Since
I’ve just recently discovered Mashable, I thought it would be nice to write my
first blog post about a good old Mashable article. I’ve heard of Mashable
before, but since starting this class, I’ve followed them on Twitter and Facebook
and now follow the website fairly regularly. I really like that it’s a relevant
news source, but also includes the fun and quirky stuff that I like to read on
my off time.
I
saw the article today when we pulled up Mashable in class. It’s called “Snapped
Lets You View and Send Snapchats on Your Mac,” and it grabbed my attention. Snapchat
has been taking over social media for a while now, and it’s no longer weird to
view a picture for no more than ten seconds. Snapped is a new app still in beta
that allows Apple users to access their Snapchat account on their Macs and send
and receive Snapchats from their friends just as they would on their phones.
In
my humble opinion, apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, and Vine are tailored
mostly to phones and other mobile devices. They were not made for stationary
devices like laptops. Why would I want to Snapchat from my laptop? It would
just be pictures of my face, and that would get boring pretty quickly. What I
mostly send to my friends are Snapchats of interesting or funny things I find
when I’m walking around.
The
only aspect of “Snapped” that I would be interested in is the fact that you can
upload and send pictures that are already on your computer. Another new feature
is sending messages on the app. Uploading your own pictures would be useful, but
the messaging does not appeal to me. Do we really need another platform to
message our friends?
I
think that the Snapchat app for laptops is a little redundant, but someone else
could find it very useful and fun. Let me know what you think!
While it does seem slightly ridiculous to develop a version of Snapchat for laptops, I think it is a good choice on the companies part to give users another way to access their app. While most people do have smart phones, not everyone has cell phones with these capabilities. I think this idea would be great for those people that still want to be involved in connecting with other people on this platform, although it may not be as convenient as the mobile app.
ReplyDeleteYou ask, " Do we really need another platform to message our friends?" And if you can answer yes and offer a compelling, fun platform to connect friends, you'll be rich! It is interesting, though, that after most mobile apps were created to offer a mobile version of a website, now we're thinking of mobile as the "native" home for some apps that are then being adapted to work on the Web.
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