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Health
New study links regular social media use to desire for cosmetic procedures
A regular use of social media and photo editing apps is connected to an increased interest in cosmetic procedures, according to a new study....
Ryan General
China
Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data
A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme ...
Carl Samson
Entertainment
‘It’s my favorite thing ever’: American woman ‘giddy’ after discovering 50-pound rice bags at Asian stores
Adrien, a 26-year-old woman from Minneapolis, recently went viral for sharing her love and excitement for rice in a video she uploaded to S...
Michelle De Pacina
News
Snapchat Releases New Content to Mark Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month
Snapchat has released new content and creative tools to help users celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. Di...
Bryan Ke
Technology
New Snapchat Filter Turns Users Into Anime Characters
Snapchat has now moved on from letting users see what they might look like as the opposite sex in its 2019 viral filter to turning them into...
New Mexico Official Blames ‘Asians’ for COVID-19 in Snapchat Post
An official in Luna County, New Mexico is under fire after a Snapchat post in which he blamed the Asian community for spreading COVID-19. Ty...
Student Uses Snapchat Filter to Catfish Pedophile Looking for Teen Girls on Tinder
A 20-year-old San Francisco Bay Area college student named Ethan used Snapchat’s ‘gender switch’ filter to pose as a woman...
Kimberly Nguyen
20 Asian Celebrities Reimagined As the Opposite Sex Through Snapchat’s Viral Filter
The world is a giant melting pot of people and now so is your timeline thanks to the viral Snapchat swapping app that allows users to change...
Khier Casino
Instagram
Man Poses as a Woman on Tinder Using Snapchat’s New Viral Filter — Here’s Who Swiped
A new Snapchat filter which effectively transforms its users into the opposite sex by adding eyelashes or facial hair has become an instant ...
Asia
Why Indians are Suddenly Deleting Snapchat
A comment allegedly made by Snap Inc.’s chief executive two years ago has caused a massive uproar in India, with many Indian Snapchat users ...
Singaporean Teen Falls to His Death Trying to Film a Snapchat Stunt
A Snapchat stunt went horribly wrong after Singapore teen Jonathan Chow jumped over the railing in Orchard Central mall and fell four floors...
Business
Meet the VC Who Believed in Snapchat Before Anyone Else Did
The risk that investors take when shelling out funds for startups is never a joke. Oftentimes, many would see it as just another bet in a ga...
The Second Youngest Billionaire in the World is a Filipino-American
At 28 years old, a Filipino-American is currently the second youngest billionaire in the world, according to Forbes. Bobby Murphy, Snap Inc....
$130 Snapchat Spectacles Are Now Going For Up to $4,500 on eBay
With its ingenious marketing campaign, Snapchat’s camera glasses, or ‘Spectacles’, is poised to become a massive hit. It has bec...
Lifestyle
Teenager Makes $2,000 a Month Sending Sexy Snapchats to Strangers
A 19-year-old college student found a lucrative gig sending sexy Snapchats to strangers on Snapchat Premium while her boyfriend made a docum...
Editorial Staff
SnapChat is Under Fire After Releasing Racist ‘Yellow Face’ Filter
On April 20, or 4/20, Snapchat received backlash after they released a Bob Marley filter, which many users thought promoted “black fac...
Instagram’s CEO Just Shamelessly Admitted That He Totally Copied Snapchat
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom has confessed that Snapchat deserves “all the credit” for Stories, a new Instagram feature that allows users to ...
13 Snapchat Hacks and Tricks that Prove You Are a Snapchat Master
These Snapchat hacks will make you a Snapchat master if you aren’t one already. Snapchat novices and veterans alike may be surprised ...
Laura Dang
Jeremy Abdo: College Kid Who Once Sold $5 Pics to Friends Now Makes $5,000 Per Story on Snapchat
A graduating college senior has turned his childhood hobby of doodling cartoon characters into a good source of income. Jeremy Abdo is able...
StubHub is Offering a $5000 Job to Snapchat and Instagram Their Summer Music Festivals
Stubhub is looking for candidates who will travel to music festivals all over the country this summer and post their experiences to social m...
Teen Allegedly Gets into a Terrible Car Accident After Using Snapchat’s Speed Filter
A lawsuit is being filed against a teenager after she purportedly crashed her car while using Snapchat’s speed filter. The driver, Christal...
Interns at Pinterest, Snapchat and Twitter Make an Insane Amount of Money
The word “internship” usually conjures up ideas like “unpaid” and “free labor,” but there are certain internships that are perhaps even bett...
Interviews
How Snapchat Celebrities Make up to $100,000 a Week
Chris Carmichael may not be a name you recognize, but he’s one of the top Snapchatters in the world — an impressive feat considering m...
Benny Luo
Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Won the Internet For the Day on Snapchat
Arnold Schwarzenegger might’ve just dropped the best Snapchat ever. While standing on a roof overlooking Los Angeles, Schwarzenegger ...
Kanye West Has the Most Ridiculous Rules For Models at His NY Fashion Show
The rules for being a model at Kanye West’s fashion show event in Madison Square Garden appear to be stricter than the ones for the White Ho...
High School Teacher Fired For Sending Nude Snapchats to Students While Drunk
A high school teacher allegedly sent naked Snapchats to her students while intoxicated. Florida high school teacher Dionne Younce was fired...
Misc
FAKE: DJ Khaled Loses $80,000 in 30 Seconds After Accidentally Snapchatting His Black Amex Card
Earlier today, news of DJ Khaled spread that he had lost $80,000 within 30 seconds after accidentally posting his Black Amex card informatio...
Uncategorized
Anyone With an Android Can Download Your Snapchat Videos And Keep Them Forever
A popular Android app that records mobile screen data could be either extremely valuable, or extremely dangerous. Sometimes the Snapchats th...
How This 26-Year-Old Makes Over $10,000 Every Time She Snapchats
Snapchat is typically used as a means of communication for many, but for some, Snapchat is a lucrative canvas for artistic expression. Web ...
Billionaire Snapchat Founder Evan Spiegel Caught Making Out with Model Miranda Kerr
As if being a boy billionaire and founder of Snapchat wasn’t enough, Evan Spiegel is also going for the title of playboy as he was caught ma...
Sebastian Dillon
‘Millennials’ Are Now Obsolete — ‘Centennials’ are the New Generation
If you consider yourself a member of the millennial generation, meaning you are between the ages of 18 and 34, you are officially too old fo...
Jacob Wagner
Snapchat Founder Says The Future of Mobile Video Will Be Vertical
According to Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, the future is vertical, which means those who are watching or shooting videos horizontal...
Riley Schatzle
Snapchat is Offering College Grads $450,000 to Work There Instead of Google
For the last couple of years, Snapchat has been working hard to lure students from top computer science programs by offering them mor...
Max Chang
Why Snapchat is Actually Undervalued [Op-ed]
Snapchat made headlines last week after rejecting multiple multi-billion-dollar, all-cash acquisition offers from Facebook, Google, and Ten...
Alex Park
Snapchat Turns Down $3 Billion From Facebook
According to multiple sources, Snapchat recently rejected a $3 billion all-cash acquisition offer from Facebook. At this price, this would ...
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