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 pi ... Show More
Jul 2
Emiratisation and the future of work in the UAE
For decades, most Emiratis have worked in government roles. But now, thousands are joining private companies as part of a nationwide plan to balance the workforce. Early iterations of Emiratisation began in the 1990s, with programmes formalised in the early 2000s. About three yea ... Show More
16m 35s
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
Jul 2024
How Morning Brew Hijacked Emojis to Get Brand Recognition
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. How putting a product launch in the name of social profiles easily increases the efficacy of content marketing. “Bobby from Dupe.com.” How ... 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
Sep 2024
The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center on September 10, 2024, he did an unprecedented thing: a live conversation in front of 6,000 people on Meta’s company strategy, sharing stories from early Facebook history, and his thoughts on the future of AI, VR, and AR ... Show More
1h 27m