Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Let him enjoy his few days of fame...this sounds like another version of whattsapp' date=' wonder why he was offered that much money in the first place ····wonder who the bigger idiot was[/quote'] Snapchat captures moments in pictures and videos that can only be viewed by the receiver for certain amount of seconds after which the content gets erased from everyone's phones and the snapchat servers. This reduces the server costs to negligible numbers compared to FB. Since the content is deleted for good, the people can send anything and rest assured that it's not being recorded. From what I have seen so far, A LOT of people are hooked on snapchat. Facebook has ultimately become a tool that records your personal information for stalkers. The bad part? Snapchat is yet to make a dollar profit from this venture. It's a free app with no revenue. They have four college kids maintaining/upgrading/updating the software.
Yoda-esque Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 He does not need the money,he was already rich Born lucky Born June 4, 1990, to a couple of successful lawyers, Spiegel grew up in a world of wealth, power, and privilege. His mother, Melissa, the youngest woman ever to graduate from Harvard Law School, resigned as a partner from Pillsbury, Madison, & Sutro to work as a stay-at-home mom when he was a baby. Spiegel's father, John, was (and still is) a partner at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, a job that afforded the family a very comfortable lifestyle in a $4.6 million home in Huntington Palisades, an upper class neighborhood in Pacific Palisades on the western fringes of Los Angeles. "So if life isn't fair -- it's not about working harder, it's about working the system." --Evan Spiegel Along with his two sisters, Lauren and Caroline, Spiegel was treated to the finer things in life, including spring breaks in Maui, summers at La Jolla's Beach and Tennis Club, and vacations to Europe, along with frequent shopping sprees and a personal chef. But there was also plenty of extracurricular activity, and volunteer work. By most accounts, Spiegel turned out to be a well-adjusted, ambitious, and agreeable young man. But that idyllic-sounding upbringing also had its less than picture-perfect moments. As an older teenager, Spiegel frequently overspent, a reality that led to many heated, money-related arguments with his father. "You may condemn my love of material objects (like cars), but think about how you enjoy your Bose headphones," Spiegel wrote in a February 12, 2008, letter to his father. He was 17. The note, accompanied by a plea for a new BMW 535i, came at the most tumultuous point in Spiegel's life, as his parents divorced after nearly 20 years of marriage. Spiegel initially chose to live with his father, who bought a $4.25 million estate on Toyopa Drive, just four blocks away from his childhood home where his mother still lives. The senior Spiegel gave his son carte blanche to decorate the new home, a privilege that came with the professional decorating services of Greg Grande, the set designer on "Friends." Spiegel outfitted his new room with a white leather custom king-size bed, Venetian plaster, floating bookshelves, a state-of-the-art computer, two designer desk chairs, and custom closets. He also installed a movie theater with an 8-foot screen in the basement of the house, and was able to control the setup from his bedroom. His father's exceptional generosity was put to the test after 17-year-old Spiegel repeatedly overdrafted his bank account and begged for the BMW 535i, a $75,000 car. Spiegel, who was already driving a 2006 Cadillac Escalade, which his father bought new for $56,000, wanted the smaller car because he was "doing a lot more driving in the city," according to court documents filed by his parents during their lengthy and litigious divorce.
Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 He does not need the money,he was already rich Born lucky Born June 4, 1990, to a couple of successful lawyers, Spiegel grew up in a world of wealth, power, and privilege. His mother, Melissa, the youngest woman ever to graduate from Harvard Law School, resigned as a partner from Pillsbury, Madison, & Sutro to work as a stay-at-home mom when he was a baby. Spiegel's father, John, was (and still is) a partner at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, a job that afforded the family a very comfortable lifestyle in a $4.6 million home in Huntington Palisades, an upper class neighborhood in Pacific Palisades on the western fringes of Los Angeles. "So if life isn't fair -- it's not about working harder, it's about working the system." --Evan Spiegel Along with his two sisters, Lauren and Caroline, Spiegel was treated to the finer things in life, including spring breaks in Maui, summers at La Jolla's Beach and Tennis Club, and vacations to Europe, along with frequent shopping sprees and a personal chef. But there was also plenty of extracurricular activity, and volunteer work. By most accounts, Spiegel turned out to be a well-adjusted, ambitious, and agreeable young man. But that idyllic-sounding upbringing also had its less than picture-perfect moments. As an older teenager, Spiegel frequently overspent, a reality that led to many heated, money-related arguments with his father. "You may condemn my love of material objects (like cars), but think about how you enjoy your Bose headphones," Spiegel wrote in a February 12, 2008, letter to his father. He was 17. The note, accompanied by a plea for a new BMW 535i, came at the most tumultuous point in Spiegel's life, as his parents divorced after nearly 20 years of marriage. Spiegel initially chose to live with his father, who bought a $4.25 million estate on Toyopa Drive, just four blocks away from his childhood home where his mother still lives. The senior Spiegel gave his son carte blanche to decorate the new home, a privilege that came with the professional decorating services of Greg Grande, the set designer on "Friends." Spiegel outfitted his new room with a white leather custom king-size bed, Venetian plaster, floating bookshelves, a state-of-the-art computer, two designer desk chairs, and custom closets. He also installed a movie theater with an 8-foot screen in the basement of the house, and was able to control the setup from his bedroom. His father's exceptional generosity was put to the test after 17-year-old Spiegel repeatedly overdrafted his bank account and begged for the BMW 535i, a $75,000 car. Spiegel, who was already driving a 2006 Cadillac Escalade, which his father bought new for $56,000, wanted the smaller car because he was "doing a lot more driving in the city," according to court documents filed by his parents during their lengthy and litigious divorce. Rich and 3-4B is in different universes. Here in this article, he over drafted his dad's account for just a few million. Now he can walk away with infinity amount of money.
Yoda-esque Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Rich and 3-4B is in different universes. Here in this article' date=' he over drafted his dad's account for just a few million. Now he can walk away with infinity amount of money.[/quote'] True but then he doesn't think like the rest of us
StriKe Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 3B for a company that doesn't have any revenue..snapchat might hold a patent related to his app if so he can get more huge offers from other big companies in future
Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 ^there is no protection protocol. Which makes me wonder what all the fuss is about Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
hhunaeh Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 I think they want to put him out of business or control its growth. Snapchat is a threat to how facebook does its business.
hhunaeh Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Is it's use growing among the population segment that is deserting facebook, the young ones? It must be.
StriKe Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 With 100sms/day in India and cost of sms in abroad, people have switched to whatsapp..i wonder how much google/facebook will offer whatsapp
Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 With 100sms/day in India and cost of sms in abroad' date=' people have switched to whatsapp..i wonder how much google/facebook will offer whatsapp [/quote'] facebook/google have their own messenger apps - which I honestly find just as good as whatsapp. and how the hell is 100sms/day not enough for anyone? That's way too many for a day. Also, isn't there a data usage cap on phone services in India? Whatsapp uses data unless if you have wifi.
Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Is it's use growing among the population segment that is deserting facebook' date=' the young ones? It must be.[/quote'] I think they have a parallel user base. Most people that I know use both whatsapp and facebook but the convenient and "safe" application snapchat is the goto service. People prefer to just snap and send to particular people versus upload on facebook for the world to see. Essentially, you can share/upload on snapchat what one would hesitate to share on facebook. Of course you can change privacy settings on facebook to your liking but it's painful to do it for every picture/post. Snapchat is just more user-friendly and the fact that it does not leave a digital footprint is a bliss. Google plus tried to do a similar thing by making "circles" but it never took off.
hhunaeh Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 I think they have a parallel user base. Most people that I know use both whatsapp and facebook but the convenient and "safe" application snapchat is the goto service. People prefer to just snap and send to particular people versus upload on facebook for the world to see. Essentially, you can share/upload on snapchat what one would hesitate to share on facebook. Of course you can change privacy settings on facebook to your liking but it's painful to do it for every picture/post. Snapchat is just more user-friendly and the fact that it does not leave a digital footprint is a bliss. Google plus tried to do a similar thing by making "circles" but it never took off. no digital foot print is a great selling point. Also I feel that talking on snapchat is more close to real life conversations. On these other apps it like someone always has a voice recorder whenever you talk with someone. Kids new to both facebook and snapchat might want to converse more on snapchat because of this reason and for photos sharing they already have specialized apps like imugur, but the current users of facebook will use snapchat like you describe.
Jersey #10 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 no digital foot print is a great selling point. Also I feel that talking on snapchat is more close to real life conversations. On these other apps it like someone always has a voice recorder whenever you talk with someone. Kids new to both facebook and snapchat might want to converse more on snapchat because of this reason and for photos sharing they already have specialized apps like imugur' date=' but the current users of facebook will use snapchat like you describe.[/quote'] Also security is a major deal for teenagers now. Facebook is not very secure. For example, many employers check facebook to see who they are hiring. This creates an environment where the users are restricted from sharing what they would otherwise share. Snapchat on the other hand creates a very private environment for the users and today's social media junkies are ready for something of that sort. Facebook much like it's predecessor Myspace is quite cluttered at this point. It's more like a stalkerbook. And o ya... no digital footprint! you can't beat that.
hhunaeh Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Snapchat on the other hand creates a very private environment for the users and today's social media junkies are ready for something of that sort. I bet weiner has already opened an account. :haha:
StriKe Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 facebook/google have their own messenger apps - which I honestly find just as good as whatsapp. and how the hell is 100sms/day not enough for anyone? That's way too many for a day. Also, isn't there a data usage cap on phone services in India? Whatsapp uses data unless if you have wifi. 100 sms/day is not enough for students..people have switched to low end dual sim mobiles. Whatsapp data usage is very low..all you need is 10mb every month
Jersey #10 Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 100 sms/day is not enough for students..people have switched to low end dual sim mobiles. Whatsapp data usage is very low..all you need is 10mb every month Bro that's over 3000 txt messages a month. That's insane
Zanjeer Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 Bro that's over 3000 txt messages a month. That's insane you don't have gfs, do you?
Stuge Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 you don't have gfs, do you? cheepu gf's banate hoo :P
CG Posted November 27, 2013 Posted November 27, 2013 you don't have gfs, do you? :giggle: 100 messages will be over in 30 minutes.
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