Snapchat is known to people as a photo and video sharing app, but that may change in the near future. With the help of Snapchat, users will be able to make purchases in a very easy way.
Developers one of the most popular social networks are already testing a feature they named 'Eagle'. The new acquisition will be of the user when taking a photo of a specific product or its barcode, redirected to the Amazon website, where it will be possible to make a purchase.
Snapchat has been around for years 2011 created as a simple platform for sharing photos between friends, it has evolved into an application that many cannot live a day without. Recently, its value has fallen somewhat. This can be attributed mainly to the activities of the competitor Instagram, which is mimicked some of Snapchat's moves, while at the same time it managed to attract a wider range of users. The revenue should be for the sake of it cooperation with partners, such as Amazon, soon increased again.
At the company Snap Inc. have repeatedly emphasized in the past that they want to include a feature in their product visual search, so their move is actually not that surprising.
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