Facebook's answer to Snapchat appears in App Store, then disappears

We all know that Snapchat sends out a photo with a caption, or a video, and quickly self-destructs after it is viewed. Last November, Snapchat was rumored to have turned down a $3 billion acquisition bid from Facebook. Rebuffed by Snapchat, Facebook decided to build a similar app of its own. Called Slingshot, the app has the same features as Snapchat, including the ability to draw or add a caption to the disappearing message.



Facebook itself pulled off a Snapchat-like feat on Monday, when it posted Slingshot on the App Store in a few countries, only to pull it shortly thereafter. Before ...