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How Snapchat took over Yale

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Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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I think we're going to see a lot more communication platforms built on limitations -- This would be an interesting brainstorm.

lets do it! I'll go first: How about a chat program based on sharing websites? Or an email program without a subject line?

> Or an email program without a subject line?

What about email with only a 140 character subject line? Who would want to write more than that anyway?

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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Given the fact you can send out messages to multiple recipients, how do they stop it from being bombarded by spammers?

Users need to accept you as a friend before you can send them Snapchats

Unless it has changed recently, I think anyone can receive Snapchats until disabled. At least, that's how it was when I opened an account a few weeks back. That was discovered when I received an unsolicited snapchat from a name I didn't recognize (I have no friends on the service aside from the default teamsnapchat).

Rather than risk viewing something regrettable, I deleted the "message" and quickly found the setting to disallow unknown users from messaging me. :)

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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quick tip for the author: If you are doing a 2x2 grid, the convention is you want better to be up and to the right. So you want snapchat to be in the upper right quadrant. I was initially confused when I glanced at your table and thought "Morse code is the best solution?"

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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I'm curious now, is anyone over college age (say, 25+) using this thing? The way it's based on impermanence intrigues me more and more, but no one I know's on it yet.

My group of friends (young 20's) all use it, although not very frequently. I have a feeling it will continue to grow outside of college populations.

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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I'm curious now, is anyone over college age (say, 25+) using this thing? The way it's based on impermanence intrigues me more and more, but no one I know's on it yet.

I have the same question. As a social phenomenon it intrigues me, but nobody I know uses (or at least, has admitted to using) Snapchat or Facebook Poke.

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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quick tip for the author: If you are doing a 2x2 grid, the convention is you want better to be up and to the right. So you want snapchat to be in the upper right quadrant. I was initially confused when I glanced at your table and thought "Morse code is the best solution?"

Better in this case is subjective.

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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the best part of this article is that we learn even yale undergraduates have no idea how statistics work. "i estimate that the contacts in my phone are a representative sample." based on what? the fact that you want to make generalizations?

Of a typical Yale student I assume be meant. And I don't see how you can fault the author for that.

Re: How Snapchat took over Yale

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

lets do it! I'll go first: How about a chat program based on sharing websites? Or an email program without a subject line?

> Or an email program without a subject line? What about email with only a 140 character subject line? Who would want to write more than that anyway?

I've been experimenting with text summarizers, but the content of email is so subjective that it is hard to make a meaningful summary. Anyone have experience/thoughtspace in this area?
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