General Electric's First Snapchat Is One Small Step for Brand Kind

Exploring the next social frontier

General Electric is blasting off on Snapchat.

The industrial giant is sending out fun drawings that depict space travel while hinting at a marketing play that could tie into tomorrow's 45th anniversary of the moon landing. The messages represent its first "snaps"—which is the platform's vernacular for disappearing digital messages—while joining a growing list of brands that use the service to chat with fans.

GE is known for its social-media prowess, active on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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