Facebook just dropped a teen-focused 'viral clips' app called Lasso

When all else fails, it's time to wholeheartedly embrace the mid-'90s roller-rink carpet aesthetic.

Facebook, seeing a steady decline in usage among teens, appears to have done just that with the release of a new "viral clips" app by the name of Lasso. Sporting a design that makes you feel like you need some tokens to play it, Lasso is a transparent rip-off of the popular TikTok app.

The app, available on the iOS App Store and Google Play, aims to be all the things that Facebook isn't (namely, fun), and comes just a few weeks after word of it oozed out of Menlo Park. 

"Lasso makes it easy for anyone to create and share short videos with fun effects," reads the App Store description. "Once you've found a type of video that's trending, whether it's #comedy or #fail, you can use the in-app camera to put your own spin on it with special effects, music and editing tools. Add hashtags to your video to share it with the world!" Read more...