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“#We_want_to_live”: an American Jew used Snapchat to speak to Palestinians in Gaza

08.11.23|Ariela Karmel

“We are not Hamas. We don’t love Hamas. We would love to live in peace,” said an unnamed Palestinian man to Micah Gantman using the application.

Snap sacks dozens of employees in Israel, to close Herzliya R&D center

04.09.22|Meir Orbach

The social media giant’s activity in Israel was built around the acquisitions of AR startup Cimagine and Voca.ai, which was acquired for around $70 million in November 2020

Helping users express themselves is key to technological adoption, says Snap’s principal researcher

12.11.20|Viki Auslander

Dr. Andrés Monroy-Hernández is on a quest to understand self-expression and believes Augmented Reality can help it reach the next level

Which Israeli company did Snapchat snap up for $70 million and who is being valued at $3 billion?

11.11.20|CTech

CTech Daily Roundup: Israel’s indy game industry is ready for its big breakout

Messaging giant Snapchat to acquire Israel’s Voca.ai for $70 million

11.11.20|Meir Orbach

Calcalist has learned that all 35 employees of the American Express Ventures-backed company will be integrated into Snap Inc.

Fleeing Facebook? Global poll finds 60% of girls faced harrassment on social media platforms

05.10.20|Reuters

Study finds 1 in 5 girls has quit or cut down on use; "Keeping women safe on our apps is critical," says Facebook exec

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Privacy Is Essential to Free and True Communication, Says Snap Exec

26.11.19|CTech

Jeremi Gorman, Snap’s chief business officer, spoke Monday at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference in Tel Aviv.

To Reclaim Their Audiences, Publishers Must Unlock the Power of Innovative Visual Storytelling

20.02.18|Moti Cohen

Facebook’s new content policy is favoring user-generated content to publisher content. It is wake-up call for publishers to seize the opportunity and innovate storytelling to reclaim audiences

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Snap Launches Commercial Activity in Israel

04.01.18|Meir Orbach and Tofi Stoler

Update: The company confirmed it has hired a local commercial activity manager and partnered with a local ad agency

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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

03.01.18|CTech

Israel to train high schoolers for big data intelligence jobs. Israeli-linked tech deals, IPOs at an all-time high. Lab-grown meat startup raises $3 million

Snap Partners With Advertising Company to Boost Revenue

03.10.17|Dror Reich and Amarelle Wenkert

The social platform partners with ad-tech company Perion’s creative ad division in attempt to boost ad revenue