‘Lifestage’ is Facebook’s answer to Snapchat, and it may be onto something

Facebook may be ubiquitous, but it’s not cool anymore. After pivoting its main app into a newsfeed, the company has released a new app for iOS called Lifestage, but it’s just for teens. More specifically, it’s for those under 21. Called Lifestage, the app is a video-first take on social networking. Rather than post status updates, you let the world know how you’re doing via video. In setting up the app, Lifestage asks you to shoot video of yourself with sad or happy faces, and even dance. It then compiles those snippets into longer-form video, which is used as your…

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