http://electricsheep.co.za Bl33ts for the Digital Age Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:15:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snapchats-secret-sauce http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:28:52 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=512 It seems like every other day that someone announces another Snapchat clone. Facebook had Poke, then Slingshot. Both failed. Path redesigned their chat app to be more ephemeral in nature. Instagram launched Instagram Direct for private sharing and is even testing a new private photo sharing app called Bolt. Why is everyone trying to be Snapchat and why is Snapchat still ahead of the game. I’d like to argue that Snapchat has a secret sauce. Here’s why: 1. Snaps are Super Expressive You can share photos and videos with lots of apps, so what makes Snapchat so special? The answer […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/snapchats-secret-sauce/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/whatsapp-wtf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whatsapp-wtf http://electricsheep.co.za/whatsapp-wtf/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:47:30 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=215 http://electricsheep.co.za/whatsapp-wtf/feed/ 0 http://electricsheep.co.za/everythingyouneedtoknowaboutsnapchatin10seconds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everythingyouneedtoknowaboutsnapchatin10seconds http://electricsheep.co.za/everythingyouneedtoknowaboutsnapchatin10seconds/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:33:39 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=190 by Adam Skikne 1. What is Snapchat? Snapchat is an app that allows you to share pictures and short videos that delete themselves after 10 seconds. You can also draw or write on your pictures. It’s more fun than it sounds. 2. That sounds stupid. Why would people use Snapchat? Young folk are getting tired of the fact that everything you do or say online sticks around forever. Sometimes, you just want to share something and not have it recorded until the end of time. 3. Is this the app everyone uses for sexting? Apparently but not really. I get […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/everythingyouneedtoknowaboutsnapchatin10seconds/feed/ 2