Facebook Relaunches Slingshot As A Snapchat Stories-Style Lifecasting App

Reply to unlock didn’t work. Neither did dropping the requirement and just letting people freely send photos and videos to each other. So today Facebook took yet another swipe at Snapchat with the re-release of its standalone media messaging app Slingshot. You can instantly send friends filtered photos and videos, or view shots posted by friends in the last 24 hours — a lot like Snapchat Stories. The difference is you can immediately see big visual previews of friends’ Slings rather than having to open them to reveal what they’ve been up to like on Snapchat.

The app is sure to get plenty of groans from critics who’d prefer to see Facebook actually innovate rather than ape its competitors. But if Snapchat’s not willing to sell and its Stories feature is obviously popular, Facebook is happy to commission a few employees to take their best Slingshot at usurping it.

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