation, and skepticism regarding its business model and future success.

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sharmin123 (38) niftich (16) Apocryphon (15) gjolund (14) angryasian (14)

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Sample Comments

dwighttk • Feb 28, 2018 • View on HN

Isn't this what Snapchat is doing?

dsugarman • Mar 17, 2015 • View on HN

does this say something about how fast snapchat is innovating?

denzil_correa • Nov 20, 2017 • View on HN

Here's an article which talks about Snapchat and confusing olds : https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-how-snapchat-built-a...

gkoberger • Nov 7, 2017 • View on HN

My data is anecdotal, but Snapchat is hemorrhaging "kids" to Instagram.

roymurdock • Dec 20, 2016 • View on HN

>Snapchat is not [yet] a Facebook property

Apocryphon • Nov 15, 2016 • View on HN

To anyone on HN (or elsewhere) who doesn't get Snapchat, revisit Justin Kan's explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10859860

iliaznk • May 26, 2016 • View on HN

Looks like you're not a Snapchat user. It has turned into a media platform, not only messaging or image sharing.

paulie_a • Aug 28, 2017 • View on HN

Snapchat is atleast in that race.

anon_123 • Sep 20, 2016 • View on HN

Snapchat does this when they try to acquire companies.

whimsicalism • Apr 14, 2022 • View on HN

You are just a millennial, this is why you undervalue Snapchat.