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When you open the Snapchat app, for example, you land directly in the app’s camera without anything to read or watch. It’s a nudge to create content, not simply consume it. Snapchat was the first to hone in on vertical video, because that’s how people naturally hold their phones. It was counter to the horizontal way video was supposed to be filmed. Inside Evan Spiegel's very private Snapchat Story - Recode

i do like this part of snapchat tbh

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I like snapchat bc I can be as ugly as I want for x amount of time up to 10 seconds and then it’s gone lmao

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But unlike Zuckerberg, Spiegel knows little code. He leaves his impact through vision and design. And that speaks again to what makes Spiegel different. Many of his ideas — most of which are raw and unorthodox — probably wouldn’t pass the smell test at larger companies like Facebook or Google. Inside Evan Spiegel's very private Snapchat Story - Recode

unless you’re just watching dj khaled stories or sending a few snaps to one or two people, snapchat is clunky as fuck. which might actually be the entire point. a friend of mine said the other day:

i just use snapchat story now, picking which people to send a photo to takes too much time

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Just to flesh out this anecdotal evidence, stories have been more popular than snaps for a while now:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/20/5827666/snapchat-stories-bigger-than-snaps-electric-daisy-carnival

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...book, which knows as much about you as some of your closest friends, Snapchat doesn't ask you to tell it everything about yourself, and it doesn't follow you around the internet to collect your data. As a result, it’s not targeting you with the very personal ads that Facebook is known for and Spiegel thinks are "creepy." (More on that soon.) Inside Evan Spiegel's very private Snapchat Story - Recode

i’ve considered deleting facebook many times because of this. i noticed one ad over the weekend targeted me based on geolocation. not geolocation as in something in sydney, geolocation like the fucking supermarket i drove past the day before that’s 30 minutes away from where i live that i gave facebook no indication that i was considering “liking” the page through my interactions on their platform (liking something similar to it) or through my browsing habits (facebook tracks everything you do on your browser when logged into facebook on said browser)

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Facebook tracks you even if you don’t have an account through those like/share buttons.

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Welcome to the Editorial Bonus page! This is where you can log your progress on Genius to earn extra IQ for doing great things. Access extra IQ through these methods:

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@Michael is the “special projects” section abolished now? ;-;

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@angelated – for now but i might bring it back for june. what type of things should be included? @roy068 wanted postlets which i’m defs down with, what else?

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@Michael – are articles still included or they don’t count now??

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@Michael <3

merging artists, formatting pages/deleting superfluous ones, clean up projects, etc…:p

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@angelated – i’m down for merging artists/formatting pages/deleting pages to be included. how many for each thing?

i think we can move past clean up projects though. like if you wanna start a KNOWLEDGE PROJECT (u like this new name?) then i feel like you don’t need 50 IQ to do that ;)

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If you complete all 60 [x]’s within one month, send @Michael a message. If your quality is high, you’ll be able to earn an extra 250 bonus IQ!

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Find the list of songs to work on here.

Complete all song facts for 5 songs. This includes data like writing credits, producer credits, sample credits, correct audio, and correct album.

FAQ:

  • How do I know I’ve found all the song facts? Consult websites like Wikipedia, Discogs, and Whosampled. If your data is the same as, or more in-depth than their data, the song is considered complete.

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@Theonlydjorkaeff – i’m down with that. artwork, release, tracklist, etc

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Can we do this for albums too? Adding correct artwork and release year?

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Find the list of songs to work on here.

20 rejected annotations from any song on the above list.

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  • Do they all have to be from the same song? No.

  • Is there a maximum per month? Yes, 10 [x] per month (totalling 500 iq).

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@Michael If not, no problem! I am but a man who cares a little too much about imaginary points and badges.

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@DoyleOwl – hmmm. lemme see if we have those PSD’s lying around somewhere

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@Michael am I too late for the song bio badge? Or the red remover badge? :3

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Album & Artist Bios Glorious IQ Bonus – [Updated] Editorial Bonus: May 2016
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Create 3 or completely edit* 3 album or artist bios.

Examples of completed album bios: The Life of Pablo by Kanye West, Currents by Tame Impala, Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd, and ANTi by Rihanna.

Examples of completed artist bios: Beyoncé, Pusha T, Nicki Minaj, N.E.R.D, and Outkast.

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  • Is there a list for this award? No, any album or artist bio is fine.

  • Can I have a combination? Yes, however you must complete 3 actions.

  • Is there a maximum per month? Yes, 10 [x] per month (totalling 500 iq).

*Complete edit: When an annotation requires no further editing. Things to include in your edit: high quality writing, punctuation, and applicable multimedia (links, videos, pictures etc).

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5 completed song bios on any song from the above list. Examples of completed song bios: “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, “Famous” by Kanye West, “Work” by Rihanna, and “Formation” by Beyoncé.

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  • Does a song bio not on this list count? No, only song bios on this list.

  • Do album or artist bios count? No, only bios on the above list. See here for album and artist bios.

  • Is there a maximum per month? Yes, 10 [x] per month (totalling 500 iq).

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5 annotations created, or 5 complete edits* on a song on the above list, or on any song or album released prior to 2015. Please be mindful of editorial quality.

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  • Do these “events” have to be on the same song? Yes.

  • Can I have a combination? Yes, however you must link 5 “events” in total. Ie, 3 annotations and 2 edits, 3 edits and 2 annotations, 4 annotations and 1 edit, or 4 edits and 1 annotation.

  • Is there a maximum per month? Yes, 10 [x] per month (totalling 500 iq)

*Complete edit: When an annotation requires no further editing. Things to include in your edit: high quality writing, punctuation, and applicable multimedia (links, videos, pictures etc).

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@Michael Are we now restricting 2015 songs, or is that a typo?

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@angelated – oops! fixed

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