What is Lapse? Here's everything you need to know about the invite-only social media app

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETIf you take a look at the Apple App Store Top Free Apps chart, you’ll find an unfamiliar app in first place — a new social media app called Lapse. Also: LinkedIn just added AI-powered coaching and recruiting tools to make your job easierLapse takes the appeal of a disposable camera, combines it with social media, and uses a unique recruiting technique to bring you an experience that distinguishes itself from any other popular social media app currently on the market. Whether you have gotten a Lapse invite from one of your friends and want to learn more about it, are thinking about downloading it, or simply want to know why the app is receiving so much hype, here’s everything you need to know. What is Lapse?Per the app’s website, Lapse is an “invite-only disposable camera”. If you have ever used Dispo, Lapse has a pretty similar concept, allowing you to take disposable camera-style photos and then wait until they “develop” to access them. Once the photos develop, you can Tinder-style swipe left or right to either archive a picture or post it to your “Journal” for friends to see. This format is supposed to prompt authenticity on social media. All the photos you see posted
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