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It definitely sounds like Instagram is a better fit for that. But is that really Snapchat's core use case? There's definitely some overlap in uses, but instagr

It definitely sounds like Instagram is a better fit for that. But is that really Snapchat's core use case? There's definitely some overlap in uses, but instagram isn't a complete replacement for Snapchat. And the areas where instagram doesn't cover snapchat, it seems like are snapchat's primary uses.

ethanbond 10y ago
Use case wherein people get paid, yes.
- untog 10y ago
  There are a great many other ways to get paid than those in the OPs post.
  - arcticbull 10y ago
    Care to elaborate? Without any discoverability I'm having a hard time thinking of any.
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TallGuyShort 10y ago
Maybe you could describe the core use case? I was nodding my head all through that comment because I feel like I should like Snapchat, seems like everyone else does, but after each of several attempts I just uninstalled it because I would open it and wonder what I should be doing on it. I just didn't find myself experiencing things that were worth pulling out my phone for but not worth keeping permanently. And I just couldn't find accounts who posted anything worthwhile on there often enough.
- nothrabannosir 10y ago
  It's great for a light, whimsical touch. Throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Photos of yourself making a fool of yourself, everywhere, all the time. Stupid puns, stupid jokes, stupid selfies, stupid stuff which is really the best stuff, if you ask me :). No ultra well thought out filtered perfect square omg look at the color chroma jesus on my toast kind of photos. That'd be a waste of time. Just passing thoughts, fleeting moments. It's so great for a light touch to keeping up with far away friends and family. You don't need a reason to send a snap of just your face doing O.O. And it reminds you of each other. But you wouldn't do that over e-mail or Facebook :P.
  - toomuchtodo 10y ago
    Do people really have that much time to create and view junk? Random photos of whatever? I'm unsure how this is better than SMS/MMS/iMessage, or how it has more value. Twitter with pics and video in private groups?
    - argonaut 10y ago
      Have you been in a new relationship recently? Anecdotally it's pretty common for a couple to send pictures to one another of their faces through Snapchat - just nice to see each other and see what each other is doing. This is a classic Snapchat use case.
      - SmellyGeekBoy 10y ago
        My wife and I do this all the time and we've been together 16 years...
    - randycupertino 10y ago
      Haha... exactly. today I didn't even have time to eat lunch at my desk. How do people have time to create and view that many random snaps?
      - dirtyaura 10y ago
- SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
  My primary use of snapchat today was soliciting fashion advice from friends and showing a neat coffee art. I don't think the dozen photos of me in different shirt and tie combinations need to be permanent, but it was immensely helpful my friends could see the options. Similarly, I see neat coffee art every few days. For the last decade. I don't need 1000 photos of coffee art online (particularly since the collection leaks personal info), but it's nice to be able to share a moment with friends while reading the paper. Snapchat is great for "here is a little, ephemeral peak at the banal reality of my life", which isn't useful for marketers but is great for a little moment between friends.
- monkmartinez 10y ago
  You are like the majority of people out there... fear not! Most of us go on a hike or run and our first thought is to enjoy the moment, not share via some contrived social apparatus designed to, ultimately, sell us shit. It is actually a crime in our family to pull your phone out at dinner. Don't do it if you want to keep your fingers or keep Mama's fork from entering the back of your hand. No food selfies here!!!! This is all just a phase.... I hope. Because social networking in the current form is insufferable.
  - icantdrive55 10y ago
    "It is actually a crime in our family to pull your phone out at dinner." I hope this becomes just good manners--very soon. I look at people, whom are buried into their phone, and try to be understanding. But my first thought is they are socially awkward, or painfully shy. It's the Adult Pacifier of the last few years. It's not kids either, it adults of all socioeconomic groups. My dating days are over, but I couldn't imagine putting up with a anyone staring into a phone. I honestly don't know how young people put up with it. Partly because the phone is such a dumb device. I know your not programming, or working on it. The girl buried onto her laptop; "Great--it must be school, work, or she's doing something other than surfing social media sites." The Phone Stare is the most unattractive trait I can recall. That goes for all sexes. I just happen to notice more women because of hormones, but I see the guys too. I couldn't be the only one who wants to take that phone and throw it against Starbuck's menu board? And yes, I'm projecting. It's a little thing, but because society has changed because of the devices; I blame that Smart Phone. There was a time were people actually talked in person. It was sometimes nice.

ethanbond 10y ago

Use case wherein people get paid, yes.

untog 10y ago
There are a great many other ways to get paid than those in the OPs post.
- arcticbull 10y ago
  Care to elaborate? Without any discoverability I'm having a hard time thinking of any.

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TallGuyShort 10y ago

Maybe you could describe the core use case? I was nodding my head all through that comment because I feel like I should like Snapchat, seems like everyone else does, but after each of several attempts I just uninstalled it because I would open it and wonder what I should be doing on it. I just didn't find myself experiencing things that were worth pulling out my phone for but not worth keeping permanently. And I just couldn't find accounts who posted anything worthwhile on there often enough.

nothrabannosir 10y ago
It's great for a light, whimsical touch. Throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Photos of yourself making a fool of yourself, everywhere, all the time. Stupid puns, stupid jokes, stupid selfies, stupid stuff which is really the best stuff, if you ask me :). No ultra well thought out filtered perfect square omg look at the color chroma jesus on my toast kind of photos. That'd be a waste of time. Just passing thoughts, fleeting moments. It's so great for a light touch to keeping up with far away friends and family. You don't need a reason to send a snap of just your face doing O.O. And it reminds you of each other. But you wouldn't do that over e-mail or Facebook :P.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago
  Do people really have that much time to create and view junk? Random photos of whatever? I'm unsure how this is better than SMS/MMS/iMessage, or how it has more value. Twitter with pics and video in private groups?
  - argonaut 10y ago
    Have you been in a new relationship recently? Anecdotally it's pretty common for a couple to send pictures to one another of their faces through Snapchat - just nice to see each other and see what each other is doing. This is a classic Snapchat use case.
    - SmellyGeekBoy 10y ago
      My wife and I do this all the time and we've been together 16 years...
  - randycupertino 10y ago
    Haha... exactly. today I didn't even have time to eat lunch at my desk. How do people have time to create and view that many random snaps?
    - dirtyaura 10y ago
SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
My primary use of snapchat today was soliciting fashion advice from friends and showing a neat coffee art. I don't think the dozen photos of me in different shirt and tie combinations need to be permanent, but it was immensely helpful my friends could see the options. Similarly, I see neat coffee art every few days. For the last decade. I don't need 1000 photos of coffee art online (particularly since the collection leaks personal info), but it's nice to be able to share a moment with friends while reading the paper. Snapchat is great for "here is a little, ephemeral peak at the banal reality of my life", which isn't useful for marketers but is great for a little moment between friends.
monkmartinez 10y ago
You are like the majority of people out there... fear not! Most of us go on a hike or run and our first thought is to enjoy the moment, not share via some contrived social apparatus designed to, ultimately, sell us shit. It is actually a crime in our family to pull your phone out at dinner. Don't do it if you want to keep your fingers or keep Mama's fork from entering the back of your hand. No food selfies here!!!! This is all just a phase.... I hope. Because social networking in the current form is insufferable.
- icantdrive55 10y ago
  "It is actually a crime in our family to pull your phone out at dinner." I hope this becomes just good manners--very soon. I look at people, whom are buried into their phone, and try to be understanding. But my first thought is they are socially awkward, or painfully shy. It's the Adult Pacifier of the last few years. It's not kids either, it adults of all socioeconomic groups. My dating days are over, but I couldn't imagine putting up with a anyone staring into a phone. I honestly don't know how young people put up with it. Partly because the phone is such a dumb device. I know your not programming, or working on it. The girl buried onto her laptop; "Great--it must be school, work, or she's doing something other than surfing social media sites." The Phone Stare is the most unattractive trait I can recall. That goes for all sexes. I just happen to notice more women because of hormones, but I see the guys too. I couldn't be the only one who wants to take that phone and throw it against Starbuck's menu board? And yes, I'm projecting. It's a little thing, but because society has changed because of the devices; I blame that Smart Phone. There was a time were people actually talked in person. It was sometimes nice.