The main hook of Snapchat so far has been that the picture messages you send will self-destruct after a certain amount of time (usually no more than 10 seconds). The app has gained a lot of popularity with those who want to share pictures, but don't want to worry about those pictures ending up floating around the web, usually the bulk of use would be in the realm of drunken nights or sexting. But, Snapchat wants to move beyond that reputation with a new feature called Stories...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Snapchat-moving-beyond-self-destructing-messages-with-Stories_id47965
