Snapchat Stories will soon be available on Tinder, Houseparty, other apps [mashable.com]
Snapchat will power Stories & ads in other apps [techcrunch.com]
Snapchat's new Snap Games platform includes games from Zynga, Spry Fox [www.gamasutra.com]
Snapchat launches Mario Party-style multiplayer games platform [techcrunch.com]
New games and shows: Here’s what Snapchat launched at its partner conference [www.recode.net]
Snapchat Announces Massive Update to Its AR Platform and Snap Kit [www.thurrott.com]
Snap deciding to white-label its stories products and give them away to any dev who wants them is maybe the most interesting announcement it’s making today https://t.co/nFykysADAL
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) April 4, 2019
excited for Facebook's App Stories to debut within 3 months https://t.co/AnAmkStGdi
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) April 4, 2019
Snapchat launches Scan, its augmented reality utility platform that solves math & spawns GIFs based on what's around you https://t.co/1dxVhp3ChK pic.twitter.com/vHG53mtIxb
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) April 4, 2019
Snapchat will launch Snapchat Audience Network to put ads in other people's apps and split the dollars to solve its growth->ad inventory-> revenue problem https://t.co/dV2Gg10LJZ
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) April 4, 2019
Snapchat hopes to give copycats an alternative with Stories Kit so they can put its Stories inside their apps like Tinder and Houseparty https://t.co/dV2Gg10LJZ pic.twitter.com/nn7cz4tu9P
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) April 4, 2019
Snapchat's overarching strategy: Keep you coming back with chat, then soak up your time with AR, Shows, and now games https://t.co/DkLGXbJWwV
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) April 4, 2019
Here are my thoughts on today’s big Snapchat announcements:
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) April 5, 2019
-Games https://t.co/DkLGXbJWwV
-Ads & Stories in other apps https://t.co/dV2Gg10LJZ
-“Scan” AR utility platform https://t.co/1dxVhp3ChK
We’re proud to announce C.A.T.S.: Drift Race - one of the first games on the brand-new Snapchat gaming platform! https://t.co/P41Y5Gmv5I pic.twitter.com/nkjCYhE8XU
— ZeptoLab (@ZeptoLab) April 5, 2019
Snap is going down the Asian messaging app route with its new games service — but, apart from Line (in gaming-mad Japan) the strategy hasn’t really been a hit for anyone… yethttps://t.co/hMZaZjvlod
— Jon Russell (@jonrussell) April 5, 2019