With Snapcash, users simply type out the dollar amount they’d like to send as part of any private message — for example, “here’s $5 for lunch.” The app recognizes the “$5” text and a green payments button illuminates next to the keyboard. Users can then tap that button to activate the payment, which is completed once the message has been sent.
Via: Snapchat to Let You Send Money to Friends, Thanks to Square | Re/code.
UPDATE: Wow… this is a frustratingly addicting app. It isn’t that I have to reply with an image… I have to provide an image, to view the “locked” image that was sent to me.
That just opens up an endless loop of image sharing!
The app also allows me to “Reply” to an image in an unlocked format. I’ve had a little fun with the form-function on that feature…
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Facebook is set to roll out a new “disposable message” app “Slingshot” today.
Similar to other apps like Snapchat, and the recently shuttered Facebook Poke, Slingshot allows the user to share a photo or video moment with a friend, or a group.
The next step, however, is where the app differentiates itself a little. In order to reply, you also have to include an image or short video. If you want to participate, you have to do more than just comment.
With Slingshot, we saw an opportunity to create something new and different: a space where you can share everyday moments with lots of people at once.
