Snapchat

Bailey Spizzo
Aug 28, 2017 · 2 min read

Snapchat is a current pop culture trend that is continuously growing in popularity. Snapchat is an app that people can download on a smartphone and was created for its original purpose of chating with friends through the sending of pictures that dissapeared seconds after opening. Over the last few years snapchat has evolved to much more. They have added many features such as snapchat stories, filters, geo-filters, location maps, and even a place to keep you updated on global news and trends. I have found myself using snapchat increasingly more over the past few years, due to all of the added features and increased popularity. Overall I believe the app revolutionizes modern day communication. Snapchat makes it easy to communicate with one or many friends through entertaining ways at the click of a button. It allows people to stay in contact with friends from all over and updates them on their everyday life, which makes it easier to connect with friends as well as stay updated on their day to day lives. Though snapchat comes with its many benefits, I do see the downside to the app as well. The newest feature on snapchat lets you track your friends and see their locations at any given time, I think this is taking things to far and can end up causing more problems, due to the fact it is an invasion of privacy. I myself have experienced the downside of the app as I have gotten so caught up in viewing, and posting stories of my own I realized I was overly caught up in something that really didnt matter. Instead of truly enjoying the moment I was experiencing I instinctively take out my phone and start recording. I have given up snapchat for a week so far, and hope to see the benefits of living life without being caught up in a social media application.

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