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Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by zaptheimpaler »

sph wrote: post #35
lordofgibbons wrote: post #28

>Open your laptop and head to web.snapchat.com using Chrome Wow Chrome really is the new IE. Developers are really shooting their future selves in the foot by only developing for Chrome. I don't know about you guys, but I don't want a web (de-facto) controlled by a giant ad company.

IE was forced upon us by Microsoft, the biggest OS vendor. It was good to hate it and MS. Chrome is forced upon us by the same developers that frequent this forum. Chrome is bad, but webdevs that keep developing Chrome only sites should get the biggest share of the blame. At the risk of getting downvoted by the Chrome fans, shame on you for pushing forward the Google agenda and its monopoly over the Internet. I guess…

Business don't care. Business say PRODUC NOW 0 DAYS DEADLINE SPRINT FAST. Developer open in Chrome, LGTM, push. Dev blame dev, investor laugh in corner.

Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by koprulusector »

To use web.snapchat.com, one must obtain a subscription to Snapchat+ for $3.99/month. This seems to be a reasonable fee for someone that avidly uses the service. I pay $4.99/month (or something) for Reddit Premium, which not only grants me 700 "reddit coins" per month (can be used to purchase awards, etc.), but access to the r/lounge VIP space, and most important of all: removes all advertisements from my Reddit experience; worth every penny.

Snap's press release is vague about what $3.99/month buys you. Specifically, I'm curious whether the paid subscription eliminates advertisements and/or affects how Snap collects and shares paid subscribers' data.

Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by tech234a »

koprulusector wrote: post #62

To use web.snapchat.com, one must obtain a subscription to Snapchat+ for $3.99/month. This seems to be a reasonable fee for someone that avidly uses the service. I pay $4.99/month (or something) for Reddit Premium, which not only grants me 700 "reddit coins" per month (can be used to purchase awards, etc.), but access to the r/lounge VIP space, and most important of all: removes all advertisements from my Reddit expe…

The paid tier has primarily cosmetic features [0], and it does not eliminate advertisements [1].

[0]: https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/article/snapchat-plus

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/29/23187132/snapchat-plus-su...

Re: Snapchat for Web

#64

Post by sph »

dylan604 wrote: post #43
sph wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IE was forced upon us by Microsoft, the biggest OS vendor. It was good to hate it and MS. Chrome is forced upon us by the same developers that frequent this forum. Chrome is bad, but webdevs that keep developing Chrome only sites should get the biggest share of the blame. At the risk of getting downvoted by the Chrome fans, shame on you for pushing forward the Google agenda and its monopoly over the Internet. I guess…

>I guess testing on Firefox or Safari is oh just so hard. I'd be willing to stipulate that the testing isn't hard. It's the fixing of the quirks when they arise that is the hard part.

Quirks? These days quirks are few and far between, especially with Firefox. It's not the IE6 era anymore.

Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by vinaykola »

ralston3 wrote: post #53

If anyone from Snap is reading this. I can't login to web.snapchat.com because I don't remember my password. I can't reset my password because (1) I don't have an email on the account (FaceID), and (2) the number on my Snap account is from like 4 years ago (FaceID). In order to update the email or update the number, I need a....password. Someone should fix this.

Mind sharing your Snapchat username (or email me at vinay.kola@snap.com)? I can raise this to the right folks.

Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by corobo »

koprulusector wrote: post #62

To use web.snapchat.com, one must obtain a subscription to Snapchat+ for $3.99/month. This seems to be a reasonable fee for someone that avidly uses the service. I pay $4.99/month (or something) for Reddit Premium, which not only grants me 700 "reddit coins" per month (can be used to purchase awards, etc.), but access to the r/lounge VIP space, and most important of all: removes all advertisements from my Reddit expe…

> access to the r/lounge VIP space

Bunch of nerds pretending to be upper class British people for some reason. Pip pip cheerio old bean gold coloured bowler hats am I right lads. Haha yes my monocle has arrived.

If you're wondering, you're missing nothing.

Re: Snapchat for Web

#69

Post by fariszr »

ffhhj wrote: post #31
fariszr wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The only thing slowing down technology today is wall gardens. Hopefully with the EU's DMA this will change.

》Hopefully with the EU's DMA this will change. Does it enforce unified communication protocols allowing the good old Trillian days?

It enforces Open APIs for gate keepers

https://matrix.org/blog/2022/03/25/interoperability-without-...

Re: Snapchat for Web

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Post by kome »

koprulusector wrote: post #62

To use web.snapchat.com, one must obtain a subscription to Snapchat+ for $3.99/month. This seems to be a reasonable fee for someone that avidly uses the service. I pay $4.99/month (or something) for Reddit Premium, which not only grants me 700 "reddit coins" per month (can be used to purchase awards, etc.), but access to the r/lounge VIP space, and most important of all: removes all advertisements from my Reddit expe…

to remove all advertisements isn't old.reddit.com + uBlock Origin the same?
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