Nearly three years ago, a United Kingdom study pointed out that teens were bailing on Facebook for other social media platforms.
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Lifestage users are invited to share video snippets whenever they wish.
Rather than using profile photos or one-line bio, the app lets its users to upload a series of selfies and videos to show off their likes and dislikes, and who their friends are. If your school is unlocked: * Discover video profiles created by others in your school to learn more about them.
Once you sign up, you select your high school, which allows you to see video profiles of people at your school or schools nearby.
Unlike Snapchat, it doesn’t support messaging and Facebook might not develop that feature soon. The new app in question is Lifestage, which is essentially a video diary where users answer biographical questions about themselves.
While definitely inspired, as there’s no doubt that many would love to be on a popular social network where they won’t have to worry about their parents seeing or posting on their wall, there are still some glaring limitations with this new app.
The person behind Lifestage is 19-year-old Michael Sayman who, according to Mashable, may be the youngest product manager on staff at Facebook. “I wanted to work on an app that my demographic would relate to, or at least that my friends would want to use”, said Sayman.
A report in Fortune Magazine stated, “The social network on Friday introduced yet another app for sharing photos and videos meant to challenge its fast-growing rival Snapchat and its popularity with teens”.
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For better or for worse, the company envisions a day when most of your News Feed is video.
