Zitat des Tages von Evan Spiegel:
It's not about working harder; it's about working the system.
There's this weird thing that happens when you contribute something to a static profile. You have to worry about how this new content fits in with your online persona that's supposed to be you. It's uncomfortable and unfortunate.
If we take a step back and look at what Snapchat is, it all starts with the camera.
It seems odd that at the beginning of the Internet, everyone decided everything should stick around forever.
Snapchat really has to do with the way photographs have changed. Historically, photos have always been used to save really important memories: major life moments. But today... pictures are being used for talking.
When we look at social media, we really look at it on a continuum, and the continuum is from accumulation to instant expression.
Typing and read receipts make a lot of sense for messaging. You write a letter, you put it in an envelope, you send it to a friend, and you want to know when they get it. It's like FedEx - they let you know when the package gets dropped off.
Conforming happens so naturally that we can forget how powerful it is. But the thing that makes us human are those times we listen to the whispers of our soul and allow ourselves to be pulled in another direction.
I keep hearing about battery innovation, but it never makes it to my phone.
We're kind of looking at a future where people acknowledge the hybridization of digital and analog, and appreciate and understand that they both affect each other.
If I had a ringtone, it would probably be Neil Diamond.
I think diversity is a challenge everywhere.
Creating a representation of yourself for the Internet stopped making sense when we were all on phones and connected everywhere.
We've never been anti-permanence. We just belief deletion should be the default.
More people are watching college football on Snapchat than they are on television.
TheIinternet is a timeless void - you put something in there, and it's there forever and loses a lot of context.
We no longer have to capture the 'real world' and recreate it online. We simply live and communicate at the same time.
We are not advertising ourselves as a secure platform. It's a communication platform. It's not our job to police the world or Snapchat of jerks.
I'd like to create a space for people who have a lot of talent but not a lot of reach.
Snapchat changed that perception of deleting something as bad. Online, typically you delete something if it's bad or if it's really embarrassing.
Traditional social media, in the view of our company, has become a bit repetitive. It doesn't feel very good to be marketed to by your friends. Snapchat is different because it says, look, friends aren't valuable to you just because they can get you into a cool party.
In tech in particular, everyone is so serious all the time and has these grand visions.
We built our business on creativity, and we're going to have to go through an education process for the next five years to explain to people how our users and that creativity creates value.
It's important to be thoughtful and mindful about the things you say to other people.