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When sending a photo to a contact, the sender could decide how many seconds it would be viewable for before self-deleting.
And although the self-deleting messaging provider subsequently managed to delete a huge chunk of its market capitalization, the blockbuster offering did seem to usher in a period of greater tech IPO activity.
Text on the app's site (now deleted) originally touted the inclusion of a self-deleting video feature "for all the ladies out there" - a shameful reminder that we live in the era of 'revenge porn' where although both men and women are likely to share private images indiscriminately, odds are it's women that become the target of public shaming.
Snapchat's snaps were originally self-deleting, while those added to stories were accessible for 24 hours.
Just as concerning is the performance of privately held Snapchat, popular with teens for its rapidly self-deleting photos and messages.
"I think there's definitely a space for ephemerality," Systrom said today, when asked about self-deleting photos like those used by the popular Snapchat app.
Crucially, it lacks native versions of a number of key apps popular with younger users, such as Snapchat's self-deleting message service and filter-infused photo favourite Instagram, which has hundreds of millions of users.
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Suddenly making concessions on two of the core pillars of Facebook might seem like minor admissions of defeat made by a lumbering incumbent, as apps like the self-deleting-message service Snapchat and the anonymous secret-sharing service Whisper become ascendant.
In addition to this Telegram has several features that might give it the edge over its rivals, including the option to create message threads that self-delete (just like SnapChat) and cloud functionality that lets users access your chats and shared media from any internet-connected device.
Group chats self-delete after 24 hours by default, and Snaps sent within a group can be opened only once, and replayed only once, by each member of the group, just like a regular Snap.
Some free email accounts self-delete with lack of use.
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