Snapchat CEO Says Facebook Copied Its Features, But Not Its Values (axios.com) 30
Snapchat's CEO, Evan Spiegel, told an industry crowd that he doesn't obsess over Facebook's habit of adapting his social network's ideas. From a report: "I think it bothers my wife more than it bothers me," Spiegel said at the Code Conference Tuesday evening. "Fundamentally, it is important to understand that Snapchat is not just a bunch of features." [...] Referencing Snapchat's most famous feature -- posts vanish after 24 hours -- Spiegel quipped, "Maybe Facebook should copy Snapchat's data retention policies."
Re: GAY NIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE GNAA GNAA GNAA (Score:1)
Copying (Score:3)
That would only make sense if something ever visibly changed on Facebook.
Facebook (the company) has visibly copied several features from the Snapchat (app) into their own collection of apps :
- Instastories (ephemeral "top posts" by users) is basically on of the main features lifted from Snapchat.
- Status posts in WhatsApp is yet another attempt at the same features in yet another Facebook-owned app.
- Instagram also cloned nearly identically lots of post-processing that Snapchat. Instead of sticking to the "color filiter to copy the crappy quality of old p
values (Score:1)
Yes, advertising to 8-12 yr olds getting them to buy games and energy drinks and eat tide pods is totally moral. Love your business model Evan, so much better.
In Other Words (Score:2)
Snap hat's stock won't be worth much very very soon.
Worry about the things that matter (Score:2)
Facebook did copy their values, too (Score:1)
Facebook did copy Snapchat's values - to the same place they store all of Facebook's values:
CEO: "My wife is...upset..." (Score:2)
Board and Shareholders: "Then go home and play with your kids. Where's our money?"
Data retention policy? (Score:2)
What next, they should copy Snapchat's poor income and tiny net worth while they are at it?
Opera (Score:2)
Opera was unavailable for comment.