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Snap acquires Fit Analytics The parent company of Snapchat, Snap, has acquired Fit Analytics. It is a startup in the field of apparel and footwear technology. Reportedly, this acquisition will help the company add a substantial e-commerce technology business to its portfolio. The leading apparel brands and retailers like North Face, Asos, Calvin Klein, Patagonia across the six continents, and more use Fit Analytics' platform to solve sizing at scale and deliver ‘meaningful bottom-line impact’. The company released a statement on Wednesday and said, "We are thrilled to announce that Fit Analytics will soon become a part of Snap. This acquisition will strengthen Fit Analytics' position as an industry leader in apparel and footwear technology. For a Fit Analytics partner, this is only the beginning.” Snap also added, “The major focus going forward will be to scale the  Fit Analytics business and work with Snap to grow their shopping platform, leveraging its technology and expertise.” Fit Analytics also said, "Our teams will work jointly and execute next-gen shopping, fashion, and style offerings.” The Fit Analytics sizing platform combines the world's largest database of garments. It fits information with hundreds of billions of dollars of purchasing records and consumer preferences. "We've…

Trending It’s St Patrick’s Day 2021! Here’s how to find a Leprechaun Filter on Instagram and Snapchat. Every year, March 17th marks St Patricks Day, and people across the world commemorate the Irish holiday with huge celebrations that usually involve green fancy dress, clovers, leprechauns and lots of Guinness. The festivities are set to be a little different this year due to Covid-19, with much of the world still under lockdown or social distancing. If you’re unable to celebrate St Patty’s day with all your friends, you can still celebrate it on social media instead. Here’s how to find a Leprechaun Filter… TRENDING: Shaun King ‘cancelled’ by Twitter over argument Ronald (L) and Steve (R) dressed in St. Patrick’s costumes are enjoying a mini pint of Guinness outside the Irish Potato Cake Company restaurant in Dublin’s city center. On Saturday, 13 March 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)How to get a Leprechaun Filter on Snapchat The best place to find a Leprechaun Filter is on Snapchat. There’s a filter called ‘leprechaun’ by a user called Marco, and it’s definitely the best Leprechaun Filter on the internet. Here’s how to find it… Open Snapchat and head…

Snap wants to get Snapchat’s young-skewing user base to buy more stuff through the social app. As part of that strategy, Snap has acquired Fit Analytics, a German apparel size-recommendation engine that helps online shoppers virtually find the right clothing size. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, Berlin-based Fit Analytics provides a product called Fit Finder to over 18,000 retailers and brands. Through this acquisition, more than 100 Fit Analytics team members will join Snap, most of which are technical staff across engineering, data science and product roles. The drive to boost ecommerce revenue is part of Snap’s ambitious growth strategy: The company is projecting top-line increases of at least 50% annually over the next several years — a forecast that isn’t predicated on growth the Snapchat user base, according to CEO Evan Spiegel. Snap sees clothing as a massive opportunity. According to research firm Piper Sandler, apparel and accessories currently represent one-third of total U.S. teenager spending and is the largest single category among the cohort. As part of Snap, Fit Analytics will continue to serve its existing clients. It also will work with the Snap product team to grow its e-commerce and shopping offerings,…

Netflix steals from TikTok. Instagram steals from Snapchat. Facebook and LinkedIn steal from everyone. Why is this all okay?Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesIn early March, Netflix launched a new feature called Fast Laughs, which let users scroll through vertical videos of short clips from the company’s comedy specials and shows. The streaming giant pitched it as a new way for users to browse shows, but some immediately pegged it as something else: a TikTok clone for branded content. It’s yet another sign that TikTok’s format is so successful that there’s nothing left for competitors to do but copy it.For newer social media apps, getting copied by a competitor represents both a best- and worst-case scenario. On the one hand, it’s evidence that their approach is working — on the other, it means competitors can wipe out their advantage with minimal effort.Imagine a world where only one operating system was allowed to use a mouse, or only one phone could use pinch-to-zoom.Netflix is hardly the first to copy TikTok’s UI design. Instagram cloned TikTok wholesale with Reels. Snapchat also added a TikTok-style music feature to compete in the short-form audio space. Ironically, Snapchat itself is also subject of a mass-copying spree, with…

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IPSWICH — A Boston man has been charged with sending nearly a dozen images and videos of what appear to be child pornography to what turned out to be an undercover officer -- after allegedly trying to convince a woman he met on Tinder to pretend to be a child when they met for sex. Julien Toulotte, 22, of 3 Arlington St., Boston, pleaded not guilty to five counts counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor, four counts of sending unsolicited sexual images to a child and two counts of disseminating images of a child in sexual conduct at his arraignment Friday in Ipswich District Court in Newburyport. Judge Peter Doyle set bail at $20,000.  In January, an Ipswich woman went to police to report that the man she had met through the dating site told her that he liked "age play" and asked her to act like a young girl if and when they met, according to a police report filed in the case by Ipswich Police Detective Peter Dziadose. He went on to tell her that he would be babysitting an 8-year-old girl in the near future, then sent her a sexually graphic photo of a young girl, police…

Eat This, Not That!Dr. Fauci Just Said Take This One Vaccine If You Can Get ItA few months ago there were no vaccines available to protect against COVID-19. Now, in less than three months, there are three currently being administered—Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson&Johnson. It isn’t surprising that many people are wondering which one of them is the best, and whether they should wait around for one if they are offered another. During Monday’s White House COVID-19 Response Team Briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked about which of the three is the best, and if people should wait to get a specific one of the three. Read on to find out his answer—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had Coronavirus. Dr. Fauci Says We Have “Three Highly Efficacious Safe Vaccines”When asked if people were more hesitant to receive the single dose of the Johnson&Johnson vaccine versus the double dose of the others, Dr. Fauci reminded that one is not better than the others. “Just to reiterate what we've said multiple times…

DRUG dealers are flooding the country with cannabis-laced sweets disguised at Kinder Eggs, Mars Bars and Haribo jellies.  A Sun Online probe can reveal sales of the drugs are soaring - with exchanges even freely taking place on Instagram and Snapchat.  4Drug dealer are selling cannabis-laced 'treats' disguised as bags of sweetsCredit: ND 4The items are sold to look like popular brands of sweetsCredit: ND Dozens of UK dealers are also trading online - flogging what they claim are “treats”.  In fact the items - which are also being branded to look like Starburst and Jelly Babies - can contain dangerous levels of concentrated THC, the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis. Our story comes a day after a haul of cannabis sweets were seized in Liverpool. Merseyside Police said the packets "clearly designed to appeal to younger people" were found inside a property in the city on Friday night. CANNABIS SWEET 'TREATS' Packets and bottles containing suspected cannabis, made to look like sweets, were found with the packaging plastered with brand names like Chewits, Irn-Bru, Tango and Fruit-tella. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis. But our investigation indicates this case is just the tip…

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A "VILE" video shared on social media has been roundly condemned and sparked a warning to parents of Easter Ross children about the sites their kids have access to.The video on Snapchat shows shows an assault on a primary school aged pupil.While the video may have been circulating for a number of months, an Easter Ross primary has said it is no less disturbing.Coulhill Primary School posted: "It has been brought to our attention that an Inverness-based Snapchat group have been sharing images of antisocial behaviour from across Highland which unfortunately name Coulhill Primary."I am keen to reassure you that not only do these images appear to be from quite some time ago, any such behaviour would, and has, been dealt with accordingly at the time."Clearly, we would never condone any physical aggression whether filmed or not."A number of parents attended the online safety session a few weeks back and will be aware that whilst for the vast majority of social media sites, the age limit that is advertised is aged 13 plus, this is only a recommended age limit and ultimately, the decision about whether to allow your child to create a Snapchat account is one for you as…