.
Snapchat is so infectious, Whatsapp
can’t help but clone it. Recently, Instagram
was so itchy to have the snapchat effect which made it waste no time introducing
Instagram stories. So far this can be
safely pegged on Zuckerberg and further viewed as an obvious conspiracy theory
to get even more of that snapchat sauce.
A while back, Facebook wanted to
buy snapchat but the deal was not sealed. Now that Facebook felt beaten they opted
to join snapchat by incorporating some of snapchat’s features on its platforms
like Instagram and now Whatsapp. Whatsapp was acquired by Facebook and that’s why
it’s so obvious that snapchat set the pace and Facebook is mischievously warming up to it.
Whatsapp is introducing Whatsapp
status which is similar snapchat and Instagram stories. The status option on Whatsapp will be the toggle
that controls the stories that one wants to run on Whatsapp for 24 hours after
which they will vanish. This will be an upgrade from the text and emoji status
updates you are accustomed to. The Whatsapp status (stories) will include videos
as long as 45 seconds and GIFs too. These stories will be available for those
saved in your contacts while locking out those you’ve never bothered to save
their contacts (as if not saving their number wasn’t enough imprisonment).
When you have the irresistible urge
to view a friend’s story one will simply navigate to the status tab and a list
of friend who want to air their business will be shown. Navigating through the
status will be somewhat similar to that of Instagram stories where one is able
to pause, skip or jump to the next story by swiping left or replying to a
viewed story by swiping up.
Brace yourself for even more
souls going live in a world where most want social media to be the heartbeat of
their life moments. Be ready for even more documentaries about to go live.
Are you excited about that Whatsapp
status?
This has or may just sound the death of whatsapp
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