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“The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.”                                                                       — Jon Ronson

Welcome to my blog! My name is Zakiyya Vincent. I am a graduating senior at Georgia State University studying Marketing. In addition to going to school full time, I also work at Oak Atlanta at the League as a Marketing Consultant. Once I graduate I would like to work in the entertainment or fashion industry.  I have experience in both industries and really enjoy the fast paced environment. Listed below are some fun facts about myself!

Fun Facts About Me

  • I was born in Cairo, Egypt during the year 1992.
  • I played collegiate volleyball for three years at 3 different Colleges and Universities.
  • I am expecting a son February 28, 2019!
  • I managed several retail stores such as Aldo, BCBG Maxazria, and Bebe.
  • I was a bartender for 7 years.
  • I love to travel and plan on visiting each Continent, 4 down 3 to go!
  • I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers.
  • My zodiac sign is Capricorn!
  • I started my own business in 2014 selling jewelry.

 

 

Competition

There are several applications similar to CutStory, however none have the user friendly software that CutStory offers. CutStory offers features that none of their competition has like the default video lengths provided by the several different social media platforms compatible with their application. They also have the most social media platforms associated with their application.

Storeo is an application that is also used to customize video lengths. The application is used to make videos longer than the default fifteen seconds provided by Instagram stories. The application was first developed in March of 2017. Since then the application has undergone six updates with the latest being July of 2018. Each update fixed bugs and established new and innovated features like stickers and enhanced backgrounds. However, Storeo still lacks the user capacity that CutStory and InShop has. The application does not provide the same features that CutStorty provides in regards to backgrounds, stickers, and signatures. CutStory also has a competitive advantage by allowing consumers to edit their videos to any length. Storeo distinguishing features is that it allows videos over fifteen seconds to play a seamless video that looks like one continuous piece of content. This feature is popular among users that frequently go over the limited fifteen seconds provided by Instagram.  Their user activity is very low compared to CutStory. Their are only 459 ratings provided on the Apple Store and the application’s rating is a 4.7 out of 5.

 

InShot App is another competitor for CutStory. InShot app allows consumers to edit their video while also adding similar features of CutStory like the music, stickers, and signatures. The applications also adds video effects and is compatible with social networking platforms like Instagram and YouTube. The application was developed in June of 2017 since the application has had twenty five updates with the latest being September of 2018. The updates created new features like music, filters, transitions, and themed stickers. This application is CutStory’s biggest competition because they have similar features and a large amount of users that used the application. InShop application has several users. Their is a total of 218,500 reviews on the Apple Store. InShot has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 similar to CutStory.

 

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