Why I hate Snapchat and Why You Shouldn’t

Generation X has been given the ultimate narcissistic gift, the front facing camera. Somehow in the last 5 years vanity, with a side of duck lips has taken control of the born in 1990–2000 group. And to add to that vanity came snapchat. A year ago I thought snapchat was dead. I said like MySpace it would not last. It’s a means of sending quick “Dick pics.” How can it ever gain any respect in the social media world.

Oh, how wrong was I!? Snapchat is everywhere. Climbed the App Store and google play store rankings faster than you can take a screen shot of that crazy look your friend gave you in that snapchat message. All of a sudden snapchat not only became a quick means of communication (faster than texting) but also gained respect in the social media marketing world.

How can I get a quick message out to hundreds if not thousands of people in 10 seconds? Snapchat had you covered. The 140 characters Twitter provided you with is not enough. The text message with a pic included was not enough. FaceTime, Skype, Whatsapp just wasn’t enough!

Let me go on record in saying, if the title was not clear enough, I hate Snapchat! To me it is still a concept that allowed children to send sext messages and have it quickly disappear so no one would find out except for that person receiving the “snap.” But the virus has grown to more than that.

It is now used by major players in the internet marketing world, it’s filters have gained notoriety, it’s User interface is easier than ever. Take a picture of someone’s snap code and you can follow them immediately. Want to snap hands free? Joel Comm will provide you with a “Snappy Buddy.” The world has gone made with a tool best used by 12 year old girls wanting to express their Kylie Jenner style lips.

Snap Chat is not what I thought it would be, and that does not disappoint me in the least bit. Snapchat is a marketing powerhouse that I am just personally jumping on the bandwagon.

The biggest danger is content. I am tired of my friends sending me photos because they want more points. On the other hand I am very happy to watch daily snaps from John Lee Dumas, Jaime Masters, Joel Comm, even Kevin Hart for some laughs.

For these reasons I hate snapchat, you on the other hand should not.

And if you’d care to listen to me rant about things I know more about in my head than out of my mouth, follow me on snapchat. Where I hope to provide you with more than just cooking videos and cool food tips because when I’m not cooking I’m gazing at how to become a Social Media Marketer.