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Amazon and Snapchat are teaming up ๐Ÿ”
Amazon and Snapchat are teaming up ๐Ÿ”
Snapchat and Amazon are teaming up to give you shopping superpowers.

Starting today, you'll be able to snap a picture of anything โ€“ sneakers, purses, lamps, snacks, books โ€“ and immediately purchase directly from Amazon.

This is a natural extension of what Snap's been pushing toward with their camera-first focus. Coincidentally, Pinterest launched a similar feature two years ago. Pinterest Lens introduced visual search to its pinning population to contribute to the networkโ€™s 600+ million monthly searches.

"Steve built a computer and called it a phone. Evan is building a phone and has called it a camera." โ€“ Ben Basche

This also isn't the first time Snap's blended camera and commerce: in February, Nike pre-releasedย Air Jordan III โ€œTinkerโ€ sneakers directly inside Snapchat through an immersive AR experience. The shoes sold out in 23 minutes. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

An AR future is coming. Check out the full list of 20+ Augmented Reality apps before it's too late to join the OASIS. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
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