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@revhuff FYI i just signed up for uZoom via the website. downloaded the app and tried to sign in only to get this error "Please enter a valid email address." I am using a email+uzoom@gmail.com email address. i have received the confirmation email so my email was accepted on setup.
@the_real_jw sadly at this time our current version does not recognize the "+" as a valid character.
I have a solution that could work though, feel free to email me at Josh@uzoom.me so we can get this sorted out.
So I just used this for the past 10 minutes and realized that it's Chat Roulette with no dicks and slightly more interesting content. You don't need to be friends with someone to see their public snap. People need to watch out though because they are posting snaps with illegal drugs and now their exact location is being pinpointed on a map as well as a time stamp telling people how long ago you posted it. I can see this update pissing people off when they realize that literally ANYONE can see your snaps on a map now. (and they had no idea about the update and didn't change their privacy settings)
@metalhaze Whoa, really? Like if you post to your story it's up for anyone to see not just your followers? (I can't seem to open map yet. Maybe not in Canada yet?)
@jonovono Well not quite sure how it works but I been looking at completely random people's snaps. Tapping a "hotspot" color on the map let's you see that snap. I saw drugs, people's kids, high school kids complaining about finals, college kids complaining about finals, some dude in a helicopter. You have no idea what you are going to see when you tap a hotspot
You only see content that a user adds to "Our Story" and not "My Story". So your story is still not visible to anyone other than your friends unless you opt in and share to "Our Story".
Loving this new feature. I'll be ghosting, but creeping on what's going on in the area for sure.
It looks like an upgrade to foursquare (minus reviews)
How to view Snap Map:
📱Update Snapchat App
👌 On the camera screen pinch like you're zooming out
🗺 You've got a map!
@gabriel__lewis Doesn't Instagram have a map feature currently for your photos? Shouldn't be too hard to add over instagram stories to it! They already have location stories when you search.
@gabriel__lewis maps on instagram! maps on facebook! maps on messenger! maps on whatsapp!
@yo @gabriel__lewis They used to have a personal map that would show you a location on a map of where you took all your photos. It was for your eyes only. And they removed the feature! haha....Looks like it's making a comeback!
@yo @gabriel__lewis instagram shut down their map two years ago. You can still see your own photos but you can't see other users photos' on map. I miss that feature
@danielrakh Instagram use to have a photo map. It was pretty awesome. Had they kept it, they would have naturally added stories to the map as well. This is evident in the fact that they have location specific stories.
@danielrakh Snap Maps is more than just location sharing with friends. Its mostly public content discovery. Tap anywhere on the map and see snaps that have been contributed to "Our Story" from total strangers. 90% of users will barely have any friends using the feature to make it worth while. Additionally facebook has live location sharing and will ping you any time friends are "nearby".
@_gordee the public content discovery is secondary..its first and foremost a spin on your top friends list. Watch their promo video above for what use case they're going for. Facebook's live location sharing is creepy and out of context and pretty much no one opts to use it outside of SV.
I love this idea, however I don't think it will get as much traction as expected with older teenagers who (1) don't want to leave location services on because it's a battery drain (2) care somewhat about their privacy
@aldenmarshall it looks like your location only updates when you open the app, which means there won't be any background location battery drain.
Snapchat is in a unique position to pull this off, since user's have other incentives to open the app (Share their experiences via the camera), which in turn updates their location
Not an original idea in the slightest, but that doesn't matter, because it's all about network effects. I give Instagram maybe 7 days to do the same thing.
Design-wise, it looks like garbage in my opinion. But that's probably because Bitmoji makes me want to vomit in my mouth every time I see it.
This has been tried so many times, but most have been stand-alone products rather than added features. So let's see if Snap can make it work.
@johnschenk good chance of it working since its built into a product with existing network. The standalone products have issues with a lack of network effects.
Very cool way of seeing what's happening in your area and around the world. I can definitely see Facebook trying to copy this, as their mission is to "connect the world" and Snap Map does that much better than Facebook does.
sucks that despite how hard snapchat tries to be innovative, and all the while focuses on improvements to the code that makes the app feel like a breeze, there's always a crappy copycat waiting to imitate their every move in a shallow way just to eliminate the competition.. glad that snapchat always brews something magical up their sleeve and still manages to survive
This is going to get many guys in trouble with there misses lol. Loving the new feature, hopefully, IG doesn't steal this in 2017.
Wait a minute... You can tap on people AND on areas?! Very cool Snapchat, very cool indeed
@carol_mc_keon Yeah, I've already seen sponsored content. Check out "Solstice in Times Square" as an example.
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