Snapchat

• Snapchat Eliminates Curators As ‘Live Stories’ Pivots Away From Cities To Major Events
• Snapchat’s Ad Revenues Will Catapult 155% To Almost $1 Billion Next Year (Report)

  Snapchat began inserting ads within users’ Stories in June, and eMarketer estimates that these ads will overtake Discover ads beginning in 2017.

  
• Facebook Integrates Snapchat-Like Live Video Feature Within Its Messenger App

  “Instant Video is a reflection of the ubiquity of video," Facebook said. "We simply expect to have that ability in real-time, all the time."

  
• Apple, In Social Push, Is Reportedly Developing A Snapchat-Like Video Editing App

  Apple's proprietary iPhone and iPad app would reportedly enable users to edit videos and then share them to various existing social networks.

  
• Comedy Central Is Turning Its Most Popular Snapchat Series Into A Television Show
• Snapchat Has Reportedly Acquired Mobile Search Engine App ‘Vurb’ For $110 Million
• Supergravity Launches ‘Andromeda.AF’, A Street Style-Focused Snapchat Channel
• The NFL To Become First Sports League In Snapchat’s Discover Section
• Snapchat Integrates Bitmoji Into App, Letting Users Send And Snap Their Own Avatars
• Snapchat Reportedly In Talks With TV Networks, Movie Studios To Bring More Premium Video To Discover
• ‘Sickhouse’, The Snapchat Horror Flick Starring Andrea Russett, Is Getting A Sequel
• ‘Ghostbusters’ Buys First Snapchat Lens Utilizing Both Front And Back-Facing Mobile Cameras