Recommended Reading: The ‘Stories’ invasion won’t relent anytime soon
Why ‘Stories’ Took Over Your Smartphone
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic
Snapchat may have created the monster, but in nearly every social (and some not-so-social) app you fire up, you’ll be greeted with a feed of Stories. In fact, Facebook says the format is on pace to be more popular than a primary feed as the preferred way to share updates. The Atlantic explains how the ephemeral format took over your phone and why it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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