Facebook’s Messenger Day is yet another Snapchat clone—but with a twist<article>
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Following the success of Instagram Stories, Facebook is bringing slideshows to its Messenger app, as well. </p><p>
On Thursday, Facebook
launched Messenger Day, a new feature that lets people share live video and photo slideshows. Messenger Day has a lot of similarities to Instagram Stories that debuted in November 2016. Facebook Messenger users can add fun filters to their images, send them to one friend, or share them with the world, and they’ll disappear after 24 hours. Messenger Day updates will roll out to everyone with the latest version of the iOS and Android apps.</p><p>
Both Messenger Day and Instagram Stories seem to have been inspired by Snapchat, which originally popularized disappearing slideshows. To help set Messenger Day apart, Facebook has made these disappearing slideshows more about jumpstarting a conversation with friends or making plans rather than about documenting your life.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3179248/social-media/facebooks-messenger-day-is-yet-another-snapchat-clonebut-with-a-twist.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’s Messenger Day is yet another Snapchat clone—but with a twist
