My daughter recently turned 13 and as such wanted to join the wide world of Social Media.
I’ve heard the stories about these sites and decided I needed to keep an eye on things as she was learning the ropes so I, too, have joined the wide world of Social Media. I already had a Facebook account (and was happy to stay with just that), but thanks to my daughter’s 13th birthday, I now also belong to Snapchat. She was only too pleased to help me sign up and, thanks to her generosity, my Snapchat profile picture features me barfing a rainbow. No, really.
In case you have yet to join the world of [easyazon_link identifier=”B01CSY9TIE” locale=”US” tag=”greatbookgood-20″ cart=”n”]Snapchat[/easyazon_link], I thought I’d warn, um, I mean, show you the ropes. Here’s a quick FAQ on the world of Snapchat.
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Question: WHAT is Snapchat?
Answer: It’s a way of communication that can only be done via your cell phone. You can send text messages or pictures. These messages are supposed to disappear immediately after being viewed. I say the messages and pictures are SUPPOSED to disappear right after being viewed (and that is true for the actual Snapchat application), but there is something called a screen capture which can save a picture of whatever appears on a person’s cell phone. Internet Rule #1: NOTHING is really private or temporary on the internet and the more cringe-worthy something is that is posted, the more likely it will become public at the least opportune time.
Question: What do people actually use Snapchat for?
Answer: By people, let’s be clear it’s almost exclusively teens that use Snapchat, and they send Selfies. All the time. Selfies, selfies, selfies. Occasionally someone might actually send something other than a selfie such as a message like: “Please, please, someone rescue me from Snapchat. I’m begging you.” That person would perhaps be the mom of a teenager who might or might not be me.
Question: Selfies? But what if your makeup needs touched up or you’re having a bad hair day or…
Answer: What? Come on, you’re a TEENAGER. You look great no matter what. Wait. You ARE a teenager, aren’t you??
Question: Yes, um, I mean, like, duh! I’m totally a teenager (30 years ago….). Next question. Once you take the selfie, then what do you do?
Answer: Why is this so hard? Obviously, you then put a filter on your selfie and make yourself look like a crazed, big-eyed bunny complete with nose and ears (no, really) and send it to your friends. All 500 of them.
Question: Then what?
Answer: They send a selfie back.
Question: What else do you do?
Answer: Else? What do you mean. Hold on, I have to send a selfie back. That is SO funny. She sent me a selfie looking like a deer so I’m going to send a selfie back looking like a fox and then she’ll send me a selfie looking like a rabbit and I’ll send one back looking like a….
Question: Ok, then. Since I have a busy life and not enough time to endlessly transform myself into woodland animals, I think I’ll be going now…
Answer: Wait, wait. You have to see this! See, she took a selfie and then using the Snapchat filters put antlers that pierced the rainbow over her head and it said: “Hey, Pretty Mama!”
Question: Now I’m seeing why these pictures disappear almost immediately because I’m going away, too.
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