[hnnewguy]

>At worst, they are the next-generation MTV

Completely delusional.

I don't know what SnapChat will end up "being", but the idea that the worst-case-scenario is, for all intents and purposes, "incredibly successful" is so far off the rails. How people can read things like this without at least contemplating a tech bubble is beyond me.

[sevenadrian]

I don't think this is evidence of a tech bubble at large, but it is evidence that tacking on monetization onto a mass-popular app/service/site isn't always a slam dunk