Have you ever unfollowed anyone on Snapchat? Have you grown a large audience on the channel only to discover you're not interacting or engin with them, and there for unfollowed many at once? We dive into this a bit today! WELCOME BACK to the show! Tweet me @SnapchatPodcast and let me know yor thoughts on today's discussion!

In this short episode, I try to prove that Snapchat actually gave Instagram permission to use its patented tech behind their story creation feature... (http://www.recode.net/2016/2/29/11588316/snapchat-hires-exec-who-ran-facebooks-ad-network) (http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2016/03/15/snapchat-hires-former-pandora-exec-as-new-head-of-product/#435cbd0b346e) (http://fortune.com/2016/03/22/snapchat-hires-marketing-measurement/) (http://digiday.com/platforms/snapchat-hires-betsy-lack-head-global-brand-partnerships/) (http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-hires-more-people-for-its-hardware-project-2016-6) Now, let’s look at the startups that Snapchat has AQUIRED while hiring all these folks, shall we? (https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/16/snapchat-emails-not-so-ephemeral/) (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/08/16/report-snapchat-acquire-search-app-vurb/88820114/) Now, it’s that one-touch photo or video capture element that really intrigued me to research, and eventually find what became the title of todays episode, and hence forth is my crazy conspiracy theory- Snapchat allowed IG to create Stories because it gave them permission to use the capture feature. US Patent number US8428453 is my evidence of permission granted by SC. This Patent was granted to Snapchat after a settling out of court with a company called Bigfoot Internet Ventures, who claimed they filed a pending patent application for the ability to either press a button to take a still photo or long press the same button to create a video. Think about IG Stories and HOW you execute content creation and it matches perfectly with this Snapchat patented and used feature.

Jay Acunzo is DIRECTLY responsible for Season 2 of the Snapchatters Podcast! How? You'll have to listen! And if you're a creative person or a creator by profession, you need to check out his podcast Unthinkable.fm like, NOW! www.unthinkable.fm Find him on the snaps at jayacunzo or scan the podcast episode cover art:)

The guests of the Snapchatters Podcast provide incredible insights that don't always make it into the final version of the show. Welcome to #NoFilter; the raw, uncut interviews with the guests of the Snapchatters Podcast. This edition features Chris Strub, my guest from Episode 30

My friend Chris Strub is the first person to Snap in all 50 States, and he worked with youth and non-profit org's all along the way. Today, we talk about how that trip last summer has impacted his life, the lives of others and what's next for Chris! Find him everywhere on the socials @ChrisStrub, and at www.teamstrub.com to see all the stuff you need to catch up on if this is your introduction to him!

You and I dive into Instagram Stories and I'll tell you what the Snapchatter in me thinks about it!

Ever wonder what some of those icons in a chat mean? Like you KNOW it's a phone icon but you're afraid to press it for fear of what happens next? Did you know there are TWO features with the phone icon in Chat? In today's episode, we do a deep dive into Chat. By the end, you'll have all the knowledge you'll need to start practicing these cool chat features and become a pro at using them! Featured in this show is Naz Kallel, my interviewee from 2 weeks ago. We talked because she is a 17hats user and I wanted to get a great user story for an ad. What I didn't expect was this amazing conversation that left me a bit misty-eyed and awe-inspired! Check them out- I get a free month when you try it too! Just enter 'nextgenbizman' in the promo code box when you sign up at www.17hats.com