UPDATED WHATSAPP WITH A TOUCH OF SNAPCHAT

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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?

INSTAGRAM STORIES, A Taste of Snapchat Experience

Snapchat was developed back in 2011 and later unveiled to run on iOS before being introduced on Android in October 2012. Snapchat’s core functionality was to create multimedia messages called snaps which allows one to post 24 hour ephemeral photos and video slideshows which disappear after one day.

Snapchat gained more popularity in 2014 and this later magnified magnanimously in 2015 with even more people willing to take their lives online.  Notwithstanding, a few nerds remained adamant to join this social platform for reasons best known to them, humanity and discretion. Hitherto, there are people who still treat Snapchat with unwarranted superstition and they don’t hide how much they loathe it, despite the fact that they hide their last seen on Whatsapp.

These people, however, are comfortable using Instagram because they definitely use Facebook and maybe Whatsapp which are affiliated. Just like iPhone users will love using a MacBook together with an i-Pad because the Apple hub is just as acceptable as the Zuckerberg’s collection.

Will Facebook also acquire snapchat now that billions of users are embracing it?  

Shying away from using Snapchat has been harmonized by the introduction of Instagram stories unveiled on 2nd  August 2016, 5 years after Snapchat  was introduced, which brings about a “snapchatty” effect to your Instagram experience. The Instagram stories have been subtly crafted to ape and poach Snapchat’s kernel experience on a soft touch but to the satisfaction of your ardent audience who will always keep themselves abreast with what you post.

If you’ve never used Snapchat before, here is  a breakdown of what features it offers parallel to Instagram stories

• The Stories format laces the last 24 hours of 10-second-max photos and videos you’ve shared into a slideshow and you can tap to fast-forward through the slides
• Everything you post disappears after 24 hours. (except for the new feature on Snapchat which allows uploading of slides to memories which can later be reposted since they are stored on Snapchat’s server.
• You shoot full-screen in the app or upload things from the last 24 hours of your camera roll (recently added to Snapchat with Memories)
• You adorn your photos with drawings, text, emojis and swipeable color filters
• You can save your individual Story slides before or after posting them
• Your followers voluntarily tap in to pull your Story and view it, instead of it being pushed into a single feed
• People can swipe up to reply to your Stories, which are delivered through Instagram Direct private messages
• You can see who’s viewed your Story

If you uninstalled Snapchat due to its demanding features on android devices then Instagram stories might be the silver lining to host your 24 hour live-feed for your minions to see before it all expires. 

Those who swore never to use Snapchat might feel a ball of guilt roll down their gut now that Instagram stories will not let them be,  neither does it let them  remain true to themselves in their quest to avoid indulging in the mumbo-jumbo of imperfect sharing.  That is if they find instagram stories as awesome as it is amusing.

So which one do you prefer? Snapchat or Instagram stories...

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