When cell phones became popular, the art of texting soon followed. Texting was highly debated as to whether it was mature or not. Most older adults and elder folks despised texting because they generally thought that calling someone was the thing to do. So while those people contemplated the idea of texting, it grew to drastic amounts. By the time 2010 came around, apple iPhone's became the next best thing along with the new trend of conversation in texts.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but that was ten or so years ago. Now the texting generation is disappearing and we have moved into the Snapchat generation. Yes... Snapchat has now taken over the universe in communication technics. If you were to walk down the street and ask the five people that stroll by if they have a cell phone and if they have a Snapchat account, they would most likely say that they have it and use it often (but let's be honest, we wouldn't talk to strangers and waste valuable time doing a survey). It has taken over the way people communicate with each other and here are a few reasons why it has surpassed texting.
The Vanishing Effect
What people with Snapchat accounts understand is that when a snap is sent it takes at max ten seconds to view. Once that ten or so seconds are up, the pic is gone forever. There are new features to the app now where you could replay the snap sent, but only if you replay it immediately after the first viewing. This is good for everyone because you could go beyond some limits where freedom of camera can be taken and not be used as blackmail afterwards. A great decision by the moderators of Snapchat and people love the attributes... unless you send the snap to the wrong person.
Setting/Atmosphere
People would use Snapchat to let others know some cool settings and places to be. Texting wouldn't show anything freaky, cute, stunning, etc. Most people would send pics while texting but the one receiving it doesn't know if the pic was from a Google search. Snapchat exemplifies FOMO for others if you were snapping lovely places in an exotic country like Italy, Brazil or Portugal. Even snapping the beautiful sunset, the waves crashing on a beech, star gazing at a full moon or being on a side of a cliff show off shocking emotions.
Just Because
Snapchatting your friends is just a fun activity to do. Texting could get so boring going back and forth. When you snap each other, it just brings an uplifting experience for some, seeing different faces, objects, videos, etc. Snapchat is just absolutely entertaining and everyone can get into it, no matter what age.
