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To stop copycats, Snapchat shares itself

Evan Spiegel has finally found a way to fight back against Mark Zuckerberg’s army of clones. For 2.5 years, Snapchat foolishly tried to take the high road versus Facebook, with Spiegel claiming “O

Snapchat soars again on second day of trading

Snap Inc., the parent of Snapchat, has been off to the races with its debut on the stock market. Yesterday, the stock closed at $24.48, a 44% gain from the IPO price of $17. And today it’s gone

Snap takes aim at Facebook in roadshow video

Snap is about to embark on its investor roadshow as it prepares to go public at the beginning of March. And a new video gives a glimpse at how they will be trying to persuade Wall Street to buy share

Snapchat Ads Are Probably Cooler Than Facebook’s, But Still Not Cool

Prepare for ads on Snapchat, bruh! The company announced on Friday that users will start receiving ads from brands under the Recent Updates section of the app. This is the same portion of the Snapchat

Snapchat Files For A Restraining Order, Accuses Ousted Founder Of Leaking Confidential Court Docs

Snapchat has filed for a temporary restraining order against Reggie Brown, the man who claims to have invented the idea for disappearing messages. According to newly filed documents, the ousted fo

Evan Spiegel And Bobby Murphy Say Alleged Snapchat Co-Founder Never Had Equity

Snapchat co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy have said in new court documents that alleged co-founder Reggie Brown never had equity in the company. In February, Brown filed a suit against Sna

Snapchat’s Spiegel Admits Brown “Came Up With The Idea For Disappearing Picture Messages” In New Court Documents

If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a disappearing picture is worth $800 million, what’s an idea worth? Reggie Brown filed a motion on Thursday in a California court to disqualify Evan Sp

Snapchat Founders Face New Twist In Legal Battle As Alleged Co-Founder Files To Disqualify Their Lawyers

Reggie Brown claims to have co-founded Snapchat, and in the latest twist to his suit against the company, he's trying to disqualify its high-profile law firm. Brown filed motions in a Los Angeles c

As Snapchat Grows Up, It Must Retain Its Youth

It has been quite a week for Snapchat. Now, the founders will try to keep their heads down and out of the spotlight as they work to grow the product and company. Snapchat is all about discovery and

Taco Bell Asks Twitter Followers To Add Them On Snapchat, Users May Soon See Snaps From Brands

Snackchat! Taco Bell tweeted, "We're on Snapchat" last night, urging their Twitter followers to add them for a "secret announcement" some time today. This is the first major brand to use Snapchat to r

The Snapchat Lawsuit, Or How To Lose Your Best Friend Over $70 Million

One week ago, Reggie Brown filed a lawsuit alleging that he is a co-founder of Snapchat, a red-hot impermanent photo messaging app, and is entitled to an original one-third ownership stake along with

Stanford Grad Files Lawsuit Claiming He Came Up With Snapchat, Snapchat Calls Lawsuit “Devoid Of Merit”

In what appears to be a cyclical recurrence of post-success litigation, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/snapchat/">Snapchat</a> is being sued by a man from South Carolina named Frank Reginald Brow