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(Finebros) So this episode,
- you're actually not reacting to a video. - Okay.
Oh, we're doing one of these things? Oh, bummer.
(Finebros) You're gonna be reacting to a social media app
- called Snapchat. - Snapchat?
Snap...chess.
- (Finebros) Snapchat. - Snapchat.
- Have you heard of that before? - No.
No. I just found out about Yelp.
Kids have said "Snapchat."
They say these things. I don't know what they are.
I think I have.
In one of the morning shows.
Very little knowledge, but I have heard of it.
I've heard of it.
Is that the one that disappears?
Never used an app in my life.
I don't even have a phone that could put an app on.
(Finebros) We're gonna hand you an iPhone
- and have you use Snapchat. - Oh, lord.
(chuckling) I don't know how to use an iPhone.
(Finebros) So okay, here you go.
Um, okay.
(Finebros) So Snapchat should be there on the bottom.
I got to put my glasses on.
Okay, I see it.
(Finebros) So now you're in Snapchat.
It should be defaulted to a camera. Is that a camera right now?
Yes.
- I see you. Hi. - (Finebros) Hi.
Oh, it's pictures.
I hate pictures on these things. (laughing) They look awful.
(Finebros) So set it so you can take a selfie
- and take a picture of yourself. - Selfie mode.
How would I do that?
(Finebros) You're gonna hit the top-right button
that flips it around. That's what flips it around.
I wondered, yeah. Oh, Jesus.
I'll just-- ooh!
(Finebros) So go ahead and take a picture of yourself.
What do I click then?
I know it's one of these round circles.
Let's try the one below me.
Nope. That's not it.
(Finebros) No, no, hold on.
- Cancel... - See, that's why I don't want one.
It's too confusing.
Did it?
Good.
Oh god, that's a gross selfie.
Can I have a better picture?
That's an awful picture. I want to take a better picture.
(Finebros) So on the top, you'll see a T. So hit the T.
You can type a caption for your picture.
So you can type whatever you'd like.
(muttering) Oh, I hate that, when it hits the wrong key.
Oh, I screwed up.
I just wanted to say it's me.
Looks like it says, "Light me."
"Hi." Done.
- (Finebros) Did you do it? - Yeah.
- (Finebros) What did you write? - "Yo, homeys."
(Finebros) So do you see, on the top, there's a little pencil?
Okay.
(Finebros) You can now do designs and draw over yourself.
Oh.
Oh my goodness. Okay, I'm putting a bow in my hair.
Oh, it's gross. Erase it.
I'm trying to give myself some blue hair there.
I always want to know what I'll look like with a mustache on.
Oh.
(Finebros) Not impressed?
Yeah, well, okay. Now what?
(Finebros) All right. So now you're gonna post it.
I'm posting this?
(Finebros) Hit the plus button in the bottom middle
and then hit Add.
"Add to your story."
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(Finebros) Okay, so you have just used Snapchat.
My first time. Thank you. Wow.
- (Finebros) What do you think? - Who would care?
This is definitely gonna catch on with kids.
I like you can draw in it or put stuff on it. That's kinda cool.
I'm not into all this. This is yet another
play on this "tweet" thing that's happened to us.
Thanks for guiding me through it,
but it's really not very interesting. It's kinda stupid.
(Finebros) So one of the main things people do is take pictures
- just like you did. - Okay.
(Finebros) Other things you can do with Snapchat
is you can post videos, you can chat with each other.
Oh.
(Finebros) But what makes it different than all the other apps
is that it's a disposable social media.
When you post something onto Snapchat to your friends,
as soon as they look at it, in ten seconds, gone.
Wow. So it's one-time only.
Oh, that is so stupid.
That's pretty neat. I gotta say, that's pretty neat.
(Finebros) Nothing on Snapchat is permanent.
The longest anything can stay up is a day.
Why would they do that?
I mean, wouldn't you want to save it for the memory?
So if you keep it short, they can't blackmail you
with the stuff that you're putting out there.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
All that sexting and texting and nude pictures and all that--
politicians should get onto this thing.
I think that's how it should be.
I mean, why should it stay up there forever?
Nothing's gone forever, not on this stuff.
You guys just trapped me. I can't get rid of that thing.
(Finebros) One reason it's popular is that,
with things like Facebook and Instagram,
what you post is up there forever,
which, for some people, means they have to make sure
they take perfect pictures or they won't post.
But with Snapchat, you can post,
knowing it's gonna be gone and, hence, more private.
Oh, I see now. Yeah, I kinda like that.
That is a plus.
I could understand that,
'cause I've seen the selfie thing going on and on and on.
I took 12 teenagers to the beach.
There was a lot of this going on.
Is there any kind of way that
the person that gets it can move it over to another account?
(Finebros) Yes.
Well, then what the heck are we talking about?
(Finebros) Of course, though, Snapchat has controversies.
With it being disposable, people, even younger people,
will take inappropriate photos and sext
because they feel it's safe since it will disappear.
But unfortunately, there are ways
that photos and videos can still get out there,
through people taking screengrabs and even hacking.
What do you think about that?
Well, you should never post anything online
that you're gonna be embarrassed by.
Once it's out there, it's out there.
Keeping anything private on the internet--
it's becoming to a point where
I think we're gonna start writing letters again.
I don't have young kids. I don't even have grandkids yet.
But I can imagine how it would be hard
to supervise something like this.
We warn the kids, "You can't do this."
And if we have a sleepover,
"You can't have cellphones in the room.
No pictures of young girls in their underwear
are gonna leave this house."
(sternly) Don't send the picture in the first place
if it's anything that can bite your little naked ass.
(Finebros) Recently they added a feature called Snapcash
that they say allows you to pay back your friends
or split a bill. But people think the real purpose
is to be able to pay others for sexy photos and videos.
And now even porn stars are using Snapchat to do that.
What do you think of Snapchat for having all of this?
It was gonna happen.
As long as it's not illegal, I'm not so sure that I care.
Money talks. So if there's a way to make it,
somebody's gonna come up with the idea
and people are gonna jump on board and take advantage of it.
Oh no, that's not right. Sorry, that's not right.
I can see how young people
would be really tempted to get into that.
Listen. There's stuff that's good about this and fun.
But if you're gonna start pushing the other side,
shame on them.
(Finebros) So now that you've gotten some more info
about Snapchat, do you understand the appeal,
or do you still not really get why people would use this?
I understand.
It's amazing technology, isn't it?
I might try it now that you've explained that to me.
I think that'd be fun to kind of spring it on people.
(laughing) I don't see the point of all this.
I'd still rather see somebody and talk to them.
I think it's somewhat dangerous and unnecessary.
I'm sorry. I still go back to the good old days
where you had a camera, you had film, you took the picture,
you had to wait to get the film developed,
you were excited and thrilled to see the photos that showed up,
and the ones you really loved you'd put into an album.
To me, that was ideal.
I think it's clever, whoever came up with this.
There was ever a saying-- they're raking in the money.
Just don't try to sell it to me.
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