Snapchat is a photo messaging app that allows users to send photos, videos, and messages that disappear after being viewed. It was created in 2011 by Stanford students as a way to share timed photos and videos. Key features include sending snaps to individuals or posting to stories, adding text, drawings, filters and other features to snaps before sending, and viewing snaps and stories from friends.

1. Snapchat
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2. Overview
• What is Snapchat?
• Snapchat: How did it happen?
• Features of Snapchat
• Misconceptions of Snapchat
• How to use or download Snapchat

3. What is Snapchat?
• Photo messaging application
• Send timed photos 1-10 seconds
• Time runs out, photo goes away
• Record videos 1-10seconds
• Time runs out, video goes away
• Able to add text or drawing
• Send to a controlled list of recipients or a specific recipient
• “Snaps”

4. Snapchat: How did it
happen?
• Developed by two Stanford
University students Evan Spiegel
and Robert Murphy for a Product
Design Course
• Originally released as Picaboo in
April 2011
• Rereleased as Snapchat in July 2014
• July 2012- IPhone
• Nov 2012-Andriod

5. Snapchat: How did it
happen?
• App Mascot: “Ghostface Chillah”
based off the hip-hop group
Wu-Tang Clan
• May 2012- 25 images per second
• Nov 2012-over 20million per day
• June 2013- SnapKids –Under 13yrs old
• Can not “snap” to other users, only save on devices

6. Features of Snapchat
• June 2013- update design enhancements, including swipe
navigation, double-tap to reply, an improved friend
finder, and in-app profiles
• June 2014- Snapchat Stories
and Replays

7. Misconceptions of
Snapchat
• In the study, only 1.6% of respondents reported using
Snapchat primarily for sexting, although 14.2% admitted
to having sent sexual content via Snapchat at some point.

8. How to use or download
Snapchat
• Go to App Store or Play Book
• Search Snapchat
• Create “screen name”
• Enter in Birthdate for verification
• To add friends:
• searching for user name or
• Linked to phone number in cell phone

9. How to use
Snapchat
• Click Camera Link
• To take a picture
• Take a pictures
• Point and Press the
Round Circle on mid-
bottom
of the page
• Take a Video
• Point and Hold the
Round Circle on mid-
bottom
of the page
Flash or No Flash
Flip Camera Direction
Record or take
Picture or Video
List of Sent/Received
Snaps
List of Friends and
Stories

10. How to use
Snapchat
• Type text
• After taking a picture or video,
tap middle of the screen
to open text box (“T” will
appear)
• After entering text, click “T” on
top right to change
font/sizes
• Draw
• After taking a picture or video,
tap pencil icon in
the top right corner
• You will then be able to chose
from colors to draw
• After applying a color/drawing, a
“reverse” symbol
will appear so you will be able
to delete coloring

11. How to use
Snapchat
• Add features
• After taking a picture, swipe to the right to add various features
• Snapchat offers 3 color filters, speed in mph, temperature and time
• Sending Snaps
• Time
• After your creation, select time allotment using the timer
on the bottom left
• To Save
• To save the picture click the down arrow in the bottom left
• To add only to “My Story”
• Click + symbol on bottom of the screen
• After your creation, select the arrow on the bottom right
• Finally, one can select individuals to send the “snap” to
and/or click “My Story” to allow all friends to see your
snaps for up to an hour

12. How to use
Snapchat
• Add features
• After taking a picture, swipe to the right to add various features
• Snapchat offers 3 color filters, speed in mph, temperature and time
• Sending Snaps
• Time
• After your creation, select time allotment using the timer
on the bottom left
• To Save
• To save the picture click the down arrow in the bottom left
• To add only to “My Story”
• Click + symbol on bottom of the screen
• After your creation, select the arrow on the bottom right
• Finally, one can select individuals to send the “snap” to
and/or click “My Story” to allow all friends to see your
snaps for up to an hour

13. How to use
Snapchat
• Add features
• After taking a picture, swipe to the right to add various features
• Snapchat offers 3 color filters, speed in mph, temperature and time
• Sending Snaps
• Time
• After your creation, select time allotment using the timer
on the bottom left
• To Save
• To save the picture click the down arrow in the bottom left
• To add only to “My Story”
• Click + symbol on bottom of the screen
• After your creation, select the arrow on the bottom right
• Finally, one can select individuals to send the “snap” to
and/or click “My Story” to allow all friends to see your
snaps for up to an hour

14. How to use
Snapchat
• Add features
• After taking a picture, swipe to the right to add various features
• Snapchat offers 3 color filters, speed in mph, temperature and time
• Sending Snaps
• Time
• After your creation, select time allotment using the timer
on the bottom left
• To Save
• To save the picture click the down arrow in the bottom left
• To add only to “My Story”
• Click + symbol on bottom of the screen
• After your creation, select the arrow on the bottom right
• Finally, one can select individuals to send the “snap” to
and/or click “My Story” to allow all friends to see your
snaps for up to an hour

15. How to use
Snapchat
• Add features
• After taking a picture, swipe to the right to add various features
• Snapchat offers 3 color filters, speed in mph, temperature and time
• Sending Snaps
• Time
• After your creation, select time allotment using the timer
on the bottom left
• To Save
• To save the picture click the down arrow in the bottom left
• To add only to “My Story”
• Click + symbol on bottom of the screen
• After your creation, select the arrow on the bottom right
• Finally, one can select individuals to send the “snap” to
and/or click “My Story” to allow all friends to see your
snaps for up to an hour