Word of a new Snapchat camera feature in the works — which would let users scan products and send them to Amazon listings — sent the social media company’s stock trading 3 percent higher Monday. That was after a TechCrunch report about the development of the feature, which would turn the camera into what’s essentially a visual search engine. Don’t Miss: Amazon’s 5 best Prime Deals of the Day on Tuesday The news generated a round of headlines in the tech press. But credit for the scoop, as TechCrunch acknowledged in its piece, goes to a 15-year-old app researcher. Ishan Agarwal — @IshanAgarwal24 on Twitter. Ishan, it should be noted, has also tipped off TechCrunch before to other in-development features that led to product scoops. Things like Instagram video calling, soundtracks and Focus portrait mode, among other things. Snap hasn’t yet commented about the code discovery, which makes mention of “sending data to Amazon, Shazam and other partners.” The code also refers to offering a “see all results at Amazon” button after a barcode is scanned, though there’s not really anything specific around whether this is a partnership with Amazon of some kind or if Snapchat will just be directing users there. The… Read full this story
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