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"Just weeks after finally putting its would-be Snapchat killer Poke to rest, Facebook may be looking to test the disappearing-message waters again with a Snapchat rival called Slingshot.\nThe Financial Times reports that Facebook has been working for several months on an ephemeral messaging app by that name. The app lets users send short video messages by tapping their screen, according to the report, which cautions that the app may never ultimately be released. \nSee also: Snapchat CEO Reveals Why He Rejected Facebook's $3 Billion Offer\nSlingshot would likely be a standalone app and not part of Facebook Messenger, the report says. Facebook reps could not be reached for comment.\nFacebook released Poke with great fanfare in late 2012. The app, which offered disappearing messages just like Snapchat, never got much traction. About a year later, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel rebuffed Facebook's $3 billion offer for his company. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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