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Snapchat's parent company's chief strategy officer Imran Khan to step down
•Khan was named to the role in 2015 and played a key part in taking Snap public in March of 2017.
Facebook Stories to allow Likes, Reactions and interactive stickers based feedback
Tech2 News Staff •Facebook has reportedly launched two 'interactive stickers', a flame and a laughing smile.
Snapchat CEO approved app redesign even after mediocre test performance and warnings from engineers: Report
Ians •The Snapchat redesign had drawn criticism from celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen, who argued that the redesign made the app harder to navigate.
Snapchat rolls out a redesigned redesign of its iOS app; Android users will have to wait
Ians •Snapchat has added a separate "Subscriptions" feature to keep "Stories" from popular creators and publishers in the loop while letting the other "Stories".
Snapchat's Evan Spiegel earns $638 million in 2017, the third-highest CEO payout ever
•Evan Spiegel pay package is based on stock-based awards worth $636.6 million and salary and other compensation worth about $1.2 million.
Snapchat shares fell by 8 percent after negative tweet from reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner
Tech2 News Staff •The share of Snapchat Inc fell to 8 percent and closed down by 6 percent at the end of the day.
Snapchat promises to bring update after users ask for reversal of the latest redesign
•The petition titled ‘Remove the new Snapchat Update’, has been signed by over 1.2 million people so far.
Snapchat design not successful as 83 percent reviews on Apple store are negative
Ians •Internet users took to Twitter to express their concerns and raise questions on how to switch to the older version of Snapchat.
Snap Inc working on a feature called 'Stories Everywhere' to allow sharing of content outside of Snapchat
Tech2 News Staff •'Stories Everywhere' is the new feature which is reportedly being worked upon. This will let you share stories from Snapchat outside of the platform
Snapchat to focus on Android to boost user acquisition rates; CEO Evan Spiegel regrets not doing this earlier
Tech2 News Staff •Spiegel indicated that in an effort to attract new Android users, Snap would be developing a new version of Snapchat for Android from scratch.