Snapchat Live - Snapchat stories, now on the web 👻 💻

Last night Snapchat rolled out a web version of Snapchat... sort of. You can watch the Oscars story right now at snapchat.com/live. I'd expect to see other event-based stories make their way to the web as Snapchat has already become a destination for news and entertainment for so many. We web-based experience seems inevitable, even though it changes the intimate, personal dynamic that's core to Snapchat. It looks like this: h/t @ajs at Business Insider for this

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Aaah! Hoped it was live-streaming :( I'm expecting Snapchat to rollout a full Periscope/Meerkat-like Live feature (or to acquire Meerkat)... soon, soon.

This, but for personal stories-- editable and interactive and embeddable, please!

This makes complete sense for Snapchat and where it's going. There are still many folks who refuse to download Snapchat because of its difficult to understand UI. By making stories and content accessible elsewhere, Snapchat can start to lure in people who were previously hesitant to sign up. I think soon we'll see web-based experiences for more Live stories, Discover and eventually personal stories. It could look something like this: snapchat.com/live/oscars snapchat.com/discover/mashable snapchat.com/user/djkhaled305 (if it's a public account)

Nice! And you can still click to skip, thankfully

It is an awkward experience to see portrait videos on a computer or tablet. Snapchat with its portrait videos make much more sense on smartphones.

Is this for everyone or for certain live/discover channels only?

Now I can not watch these, on web

Hi guys, I helped to create this product and was excited by the feedback I saw here! Thanks for sharing!