You are looking at your phone, and a bright yellow notification pops up on your lock screen. Someone just added you on Snapchat. If it is your best friend or a coworker you just traded contact info with, you don’t think twice about it. You just hit the accept button. But when the name is … Continue more
We have all been in the middle of a ruthless late night social media purge. You are scrolling through your Snapchat friends list, deleting old coworkers, random acquaintances from five years ago, and people whose names you do not even recognize anymore. Your thumb is flying, hitting “Remove Friend” over and over again. And then, … Continue more
Let’s not pretend we’re doing this for “networking.” You aren’t trying to find mutual friends on Snapchat to expand your LinkedIn circle. You are doing it because you met someone, or you found a profile, and you need to know: Who do we both know? Is this person cool? Are they friends with my ex? … Continue more
You are scrolling through your phone, catching up on messages, and a yellow notification suddenly drops down from the top of your screen. You have a new friend request on Snapchat. If you recognize the name, you just hit accept and move on. But when the Bitmoji is completely unfamiliar and the display name is … Continue more
We have all experienced this exact flavor of digital panic. You are walking down the street, rapidly typing out a highly specific complaint about your day, a risky joke, or a sensitive photo. You hit the blue send arrow, and a fraction of a second later, your stomach drops. You did not send it to … Continue more
You open Snapchat, start tapping through your friends’ daily updates, and suddenly you see it. A purple ring with a tiny, silver padlock icon sitting right next to their name. You just made it onto someone’s Private Story. In the modern social media ecosystem, this is a digital badge of honor. It means you are … Continue more
If you were using smartphones around 2014, you probably remember the absolute chaos of the original Snapchat interface. Back in the day, the app had a feature that was practically designed to start arguments. You could tap on literally anyone’s profile your best friend, your partner, or your crush and instantly see a public list … Continue more
You are sitting on your couch late at night, mindlessly scrolling through your phone. You open Snapchat, pinch the camera screen, and pull up the Snap Map. You just want to see what is going on. You notice a cluster of your friends’ Bitmojis hanging out at a bar downtown. Or maybe you are checking … Continue more
