Snapchat
If your newsfeed is flooded with pictures having funky animations. You can know the popularity of Snapchat among the people. From adding captions, using filters to doodling, Snapchat does all. With more than a hundred million users, Snapchat is much more popular than any other social platform. The unique features of Snapchat have attracted many businesses and today many successful campaigns have been launched by the brands.
Before jumping on to running campaigns, let’s talk about its features and account setup to become a user.
Snapchat: Application and features
Created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown, Snapchat was designed to function as image and multimedia application. The USP of the Snapchat is the access time. You can watch an image or a video for 10 secs and replay it only once before it goes forever. With Snapchat you can upload your stories for 24 hours. Discover, another vibrant feature of Snapchat, gives the brands an opportunity to attract their customers through advertisements. The application is compatible with Android and iOS.
Steps to create a Snapchat account:
In order to make a Snapchat account, download the application from your play store or apple store. Tap on “Sign up” and fill your details such as email ID, birth date etc. Create a username and password for your account. After verifying that you are a human, you are ready to send your first snap.
How to add friends and accept a friend request?
Here is a quick look on how to add friends on Snapchat and accept their request.
Adding friends on Snapchat:
Click a picture of your friends Snapcode and open the application. Tap on the ghost icon, and go to “Add friends”. Select the Snapcode to add. Another way to add a friend is through username.
Accepting a request:
A ghost icon appears every time someone adds you on Snapchat. Click on Added me available on your profile page and tap on +sign to accept a request.
-Anushree Srivastava