I am old and don't understand snapchat

[textbookcase]

My children made me get it because they like the filters. Explain this shit to me like I'm five, plz. What do I do? Who do I follow? I'm so old.

[fernweh]

I don't understand either. At first I thought it was just filters but then I found out you could follow people/post videos and I gave up.

[Dezi]

I downloaded, didn't understand and deleated it because it made me feel old.

[verycontrary247]

I only use it to send dumb pics to my friends. I don't publish anything to my "story" usually (pics added to your story can be seen by everyone who follows you for 24 hours)

[textbookcase]

It's so confusing! The filters are amusing though.

[waffletime]

Aug 7, 2016 19:38:44 GMT -5 verycontrary247 said:

I only use it to send dumb pics to my friends. I don't publish anything to my "story" usually (pics added to your story can be seen by everyone who follows you for 24 hours)

I use my story to subtly remind the dude I'm casually seeing that I'm adorable without having to message him directly because I'm passive aggressive like that lol.

[VeryViolet]

This article does a good job of covering how to do it. I used it a few years ago and was meh about it. I just downloaded it again a few months ago though and have been really enjoying it.

www.wsj.com/articles/snapchat-101-learn-to-love-the-worlds-most-confusing-social-network-1452628322

[Jalapeñomel]

It sucks, and people use it inappropriately under the guise that it "disappears" forever.

[Jalapeñomel]

And I hate the filters so much.

:::shakes cane:::

[karmasabiotch]

I just use it for the pics.

[gilmoregirl]

You can follow celebrities, bloggers, brands, or friends much like Facebook or instagram. You add people with their snapchat username or you can also sync it your phone contacts to see who's in there. I prefer to keep those separate.

Basically it's photo/video sharing called "snaps"

You can record your own snaps as video or pics and use the filters which change daily.

From there you can choose to add it your story so all the people who follow will see or you can also send to just a specific contact. You can also save it your camera roll.

Instagram added a stories feature last week similar to snapchat.

[rugbywife]

I don't get it either. I am old.

[TR]

There's a filter that makes you look really pretty. That's the end of my Snapchat knowledge, really.

[jeaniebueller]

Aug 7, 2016 20:14:19 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

This article does a good job of covering how to do it. I used it a few years ago and was meh about it. I just downloaded it again a few months ago though and have been really enjoying it.

www.wsj.com/articles/snapchat-101-learn-to-love-the-worlds-most-confusing-social-network-1452628322

Ugh. Thank you. I have an account and for the life of me can't figure out how to find accounts to follow.

[adhdfashion]

I only use it to send goofy pictures to my sister's and H. Mia is 7, she showed me how to use it. I already have a bad case of the olds.