If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Snap’s decision was reportedly to protect itself from lawsuits The patent allows for location-based ...

Geofilters, which usually appear in the form of a sticker or a badge you can stick on your snap before you send it, are relatively simple to create on Photoshop or Illustrator. But they seemed just as ...

Popular image sharing service Snapchat received a pretty big update today that bumps the app to version 9.38. The app update includes a variety of new customizations options, while Snapchat has also ...

Snapchat’s current geofilter product is a nightmare for event managers, brands, and any commercial business because anyone can coat-tail or hijack the space. Let’s say you’re holding a political rally ...

A Santa Monica couple seeking to defend more than two years of part-time work is going to battle with Snap Inc. over whether the term “geofilters” can be trademarked. Tracy and Paul Grand picked up a ...

In February 2013, Snapchat was funded at a $50 million valuation, and estimates as of May 2016 value the company at $22 billion. Many brands, large and small, are now beginning to realize the full ...

No matter how deep we get into the digital and mobile world, landing the print cover of Forbes Magazine will always be an impressive feat. In fact, earning a spot on the cover has even become a ...

Snap has reportedly purchased the patent for the wildly-popular Snapchat function known as “Geofilters.” The patent originally belonged to investor and entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg’s Israeli social media ...

Snapchat users love to put the filters and lenses in the app to good use when sending their friends and followers photos and videos in the app, but sometimes an occasion calls for something ...

According to Snap’s S-1 filing for its IPO, of the $400 million in revenues the company has, $360 million is made by selling “Geofilters,” or photo filters based on location, which advertisers can buy ...

Last week in Miami, hundreds of galleries hauled in thousands of pieces of art to exhibit in Art Basel and the many fairs that have popped up around it since the annual event started 15 years ago. But ...