Snap screwed it all up jumbling messages and Stories, banishing creators to Discover, and wrecking auto-advance. Prideful of his gut instincts, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel refused to listen to the awful user reviews and declining usage. Now a study shows a 73% drop in user sentiment towards Snapchat, the app’s user count shrank in March, […]
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Snapchat hosts first Creators Summit after years of neglect
Social media stars have always been treated like nobodies instead of VIPs on Snapchat. Despite pioneering the Stories and creative tools they love, the lack of support saw many drift to YouTube’s ad dollars and Instagram’s bigger audience. Now Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is finally stepping up to win back their favor and their content. […]
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Snapchat’s staff is disappearing.
Snap Inc. is laying off about 100 employees, Bloomberg first reported on Thursday, in its latest step to restructure the company after aggressive hiring over the last few years.
This round of layoffs is f…
Snapchat is stuck in the uncanny valley of AR glasses
“Timing”, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said cryptically when asked what the greatest threat was for Snap Inc. “I think the big risks are always the really big product ideas that we’re investing in that are just hard to get right” he told the Goldman Sachs conference two weeks ago. The statements got lost amongst flashier quotes. He defended the Snapchat redesign… Read More
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel got a $637 million bonus last year
Snap’s stock investors haven’t made much money since the company went public last year, but CEO Evan Spiegel still got a hefty payday. According to an SEC filing, he was granted an RSU of 37,447,817, which vested at the time of the IPO. In other words, that was worth nearly $636.6 million. His salary for the year was $98,078, and he had over $1 million in other benefits, so all in… Read More
Sorry haters, Evan Spiegel is not sorry about Snapchat’s redesign
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Hate Snapchat’s redesign? Chances are, you’re not alone.
Not that it matters much, though, because Snap CEO Evan Spiegel just confirmed that he’s not too concerned about the haters.
Speaking at Goldman Sach’s Internet and Technology conference in San Francisco Thursday, the Snap CEO acknowledged that “it will take time for people to adjust,” but said he’s been very happy with the reaction to the redesign — even the negative ones.
“We’re excited about what we’re seeing so far. The best part is that even some of the complaints we’re seeing reinforce the philosophy [behind the design],” he said. Read more…
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New book vividly reveals Snapchat’s sexty dorm-room origin
“He wouldn’t have to worry about sending a hookup a picture of his junk! And girls would be way more likely to send him racy photos if they disappeared.” That’s just a taste of juicy details found in “How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story,” a new book coming out tomorrow from former TechCrunch reporter Billy Gallagher. Read More
Snapchat’s Snap Maps is now available online
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Snapchat almost acqhired anonymous app Secret
Evan Spiegel secretly tried to hire away the team at Secret, but the price was too high. That’s according to three sources familiar with the deal who spoke to TechCrunch. The information expands and clarifies a report from the new book about Snapchat’s origin story coming out next week called “How To Turn Down A Billion Dollars” by former TechCrunch writer Billy… Read More