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Study: Tinder, Snapchat Users More Accepting Of Cosmetic Surgery

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Users of social media applications such as Tinder and Snapchat are far more willing to consider cosmetic surgery--a side effect of the popularity of "filters" on those apps--according to a new report from the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery journal. The study was published on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Targets News Discovery With New Feature

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Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. snapchat news information social media socialmedia discovery publisher publishing' READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Targets News Discovery With Discover Feature

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Venice, California-based Snapchat --already an indispensable communications tool for the always-on, mobile generation--is looking to become an even more important part of its user''s lives, with a new feature it calls Discover. publishing publisher discovery socialmedia media social information news snapchat' READ MORE>>.

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How Snapchat Is Taking a Crack at Stopping Fake News

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As of an August Pew Research study , 43 percent of Americans report “often getting news online,” just seven percentage points lower than the number who get their news from TV sources. Now Snapchat has stepped into the fray with its own solution. The New Snapchat. Evan Spiegel, cofounder and CEO of Snap Inc.,

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Donut Media's Matt Levin On Creating A New Car Enthusiast Brand

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Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. Donut Media is venture backed by Techstars Ventures, 3311 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and professional driver Ryan Tuerck. What is Donut Media?

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Render Media: Creating A Digital Publisher In The Social Age

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Los Angeles-based Render Media (www.rndr.com), which is creating a publisher geared at the social world, social channels, and sharing. We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media? Demand Media made a business out of that.

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How Snapchat Could Increase Team Production

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Shift to Snapchat-Styled Videos. With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers.