{"id":4131,"date":"2017-03-16T07:03:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T07:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/facebook-stories-yet-another-snapchat-clone-is-rolling-out-to-more-countries.html"},"modified":"2017-03-16T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T07:03:37","slug":"facebook-stories-yet-another-snapchat-clone-is-rolling-out-to-more-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/facebook-stories-yet-another-snapchat-clone-is-rolling-out-to-more-countries.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Stories, yet another Snapchat clone, is rolling out to more countries"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Facebook is giving another\u00a0feature that clones Snapchat Stories a big push.<\/p>\n

Facebook Stories, a feature that puts photos that disappear after 24 hours at the top of the Facebook mobile app, is rolling out to users in\u00a0Chile, Greece and Vietnam, Facebook confirmed. However, it is not available to users in all markets.\u00a0The feature was first tested among users in Ireland<\/a> in January and its extension this week comes hot on the heels of a major Facebook offensive to bake Snapchat\u2019s core features into its main mobile services.<\/p>\n

Messenger Day was launched inside the Messenger app<\/a> last week, targeting the app\u2019s one billion-plus monthly users with a feature that\u00a0frustrated many by sitting right at the top of the app<\/a>. Having already introduced similar features in WhatsApp\u00a0in February<\/a> and Instagram last year<\/a>, Facebook is applying\u00a0its Snapchat cloning to its main mobile app, which accounts for most of the 1.7 billion people<\/a> who use Facebook on mobile\u00a0each month.<\/p>\n

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The next Snapchat killer? Facebook has started implementing stories on their app. IG stories took most of the users of Snapchat. pic.twitter.com\/jpyK7pGUhA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Neil Enore (@neilenore) March 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Facebook stories are stupid. If I wanted to let random people I added in year 8 know what I’m up to,I would have just added them on snapchat<\/p>\n

\u2014 M\u00e4riam (@mariamdiabyy) March 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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you’ve got to be kidding, FACEBOOK STORIES ARE A THING NOW. kill me<\/p>\n

\u2014 jordy? (@RuckerJordan) March 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I wrote last week that Facebook has gone too far<\/a> with its efforts to throw\u00a0Snapchat\u2019s core functionality into WhatsApp and Messenger\u00a0since it doesn\u2019t match with the appeal or usage of either\u00a0service. Facebook\u2019s core mobile app could be different. People are expecting to see images inside the social network, but the concept of 24-hour disappearing photos may be new to many of those 1.7 billion mobile users who don\u2019t\u00a0use Snapchat or Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

On the subject of Instagram, Facebook looks to be enjoying considerably more success with Instagram Stories, its take on Snapchat inside the photo sharing service. The feature has reached 150 million daily users, according to Facebook<\/a>, which makes it the same size as Snapchat, while it\u00a0also appears to have stolen users and high-profile influencers from Snapchat<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n

The focus of Instagram is visual content and a large chunk of the audience is young people, so there seems to be overlap with Snapchat and significant growth potential. That said, many people remain unconvinced that Facebook\u2019s Snap-cloning in WhatsApp and Messenger\u00a0is a positive addition.<\/p>\n

Note: An earlier version of this post stated that Facebook Stories was rolling out worldwide, however Facebook confirmed that the expansion is to three more countries.<\/em><\/p>\n

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