Facebook working on feature similar to Snapchat s Streaks

San Francisco Nov 24 (IANS) In yet another attempt to take on photo-sharing platform Snapchat Facebook is working on a feature similar to Snapchat s "Streaks" which is an addictive game that encourages friends to send messages back and forth for consecutive days.

"For example a lightning bolt may appear next to the name of a person you ve messaged with for at least three days in a row and a counter will indicate how many consecutive days you ve been chatting " Mashable quoted a Facebook representative as saying late on Thursday.

Snapchat s "Streaks" feature has become popular as it appeals to a young audience.

The platform uses the feature to encourage its users to send more snaps and even warns friends when a "Snapstreak" is about to expire.

If Facebook is preparing to clone this then don t be surprised to see it show up in Instagram and WhatsApp according to The Verge.

Meanwhile researchers last month said that Snapchat can be a useful tool to help overcome apprehension about communicating on a public forum it can also swing the other way and become addictive.

Snapchat currently has 166 million users globally.

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