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Normally, most of us don’t take rejection well, especially if we’re being turned down by someone we’re madly in love with. But one Pittsburgh teenager has made it his mission to get rejected — for a hilarious purpose.Meet Hunter Badamo. For the past couple of weeks, the 16-year-old has been posting videos himself conducting “speedruns.” In competitive video games, a speedrun is a playthrough with the goal of finishing a game as quickly as possible. In Badamo’s case, the teen sends private messages to girls on Snapchat and times how long it takes for them to reject him.In one of his TikToks posted on Dec. 29, Badamo narrates his conversation with an unidentified girl on Snapchat while pretending to play the exchange out as if it were a video game.“Okay, here we go, getting left on read speedrun,” he says, sending a selfie to the girl. “Okay, we’re at the line. By the way, full-face picture for an 80 percent greater chance of rejection.”In a message to the girl, Badamo asks her if she will go out with him. When the girl opens his Snap, she asks if he plays any sports.“Perfect setup,” Badamo says, before telling her that he’s…

When emojis first started being rolled out, they instantly became a much easier and faster way to communicate thoughts and emotions. But did you ever think one day they'd be a way to communicate relationship status, especially seemingly random images like animals or fruit? Users of Snapchat especially have been wondering what does the pineapple emoji mean?Article continues below advertisementThis Snapchat trend is all about your relationship status.Before Snapchat, people could log into Facebook and indicate their relationship with a simple status update: "single," "it's complicated," or "in a relationship." Now, it looks like Gen Z has taken that to a whole other level.is the pineapple emoji secret code why do so many girls have the pineapple emoji in their twitter name— lil aaron (@lilaaron911) October 5, 2017 Source: TwitterArticle continues below advertisementIn a Bustle article, author Kathryn Kattalia explains that posting fruit on Snapchat indicates relationship status. Apparently a Snapchat fruit "game" originated sometime around 2016. It was meant to confuse a primarily male audience about what users were looking for or if they were dating someone. The rules are pretty simple: "Reference the state of your love life using a specific 'flavor.'"The full list of meanings as interpreted…

E-commerce platform Shopify has shut down President Donald Trump's online stores. The Canada-based tech company cited the chaos at the U.S. Capitol building as the reason for the ban. Shopify permanently removed President Trump's official campaign store and the Trump Organization's online store on Thursday, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. "Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence," a Shopify spokesperson said in a statement. "Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions by President Donald J. Trump violate our Acceptable Use Policy, which prohibits promotion or support of organizations, platforms or people that threaten or condone violence to further a cause. As a result, we have terminated stores affiliated with President Trump."Before the stores were shuttered, the online retailers sold the campaign's signature "Make America Great Again" hats, buttons, flags, pennants, T-shirts, bobbleheads, and other "MAGA" merchandise. In less than 24 hours, Big Tech has swiftly levied suspensions and bans on the president. Facebook has "indefinitely" blocked President Trump from posting on the social network. On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts would be locked until at least Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. "We believe the risks of allowing…

from the who's-being-disruptive-now dept The Mahanoy Area School District of Pennsylvania, which currently serves 11,000 residents and 1,100 students -- wants to keep wasting local and federal tax dollars defending its decision to infringe on the free speech rights of students. In 2019, the district was sued by "B.L.," a student whose f-bomb laden Snapchat message was reported to school officials. Using the vernacular of high school students, B.L. expressed her displeasure with things that often displeased students. fuck school fuck softball fuck cheer fuck everything As a result of a snitch within the cheer team's midst, B.L. was booted from the cheerleading roster and suspended by the school. But the Snapchat selfie with the f-words was taken while B.L. was off campus and after school hours. It made no difference to the school, which felt it had the right to punish B.L. for any expression regarding school activities. In support, it pointed to the "agreement" B.L. had signed when she signed up for cheerleading, forbidding the creation of any "negative information" about the school while participating in extracurricular activities. The district court said the school went too far, extending its control of students' speech past the confines of the…

As it looks to build on its rising momentum, Snapchat has re-launched its marketing partner program, which redefines its two partner categories to better clarify the types of assistance and guidance options available. As explained by Snapchat: "Introducing our new Global Partner Solutions program - a partnership with industry-leading companies that help advertisers connect with the Snapchat community in exciting, innovative ways. From strategic collaboration to creative execution and campaign optimization, our select group of partners make advertising on Snapchat simple for advertisers looking for managed and ad technology solutions." Originally launched back in 2016, Snap's first advertising partner program split the providers into two sections: Ads Partners and Creative Partners. With Snap's platform evolving, it's now looking to provide more specific assistance via its partner categorization tiers. You'll note that the creative element has seemingly been removed, but Snap's Creative Partners Program has now also been rolled into the broader marketing partners banner. So while 'creative' is not specifically noted in these descriptions, it's a part of the overall offering, with most of the creatives in the 'Certified Partners' list. As noted, Snapchat has been gaining momentum of late, with younger audiences, in particular, aligning with the platform and its more privacy-focused…

For an easy way to spy on someone’s snapchat without detection, click How to hack someone’s snapchat account remotely Founded by three Stanford undergrads in early 2011 as Picaboo, Snapchat has come a long way. With the new generation coming with a new mindset, Snapchat was primed to take a primary share of this budding marketplace. Its uniqueness in sharing photo and adding messaging and videos, much later on, caught the eye of the public early on and this has been one of its successes.  How to hack a Snapchat account without detection But before we go too far, what is Snapchat and why is everyone drawn to it in the first place? Snapchat has gained fame as a global instant messaging app that allows its users to share “moments” with those closest to them. As we said in the intro, since its first launch in 2011 it has gone on to become fans’ favorite due to its intuitive design and user-focused experienced. The ghost-like logo also has a message in itself; it means users are afforded the unusual opportunity to share whatever images and videos of themselves without any repercussion as these messages will be gone after a while.…

January 5, 2021 | 4:39pm | Updated January 5, 2021 | 4:39pm A 13-year-old United Kingdom boy may have been lured outside in a series of Snapchat messages before he was stabbed to death. Oliver Stephens was discovered suffering from stabbing wounds Sunday afternoon in a park not far from his home in Emmer Green, The Sun reported. Paramedics tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities are now looking at a Snapchat messages he received from other teens in hours leading up to his grisly death, the outlet reported. Four boys and a girl — whose ages range from 13 to 14 — were arrested on charges for conspiracy to commit murder, police said. Police searched their homes and confiscated their computers and phones before questioning them, the outlet reported. No motive has been released in the savage slaying. Officials at the scene in Emmer Green, Reading, where Oliver Stephens was founded stabbed. PA Images/Sipa USA Flowers and a card left at the scene in Emmer Green, Reading. PA Images/Sipa USA Up Next Archaeologists have uncovered dozens of 2,000-year-old army camps from Ancient Rome in... “I would urge anyone who has any information that they…

Snapchat's looking to maintain connection with the emerging Indian market by investing in local social platform ShareChat, which already counts Twitter among its shareholders. As reported by TechCrunch, ShareChat is in advanced stages of talks to raise a new funding round, which will include Snap Inc. and Google, along with several existing investors. Google will reportedly be taking on the majority of the new investment, further boosting its focus on the Indian market, while Snapchat will be looking to establish new roots in the Indian tech sector, which is set to see explosive growth as the country gradually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. As technology adoption grows in India, all of the US tech giants are working to gain a foothold in the region, and tap into the potential of the nation's 1.4 billion citizens.  Facebook and Google have both made significant investments in the Indian market, with Facebook putting $5.7 billion in local internet provider Jio last year (of which Google also owns a 7.73% stake). Facebook has also sought to build on its presence in the region by filling the gap left by the local ban on TikTok. Facebook launched Instagram's Reels in India before it was launched anywhere else, and the…

This social network has flown under the radar, but shouldn't anymore. Social media has been one of the most disruptive forces in the world over the past decade, and billions of people are now engaged on social platforms. Facebook (which includes Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram), Alphabet's YouTube, Tiktok, and even Microsoft's LinkedIn are engaging billions of eyeballs every day and generating billions of dollars, which is why they're some of the biggest tech stocks on the market.  The forgotten social network has long been Snap Inc's (NYSE:SNAP) Snapchat. The company isn't as highly valued as the companies I listed above, and has fewer users. But it has a core user base that's the envy of the social networking industry, and technology that could change how we interact with each other and our devices. Other social networks are well established today, but it's Snapchat that could be the disruptive social network of the future, which is why it's my top stock to buy in January.  Image source: Snap. The social network of the future Other networks may reach more people, but Snap's social network isn't small at 249 million daily active users, and it reaches a coveted youth demographic. In the U.S., the…

Heartbroken girlfriend shares the racy texts that exposed her cheating boyfriend - and reveals how she confronted the other womanA Sydney girlfriend has revealed how she discovered her boyfriend was cheatingMaddison, 18, shared a TikTok video that 'proved' his infidelity In text messages, the boyfriend described her as a 'scary misses'The messages also revealed the flirty conversations with the other woman Maddison said she was 'completely broken' and will 'never be the same person' By Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:00 EST, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 17:20 EST, 3 January 2021 A young Australian girlfriend has been left heartbroken after discovering her boyfriend had been 'cheating' on her during half of their relationship.The 18-year-old from Sydney, named Maddison, shared a TikTok video of the messages sent between her boyfriend and another woman that 'proved' his infidelity.In the texts and Snapchat messages, the boyfriend described Maddison as a 'scary misses' who he planned on breaking up with.She said she was left feeling 'completely broken' and will 'never be the same person' as a result.  The 18-year-old from Sydney named Maddison shared a TikTok video of the messages sent between her boyfriend and another woman that 'proved' his infidelityMaddison said she was left felling…