Software and technology
October 29, 2018
A surprise ecommerce partnership with Nike could signal a new direction for Snapchat. Image credit: Snap
By Sarah Ramirez
Social media platform Snapchat saw a decline in daily active users for the second straight quarter, although sales grew 43 percent to $298 million.
{"ct":"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","iv":"fea9e8c859cab82a20eef42b1131dd34","s":"bbc8bff847791487"}
Share your thoughts. Click here