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Public Profiles for businesses on Snapchat enables all brands to stay connected with their audiences.Snapchat will now allow businesses of all sizes a free, permanent home on Snapchat to house all unique content. Announced at Snap Partner Summit 2021, Public Profiles will give brands the ability to get discovered organically, engage with customers, build a following, sell products, and manage profiles - all from one discoverable place.They will enable brands to connect with customers organically by highlighting useful and engaging content. Additionally, through public profiles, brands can showcase existing Lens AR Experiences, and share shoppable products directly within the Snapchat app. Alongside these features, brands will have access to insights for their businesses. It will also allow Snapchatters to subscribe to brand profiles and stay up-to-date with content, new product launches and more.Key features of a Public Profiles include -i) Public Stories to share latest updates and behindthe scenes to drive deeper connections with theSnapchat communityii) AR Lenses to give Snapchatters immersive ARexperiences. Once linked to the Profile, these Lenseswill also be discoverable through both SnapchatSearch and Lens Exploreriii) Highlights to permanently showcase the best-curated content such as public snaps, stories, photos, and videos. This is the best way for…

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Monday shed 145,727 shares, worth about $9.26 million, in Snapchat parent Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) on the day shares of the social media company fell.  Snap shares closed 0.81% lower at $63.57 on Monday. Wood’s firm sold the shares in Snap via the Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKF).  ARKF still holds about 1.75 million shares, worth $111.98 million, in the social media company that ranks twelfth among a total of 44 stocks in the fintech innovation ETF.  Ark also holds 921,260 shares, worth $58.56 million, in Snap via the Ark Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE: ARKW).  See Also: Cathie Wood Sells Snapchat, DocuSign For Second Straight Day, Buys Spotify The New York-based investment firm bought 183,172 shares, worth about $32.12 million, in Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY), an e-commerce platform for handmade goods and vintage items. Shares of the company closed 2.70% higher at $170.30 on Monday.  The investment firm first bought the shares in Etsy earlier this month, a day after the company revealed plans to buy Gen Z-focused reseller Depop for $1.63 billion as it looks to expand into the fast-growing clothing resale category. ARKW, which bought the shares of the company,…

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A trainee paramedic who blackmailed four teenage boys, including two brothers, to send explicit pictures and videos of themselves has been handed a two year probation order. Newry Crown Court heard that 22-year-old Mark Wilson set up numerous fake Snapchat accounts to pose as a female in order to dupe the boys and then using the images to blackmail them into sending more on threat of public exposure. Wilson, from Thornleigh in Armagh, confessed his guilt to seven of the 12 charges against him – inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, inciting a child to take an indecent image of themselves, distributing indecent images of children and attempting to possess an indecent image of a child, all committed between December 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017. While the other five charges, four blackmail and one of sexual communication with a child, were being left in the books, prosecuting counsel Fiona O’Kane said the guilty pleas were being accepted “on a full facts basis”. In an agreed statement of facts lodged with the court, Mrs O’Kane outlined how the offences first came to light on June 1 when the vice principal of an Armagh grammar school contacted police “that…

“It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania interviews social media leader Salem Furrha During an appearance this week on the “It’s Not So Late Show” online with host Aaron Hanania, guest Salem Furrha, whose west coast family has become one of the most popular social media entertainers on Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube, said the secret… Read more » Comedy, Editors Pick, Entertainment, Features, General Topics, News, NewsWire, Podcast, VideosAaron Hanania , entertainment , Facebook , family friendly , family fund , InstaGram , interviews , Its Not So Late Show , online interview show , Podcast , Salem Furrha , Snapchat , Social media , TikTok , Triller , video podcast

A teenager filmed on Snapchat kicking a helpless pensioner into a freezing river has been jailed for 10 weeks. Benjamin Bridgeman, 19, booted the unsuspecting 74-year-old from behind as he paused during a walk along the River Mersey on April 25. He and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, could then be seen running away laughing after the attack. The elderly victim was only rescued from the water when two schoolgirls heard him screaming and formed a human chain to pull him out. Bridgeman, of Orford in Warrington, pleaded guilty to assault at the town’s magistrates’ court. District Judge Nicholas Sanders handed him a 10-week prison sentence and ordered him to pay the victim £500 in compensation. He said it was an ‘extremely serious offence’ and described the video as ‘frankly sickening’. The court heard the pensioner had been out for a walk at around 2.30pm on the Sunday afternoon when he was ‘pushed very hard from behind’. Footage of the attack was posted on the social media app with a series of laughing emojis. Prosecutor Angela Blackmore told the court the victim fell into the river ‘and banged his face on something’, adding: ‘He described…

A California couple whose son died because of an overdose from drugs he bought off Snapchat is sharing their plea to parents in hopes of saving a life."This was a homicide, and we miss him," Sam Chapman said. On Feb. 7, Dr. Laura Berman and Sam Chapman, lost their 16-year-old son, Sammy, to an overdose."We're taking it one day at a time. It's not easy healing from the loss of a child," Chapman said."It's not something you get over. I think it's literally just a new lifestyle," Berman said. They told WISN 12 News' Diana Gutierrez that curiosity sparked Sammy's encounter with drugs.It started with him ordering a dropoff at his Santa Monica home from a "drug menu" on Snapchat."It was poison. It was fentanyl, and it was not what he thought he was buying," Chapman said. "It didn't occur to either of us, with him home during a pandemic, that he could have access to drugs and no idea that they could be delivered to the house like a pizza," Berman said. Sammy took fentanyl, which is a synthetic opioid, and was found unresponsive in his room the next morning.His parents said their son was smart and funny with…

Maëva Ghennam has just responded for the first time to the rumors announcing her as a couple. To find out if the Marseillais candidate is still a heart to take or not, it’s here! Since she became famous by participating in Marseillais Australia in 2018, Maëva Ghennam, who is embarking on a new project, is at the heart of many rumors and her life is scrutinized in its every move. At the moment, Internet users want only one thing, to know if the reality TV candidate is back in a relationship since her break up with Greg Yega. Moreover, recently, many rumors announce the young woman as a couple. Remember, according to the Instagram account vaarruecos, the former best friend of Carla Moreau would have found love alongside a man she had known for several months already. The blogger had revealed: “Maeva would have been seen yesterday in Dubai accompanied by a guy with whom she was very close, he’s a guy she often meets! She follows him when they see each other and often unfollow when she no longer sees him. It’s a big twist and a guy she’s already kissed “. Maëva Ghennam has just announced that she…

According to CCSO, an investigation revealed Yasinskiy used Snapchat to communicate with and lure an underage victim. CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) arrested Vitaliy Yasinskiy, 40, on multiple rape and sex abused charges on Wednesday. Investigators are concerned there could be more victims. According to CCSO, an investigation revealed Yasinskiy used Snapchat to communicate with and lure an underage victim. Deputies booked him into the Clackamas County jail on the following charges: 4 counts of Rape in the 3rd Degree5 counts of Sex Abuse in the 3rd Degree5 counts of Sodomy in the 3rd Degree7 counts of Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the 1st Degree6 counts of Prostitution Anyone with information about Yasinskiy's criminal activity or additional victims is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 503-723-4949 or fill out an online email form. Please reference CCSO case number 21-952376. 

Winning over generation Z has seen Afterpay, Samsung and Mars Wrigley populating Tik Tok, Snapchat and Twitch with video campaigns to support new product promotions. Life happens in five – seconds not minutes – for youth targeted by Mars Wrigley's latest collaboration with Twitch, the platform for gaming plus a side-serve of chat and entertainment. The campaign was launched to support Mars Wrigley 5 Gum and builds on a previous Twitch activation undertaken by the FMCG brand in 2020.   The partnership has launched Team Clutch, or streamers who tackle games like Fortnite, along with a video campaign featuring teens who dare to get a tattoo or pounce for a kiss at a party. Streamers include emerging Twitch creators, soleKEFS and PlayitShady, who join popular creator, Aussie Antics, with more Team Clutch members to come. The streamers are challenged to make concentrated, quick decisions in gameplay while entertaining their audience.  "Going live truly embodies the 'Life happens in 5’ spirit of adventure and this natural brand synergy led us to partner with Twitch,” said Mars Wrigley marketing director, Ben Hill. He hoped to replicate the success of last year's collaboration with Twitch.  According to Twitch head of sales A/NZ, Ricky Chanana, the…