I didn't have a smartphone all throughout high school and I was well aware at what I was missing out on. I knew there were group chats and apps that left me out of the loop but the main detachment I had was my lack of the app, Snapchat.
A simple app where you literally take a picture or video of anything and send it for 1-10 seconds. It really blew up in high school and I still think it is a simple yet genius idea for an app. It is a great way to share things, most are comical but is also a different approach and conversing. It does exactly what we complain that texting takes away from us. It shows us emotions in our responses and how we want to portray our message. Although it is condensed to few characters and seconds you really have to be creative.
It actually made users "bond" is the only word I can think to describe it. You don't just add ANYBODY as a snapchat friend, it has to be people you wouldn't mind sending your face or surroundings too. It let people become closer and share things you can't always do through text. That's why the second I got my iphone it was the first app I downloaded and still my most used one!
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