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  The Rise of Spotify: Disrupting the Music Industry     Within the dynamic environment for music consumption, Spotify is a revolutionary force. First developed in 2006, Spotify has succeeded in shifting the concept of the way we consume music through the hassle-free and customized experience it gives to its users around the world. From the most basic beginnings in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify has become the giant in the music streaming industry, reshaping the music world and redefining how artists relate with their listeners. A Brief History Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify with the vision of fighting piracy in music by providing a legal, user-friendly alternative for streaming music. The web service was launched in 2008, and this model rapidly gained leverage with the freemium model that gave users access to a huge library of free music with ads or the option to pay a premium subscription price for an ad-free experience and extra features. This solved rampan...

  Overview: Snapchat   Snapchat is a multimedia messaging application designed by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. The preliminary version was released in 2011. From its early days as an ephemeral messaging application, Snapchat has grown into a much more multi-dimensional platform with a wide array of features. That caters to a large number of users across the globe. This article shall present the development, evolution, salient features, and impact caused by Snapchat on social media and digital communication.     Origins and Evolution Snapchat was originally conceived as a social networking platform on which messages and photos would disappear after being viewed in order to underline the momentary nature of those moments. For that period, it was something quite novel against platforms like Facebook or Instagram, where content is saved. The application started spreading quickly among the young generation, in particular, among teens and young adults who...