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The pressure and fear of what teenagers perceive to be the consequences of not staying connected only exacerbates their usage. On the average, teenagers send and receive up to 30 texts a day (Lenhart, 2015). The next age group, those between 19-26, who are balancing school with work have been shown to use the internet more frequently when compared to other age groups. Research shows, when comparing age groups from 16-74, that those between the ages of 19-25 were the most frequent users with over 90% saying they used, at a minimum, the internet on a daily basis (Thomée et al., 2012). Patterns have shown that those who use internet technology on a more frequent basis are more likely to use social media and texting applications at a high rate that is almost the equivalent of all day long (Thomée et al., 2012). Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat are social media applications that both adolescents and young adults use as a high frequency throughout the day. For young adults between the ages of 20-24, their increased usage of internet technology has often been purveyed through the necessity of communication. In some studies, it shows a majority of young adults believe they are expected to be reachable 24 hours a day; hence they never turn off their smartphones (Thomée et al., 2011).

These days, social media applications are taking over our life on an everyday basis, people are constantly picking up their phones to check on what is new in the community. Snapchat and Instagram are the two best applications when it comes to sharing photos and videos with close friends and family. Although both applications are almost similar, there are of course a lot of differences between the two that make each application special in a different way. Comparing and contrasting between the two applications helps decide which application are people more likely to use.

Participants completed our survey that was available online through Qualtrics where our independent variables were embedded in the survey. We did not have to control our environment to receive valid performance scores. Our method for this assignment was through a convenience sample since it “relies on data collection from population members who are conveniently available to participate in study (Dudovskiy, John)”. We had the ability to send out the links to our survey and the participants were able to complete it at their discretion.

One last way users form their digital identity through Snapchat is with the visual component of the app. The visual aspect of Snapchat is arguably the most prominent aspect of the app. The way that users decide to represent themselves is one of the biggest components of their digital identity. Snapchat is all about visuals- whether it is pictures or videos; users are constantly showing others bits of their life. A thought-provoking idea is that users are so willing to share intimate moments of their lives through technological forms, but may not be willing to share those same intimate moments outside of the virtual community. A trend that Snapchat has popularized is the selfie. Back in the days of MySpace, selfies were used, but they were not

One of the cornerstone elements of the human condition is communication. Throughout history, both verbal and nonverbal communication skills have been pertinent and prized by different societies and cultures. Among students and individuals that fall in the Generation Z and iGen cohorts, and with the continuous development of technology, a generation-defining application was released in 2011: “Snapchat is an instant messaging application that allows users to send pictures (“snaps”) in the form of photos or videos to other Snapchat users on their mobile devices” (Grieve). With a substantial user base and a well-developed presence amongst college-aged students, including students at the University of Minnesota, Morris, Snapchat is one of the most popular mediums of communication for Generation Z. However, due to the novelty of the application, there has been little research on the underlying effects of Snapchat on its users. Because of the ephemeral nature of Snapchat and other unintended consequences, college-aged students should consider the unforeseen impacts that Snapchat has on their lives.

Evan Spiegel, Robert Murphy, and Frank Reginald wanted to create an app that people could send pictures and have them disappear after a certain period of time. They released “Picaboo”, Snapchat’s former name, in July 2011 for the iOS Apple Store. Since the “Picaboo” was already a company is New Hampshire that published and printed pictures, they changed the name to Snapchat a couple of months later. In 2012 video arrives, and that same year they released the app on the Google Play Store to expand their company more. In 2013, they released Snapchat stories, where you could view your friends post, but it would only stay on their story for 24 hours. The year after, they released the chat where messages would disappear unless you saved them. Then,

Did you know that the internet has 3.17 billion users? Did you also know that out of the 3.17 billion internet users across the planet, that 2.3 billion internet users have a social media account. As well as this, did you know that internet users have an average of 5.54 social media accounts. There are also some interesting statistics linked to direct social media sites as opposed to all of them combined. Did you know that 8,796 snaps sent on Snapchat are sent every second. Did you know that there are over 550 million tweets on Twitter every day. Did you know that there are the number of photos uploaded on Facebook in 2 days is around 7 times the amount of the human population (50 million photos). So I don’t think that I am alone when I say that I believe that social media is very important in today’s day and age for people to communicate, get help when in an emergency, and be able to talk with anybody anytime, no matter how far apart you are, on dozens of different platforms.

Within the world of social and digital media few brands have ever drummed up the level of excitement as Snapchat. The “yellow” brand that emerged from the minds of Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown has brought the world social-focused image messaging unlike ever before. While its start was slow, Snapchat had more than 800 million active monthly users by the end of January 2016, which shows just how huge the outreach of the app has become.

Phones are the biggest distraction in today's society. Social media along with messaging encourages people to use their phone more. Snapchat has a feature where you try to get the longest snap streak with people of consecutive days where you sent them a photo. This is just an example of how social media has taken

LEAP’s Hailey Heishman shared her Snapchat knowledge at the Louisville Digital Association’s Emerging Social Media App Exposition event on March 15. The monthly talk covered the social media apps, WeChat, What’s App, Periscope and Snapchat. It may seem as if Snapchat is a way for millennials to communicate and send food photos, but with more than 100 million daily users, 9,000 snaps shared per second and 8 billion daily video views it is time for brands to start paying attention.

It is stated that “8.796 photos per second are sent on snapchat,” (Smith) every second of everyday. That would mean about 759,974 snapchats are sent daily. The likelihood of the snapchats being sent on someone’s down time, is not probable. The fun awesome new snapchat application that every teen seems to have may not be the safest. While most people say snapchat is an entertaining app for all times, I find that participants can learn it should not always be used when it is to take selfies, add stories, or watch stories. The hard lesson to learn is people should not be so invested in others’ lives and what they’re doing through their everyday pictures. Snapchat interrupts with the attention span, personal communication skills, and thinking abstractly

Snapchat is owned by Snap Inc., and their headquarters is located in Venice. Snapchat is primarily used for creating multimedia messages referred to as "snaps"; snaps can consist of a photo or a short video, and can be edited to include filters and effects, text captions, and drawings (Snap Inc.). Snapchat was founded back in 2011 by guys named Evan, Bobby, and Reggie and was first launched in September in the Appstore. The company is not able to see any of the Snaps sent through their service, they use tweets, emails and Snapchat-tagged photos on Instagram to keep them tuned in to what their creative users are doing (Evan 2). In October Snapchat started working with companies to create sponsored Lens filters. The stakeholders in this company are the millennials who use Snapchat the most. “From its earliest days, Snapchat 's main demographic has consisted of millennials” (Snap Inc.). The campaign does talk about how the Snapchat producers work hand in hand with Treyarch to launch this campaign.

One of the most commonly used forms of social media today is “Snapchat.” Snapchat is a user

In 2011, Snapchat grasped the attention of millions of smartphone users across the world. Consumers were ecstatic for the launch of the very first social networking application that would allow people to send pictures and short videos, to a controlled group of people, for a few seconds before they disappeared and never surfaced again. Snapchat was the first application that established the idea of impermanent content, which gave consumers a sense of security when sending content to others. This was until a group of hackers found a way to hack into Snapchat servers, leading to the company’s first breach by publically publishing user data on the Internet.

Respond: All of the social media apps and websites are similar in ways but also different. Facebook and Meet Me are the same apps but different names. PlayStation is different from the rest because of the fact that it is an app on the phone to stay connected with friends on PlayStation Network. Skype is a video chat website and app. Snapchat is a video and picture app that you can text