Snapchat adds two birthday filters so you can party with virtual confetti

It’s been a busy week for Snapchat. After allowing anyone to create their own Geofilters starting yesterday, now the company is adding another two new filters to the mix: Birthday lenses One is meant for your own birthday, and adds a bunch of confetti to the snaps you send to your friends. The other is for your friends’ birthdays – Snapchat will add a little cake emoji next to their usernames, and you can double-tap on them to activate a ‘birthday snap’ filter. It seems like birthdays are a big thing this week, considering Facebook added a new birthday video filter yesterday.…
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