Snapchat

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One of the popular ways of communicating to each other nowadays involves the app Snapchat. Most prominent with teenagers and young adults, the little white ghost has created quite a buzz. So much so that Facebook recently tried to purchase the app for $3 billion. This photo sharing app lets you snap photos lasting up to 10 seconds, once the photo is gone it is no longer able to be reopened. Below is a list of 5 reasons why everyone should be using Snapchat. 

1. Good for Business 

As the business world constantly evolves with technology, Snapchat as become a great way to reach out to target customers and audience members. Snaps allow you to be creative in the way you reach out to customers and offer exclusive deals and coupons. If you are offering a new product you can allow your customers to preview the product and create conversation. For more business reasons to use snapchat check out Social Media Examiner.

2. Keep in Touch

With Snapchat staying in contact with people you’re closest to has never been easier. You can have fun conversations with friends back and forth making silly faces and videos. People are able to send great moments caught on camera that otherwise might not have been. Being able to share photos back and forth with text on them so quickly is convenient and allows you to explain your photos better. 

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3. You are in Control

Typically with apps you are not in control of how you use the actual app itself. With Snapchat, one of the things in your control is how long people see your photo. Even though people can take screen shots of there phones once the photo is sent, they cannot see how many seconds it will be up before the photo disappears. While it may never been smart to snap anything inappropriate. This does still give you the confidence you need to be funny with the photos you send. Click for more about the apps Privacy Policy.

4. Show your Creative Side

Anything with photos or videos will be visual to people. Within the app there are different filters and options to enhance your snaps. Snapchat allows you to be unique with the photos you take. Impress your followers and friends with photography skills you may not have realized you even had. By doing this it keeps interest in others and makes people want to see what you have created next. 

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5. Easy to Use

Snapchat is very user friendly. By allowing you to connect with people in your contact finding friends is very easy. The user friendly interface basically does the work for you. Just touch the circle at the bottom of your screen and the photo is yours. If you appreciate the photo you have take use the arrow at the bottom right of your screen to move into your contacts. Once in your contacts simply check the circles of the people you want to send it to and use the arrow at the bottom of the screen to send.