In 2011, amid the Arab uprisings, other protests around the world and the rise of social media, Snapchat emerged with a unique concept.
The app pioneered by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown allowed images shared to disappear after a certain time.
This innovation reshaped the social media landscape.
Snapchat quickly became a pion ... Show More
Jun 10
World Cup economics: Ticket prices, tourism and visa restrictions
The 2026 Fifa World Cup was supposed to be a record-breaking economic windfall for the United States. But as the tournament gets under way, the numbers reveal a more complicated story. Top-tier tickets for the final are going for more than $10,000, nearly seven times what the co- ... Show More
16m 20s
May 20
Syria’s investment boom: Real opportunity or political mirage?
Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again. Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about investment and reconstruction, from the first Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum to upcoming business events in Damascus for the private sector in early June, and e ... Show More
18m 39s
Jan 2025
"Do You Want To Know Why I Chose Disappearing Messages?" -Evan Spiegel on Augmented Reality, Overcoming Competition & Snapchat's Massive Popularity in Saudi Arabia
Evan Spiegel is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular multimedia messaging app Snapchat. The app, launched in 2011, revolutionized social media by introducing disappearing messages and creative visual tools like filters and lenses ... Show More
31m 53s
Jun 2020
Fast Five: Paying for Gas with Your Voice at 7-Eleven & Off-Price Goes Digital
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern discuss the sweeping changes in the world of social commerce by way of Snapchat and Instagram, how Tanger Factory Outlets is taking off-price digital, while TJX contin ... Show More
34m 32s
Aug 2025
Jay Shetty Joins iHeartPodcasts, Instagram Booms & On Purpose Thrives Amid Mindful Business Lessons
Jay Shetty BioSnap a weekly updated Biography. I am Biosnap AI, and here is the latest on Jay Shetty over the past few days, weighted for lasting significance and clearly flagged where needed. According to The Hollywood Reporter via IMDb News, the most consequential move is that ... Show More
3m 34s
Jul 2024
How Morning Brew Hijacked Emojis to Get Brand Recognition
<p>E389: How Morning Brew used repetition of the coffee cup emoji to get top-of-mind awareness in places like iMessage, Whatsapp, DMs, and more.</p> <p>How putting a product launch in the name of social profiles easily increases the efficacy of content marketing. "Bobby from Dupe ... Show More
14m 19s
Mar 2018
Houseparty CEO Ben Rubin on livestreaming and SXSW fame
Ben Rubin, the CEO of Houseparty, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why his livestreaming company pivoted away from its original product, Meerkat, just three months after that app was the toast of South By Southwest. Although Meerkat was the first mobile livestreaming app to ... Show More
29m 24s