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• Snapchat wants to see your #UglySweaters, #ChristmasDecor, and more. $125,000 is up for grabs.
• Here are some things to check out during Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday

  This Thanksgiving weekend, platforms like TikTok, Twitch, and Whatnot will be busy, while Ryan's World will once again have a parade float.

  
• Snap wants to turn the post-holiday lull into “a unique business opportunity.” Welcome to Q5.

  Snapchat sees a post-holiday lull for advertisers in December and January, and it wants to turn that period into the "fifth quarter."

  
• Up next on Snapchat Plus: Longer-lasting Stories

  Snapchat Plus launched earlier this year. Now subscribers who buy into the premium tier can adjust how long their Stories stay up.

  
• Snapchat’s 523 program is back with $10,000 monthly grants for “small content companies from underrepresented groups”
• Snapchat will celebrate spooky season by paying out $100,000 through Spotlight Challenges
• Here are the first 25 Black creators who will receive $10,000 per month from Snap
• Here’s how cooking creator Eitan Bernath uses Snapchat as the “main source of revenue for his company.”
• Snap will lay off “approximately 20%” of its team and will no longer directly fund its Originals
• Snapchat doubles up with new dual cam
• Snapchat already has 1 million people paying for Plus
• The Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund will pay out $100,000 to artists who are “driving creation”