Facebook gives Slingshot a second try with some familiar features<article>
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<p>Images your friends can view for 24 hours. Photo filters. Looping videos. Facebook’s ephemeral photo-messaging app
Slingshot is taking a few familiar features from other well-loved services (Snapchat, Instagram, Vine) to boost its appeal.</p><p>Slingshot wasn’t exactly catching on with anyone with its send-to-view approach to messaging. Version 2.0 is a complete revamp: Instead of a private messaging premise that requires you to send (or “sling”) a shot to a friend before you can open the message they sent you (which was
so annoying), Slingshot now lets you take a snap of your day that everyone can see for 24 hours. The makeover has been compared to Snapchat Stories, a similar approach that’s been incredibly popular with users and brands. You can still send a private message by replying or reacting to a story, but Slingshot’s emphasis is no longer on individual conversations.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2855985/facebook-gives-slingshot-a-second-try-with-some-familiar-features.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Facebook gives Slingshot a second try with some familiar features
