snapchatting

Sending disappearing photos

Snapchatting is using Snapchat, a social media app where photos and videos disappear shortly after viewing.

The temporary nature encourages casual, unpolished sharing: We were just snapchatting during class.

It can also refer specifically to sending direct messages through the app: Are you two snapchatting each other?

communication

messaging

Sending written digital communications

replying · conversations · streaks · notifications · inbox · friends · contacts · typing · responding · connecting

visual

selfies

Self-taken photographs

  • filtersSelective passage barriers
  • lensesCurved transparent refractors
  • photosRecorded light images

videos · camera · face swap · dog ears · beauty mode · augmented reality · effects · stickers · editing · capturing

social

stories

Accounts or building levels

influencers · celebrities · discover · spotlight · public · private · blocking · unfriending · adding · best friends

ephemeral

disappearing

Ceasing to be visible

expiring · deleting · screenshot · memories · saved · vanishing · impermanent · transient · time-limited · replay

teen

millennials

Those born 1981-1996

  • youthState of being immature
  • schoolPlace of instruction
  • gossipInformal talk spreading rumors

flirting · dating · drama · FOMO · slang · trends · viral · memes · procrastinating · boredom

Opposites
communication permanence

snapchattingarchiving

Storing for long-term keeping

publishing · blogging · documenting · emailing · journaling

communication modality

snapchattingvisiting

Going to see someone

physical presence

communication engagement level

snapchattingdisconnecting

Breaking an established link

unplugging · going dark · radio silence · active listening · quality time

Family

snap, chat, snaps, snapped, snapping, snapper, snappers, chats, chatted

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G