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tkradtke

tkradtke

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Does anyone here actually use it? I've had an account for a while just to see what my kids are up to, but I've never really used it. Up until last week, the only "friends" I had on it were my kids.. they post sporadically, so I didn't check it regularly. I realized that I missed some of their stuff because I wouldn't check for days. I've added a couple more adult friends this past week, and I'm finding it kind of a fun time waster to see what people are up to on their stories. I'm not good at posting to my story yet, but I'm getting there.

If you use and want to be friends, I'm tkradtke on there too!
 
I do :) I added you, I think lol Like you, I got it so I could keep up with my kids (and grab their photos haha). I have a few close friends on there and follow a couple of celebrities, but I just told my oldest last night, when he was snapchatting all over the place, that I needed new friends. I post a few random stories here and there.
I am jsowder65 :)
 
I deleted mine because it was just one more thing to keep track of. And because of my husband... he never stopped telling me that the reason it was created was so that people could send x rated pics, and that the only reason you'd have that is to do the same... rather than argue with him, or continue to address his insecurity or deal with him wanting me to send him pics more often, I deleted it. :(
 
IntenseMagic said:
Like you, I got it so I could keep up with my kids (and grab their photos haha).
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Exactly!! I use so many screen shots from snapchat for my Project Life! It's about the only way they take photos anymore (especially my daughter).

I have this funny feeling that now that I'm finally embracing Snapchat, it's time for something new to pop up for them to move on to though.

@klee73010 I'm not sure I would be all that interested in Snapchat if I didn't have teens. It's their primary mode of communication, so I've tried to figure it out. It's not unusual for my daughter to be out shopping with friends and send me photos through snapchat of dresses she's trying to decide between. She also just snapchats me photos of what's going on in her day. But most adults that I know usually just have it to track their teens vs. actually wanting it.
 
I've only used it for the filters - the face swap, and the funny things you can add. It amuses my munchkin when we are waiting a long time for stuff. I end up deleting it, and then redownloading when we are stuck somewhere.
 
I only got it to keep an eye on my youngest DD and I only ver really use it to message the girls (although I have free texts so its seems dumb to message them via snapchat) but the filters have had us laughing a lot so I don't really mind having it :giggle
 
I've used it for the photo effects and face swaps ~ so funny ~ but as a mode of communication, I don't get it. I have texting, and I can send images and text just fine that way, or through FB . . . I guess I have reached the threshold where I don't understand why you would use it. LOL So I have it but don't even remember my user name! bwahahaha I'll have to get my phone and look it up.
 
I got it to see my son's photos and then he seemed to stop using it.
I also like the filters and face swaps, used them in the first week and then haven't done much since.
 
My kids do, my niece does, my sister does. My sister keeps trying to get me to sign up. Nope. Not going to happen. I have no use for it.
 
this is one of those things I just don't get. I don't understand the point of something just disappearing after such a short amount of time... so, like, I have to devote my day to diligently checking it so that I make sure not to miss anything? nope, i'll pass.

I do have teens, but neither of them have a phone, nor any interest in getting one. they don't do social media. they don't care. so neither do I. makes it pretty easy for me!! :)
 
I have zero use for it as well, except for stalking it for pics of my kids (which I screen shot for Project Life). I wanted to give it a shot for a week or so to see if I liked it (and if I used it more, I would remember to check my kids' stories more often). A few of my kids' activities are going to Snapchat for their social media posting as well. My daughter's dance company is very formal and professional in their social media posts on FB and Instagram, but on their brand new Snapchat, they were posting fun, informal photos and videos from yesterday's Cubs day. My son is part of School of Rock and when went he went with them to perform at Summerfest in Milwaukee, they posted videos all day of the performances. Previously they had all be posted on Instagram, but this summer they made the switch to Snapchat.

After making an effort to use it for a week, I have concluded that I'm really not a fan. I enjoy looking at things on Snapchat, but I do not enjoy posting. As a scrapbooker, I do not like making the choice between taking a lower quality Snapchat photo or just taking a photo with my phone's camera. I know I can upload photos from my camera roll, but that somewhat defeats the whole purpose. I'm also not into selfies.

Although I enjoy watching people's stories, I do not like getting direct snapchats. Call me old and slow, but by the time I figure out why I've been sent a photo, it's gone. My daughter likes to show me clothing options this way when she's out shopping, but by the time I figure out why she's sent it, it's already gone and I can't advise as to whether or not she should buy something.

I will keep it for the reason above (the new social media for my kids activities) and because my daughter prefers to communicate this way with me... but I doubt I will use it much otherwise.
 
I've never had an account. I'm happy with instagram and pinterest to occupy my time when away from the forums. I know my daughter is on snapchat a lot.
 
I like it for the stories. They hang around for 24 hours and my daughter is posting lots of new baby photos on there, so I can screen shot them lol Can't get her send any directly to me in text message. I really don't get or send direct snaps, unless it's something that DD or DS wants to show me and have it go away quickly, and sometimes I send DH goofy faces and stuff. I've done it a time or two with my friends...snapped photos of things that I didn't really want to keep or don't want to put out for others to see, something I've found funny that I want to show them quickly for a giggle. My youngest likes to play with the filters and post them to my stories. Some of the celebrity ones are fun to follow, and some post there constantly. I guess I just keep it around for photos and giggles :)
 
I am probably one of the last ones to sign up for new social apps. I don't have snapchat and no interest in it either. I am just so lazy when it comes to that.
 
I thought about it when my granddaughter pretty much switched from FB to SnapChat so I could screen grab but I really had no interest in having a photo of her with all the 'cute' clutter they put on pics. When she gave me her photos from London and Paris I could see when the day was filled with SnapChat. The album I made for her had maybe two Snapchat images.

My son (professional IT security etc) kept reminding her that if it's on the net, it's ALWAYS available, but she and her friends don't really seem to believe and/or care. No it really doesn't go away...Despite being intelligent, having terrific grades and being on to college kids, it seems that their attention span with things like photos is pretty fleeting. There is one photo that my granddaughter thinks is funny and the adults find...very unfunny and one I suspect she will seriously regret.

I can see that amusing the toddler and grade school crowd can be fun but for me? no interest.
 
My daughter Anna wants me to get it really bad, I've used it with my daughter Emma. But I really don't have an interest. Not sure if my phone can handle one more photo app. LOL
 
I don't have it, but my wayward son does. I have a fb account to keep tabs on my wayward son, and he sure enough posts the silly animal picture of himself. Really? so as any good scrapping momma does, I save the picture..and soon it will be on a page...and go into the 2016 fall book. He may not come home to see me, but he is still being seen.
bhahhahahhah for years and years to come!
 
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