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Snap To Buy Digital Mapping Startup StreetCred; Adds To Location Strategy
Snap To Buy Digital Mapping Startup StreetCred; Adds To Location Strategy
January 11, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Snap, parent of social media company Snapchat, has bought New York City-based StreetCred, which is working on a platform for location data, according to a...

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Snapchat’s Spotlight Dangles $1M To Lure Viral Creators From TikTok, Instagram Reels
Snapchat’s Spotlight Dangles $1M To Lure Viral Creators From TikTok, Instagram Reels
November 23, 2020  |  eCommerce

Spotlight — a new Snapchat tool to compete with TikTok and Instagram (IG) Reels — is making available at least $1 million every day to...

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Snapchat User Growth Slows In Q2
Snapchat User Growth Slows In Q2
July 21, 2020  |  Earnings

Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has announced its second-quarter financial results, including an operating cash flow increase by $29 million to $67 million...

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Snapchat Debuts New Developer Tools Including eCommerce
Snapchat Debuts New Developer Tools Including eCommerce
June 12, 2020  |  eCommerce

Snap has rolled out a large array of new features for popular social media app Snapchat, including Snap Minis, which allow brands to offer new...

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Snap’s Ads, Users And Earnings Up; Revenue And Stock Down
Snap’s Ads, Users And Earnings Up; Revenue And Stock Down
February 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Despite showing strength in several measures — revenue and Q1 forecasts beat pre-release estimates, Snap showed notable growth in its active user base, Discover video content...

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Pinterest Enters Top Three Social Platforms; Shares Spike 13 Pct.
Pinterest Enters Top Three Social Platforms; Shares Spike 13 Pct.
January 14, 2020  |  Innovation

After a report indicated Pinterest came out ahead of Snap Inc.’s Snapchat to take the spot as the third-largest social media platform in the United...

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Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
January 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a new type of...

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Verizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
Verizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
November 21, 2019  |  Innovation

Verizon has announced that it’s partnering with Snap Inc., the company that owns popular social media video platform Snapchat, to provide 5G content for users,...

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Snap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
Snap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
October 23, 2019  |  Regulation

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are no longer investigating it.  Reuters is reporting...

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