Not for Followers
The rush of compelling ideas for new smartphone apps has slowed. In 2007, Twitter still seemed pretty revolutionary for the way it bridged the gap between public figures and private ones, between celebrity and anonymity. The most widely used new app these days, at least among my 20-something cohort, is Snapchat. It allows the bored user to send innumerable so-called selfies to any friend unlucky enough to have signed up, with the assurance that all pictures will disappear in the span of 10 seconds.
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