So I just used this for the past 10 minutes and realized that it's Chat Roulette with no dicks and slightly more interesting content. You don't need to be friends with someone to see their public snap. People need to watch out though because they are posting snaps with illegal drugs and now their exact location is being pinpointed on a map as well as a time stamp telling people how long ago you posted it. I can see this update pissing people off when they realize that literally ANYONE can see your snaps on a map now. (and they had no idea about the update and didn't change their privacy settings)
@metalhaze Whoa, really? Like if you post to your story it's up for anyone to see not just your followers? (I can't seem to open map yet. Maybe not in Canada yet?)
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@jonovono Well not quite sure how it works but I been looking at completely random people's snaps. Tapping a "hotspot" color on the map let's you see that snap. I saw drugs, people's kids, high school kids complaining about finals, college kids complaining about finals, some dude in a helicopter. You have no idea what you are going to see when you tap a hotspot
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You only see content that a user adds to "Our Story" and not "My Story". So your story is still not visible to anyone other than your friends unless you opt in and share to "Our Story".
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Actually vers well executed! I like it
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You can also view local stories from around the world. Just tap on an area on the map. Heat maps are used to show the volume of snaps.
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I love this idea, however I don't think it will get as much traction as expected with older teenagers who (1) don't want to leave location services on because it's a battery drain (2) care somewhat about their privacy
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@aldenmarshall it looks like your location only updates when you open the app, which means there won't be any background location battery drain.
Snapchat is in a unique position to pull this off, since user's have other incentives to open the app (Share their experiences via the camera), which in turn updates their location
Not an original idea in the slightest, but that doesn't matter, because it's all about network effects. I give Instagram maybe 7 days to do the same thing.
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