Snapchat loyalists just got some vindication about the shady tactics Instagram used to compete with the original ephemeral photo sharing app.
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger spoke on a keynote panel at the South by Southwest (SXS…
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Instagram’s fundraiser stickers could lure credit card numbers
Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that commerce is a huge part of the 2019 roadmap for Facebook’s family of apps. But before people can easily buy things from Instagram etc, Facebook needs their credit card info on file. That’s a potentially lucrative side effect of Instagram’s plan to launch a Fundraiser sticker in 2019. Facebook’s own Donate […]
View More Instagram’s fundraiser stickers could lure credit card numbersNetflix now lets you share directly to your Instagram Story
Get ready to find out a lot more about what your friends are binge-watching on Netflix.
The company announced today that the Netflix app for iOS will now let you share the movies and TV shows you’re watching directly to Instagram Stories.
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In defense of sharing music to your Instagram Story
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There’s no right way to do Instagram, but everyone has a pet peeve. Some people scoff at sunset pics; some don’t like overlong bi…
View More In defense of sharing music to your Instagram StoryInstagram’s botched experiment is a reminder that the future of Facebook is Stories
You’d think Instagram would know by now that even the smallest changes can send users into a paranoid frenzy. That still didn’t stop the company from unintentionally pushing out a major update that screwed up users’ feeds this morning.
Annoying…
Instagram’s new scrolling feature briefly inspires absolute fury
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I’m not sure why social platforms constantly feel the urge to evolve. I miss the Facebook that gave me real news stories instead of my uncle’s views about the United States Postal Service, I long for the days of Friendster and MySpace.
Instagram is the latest platform to fall victim to the trend. The platform recently decided to test out a new way of scrolling through a feed — tapping left-to-right, instead of up-and-down.
Predictably, the people of the internet are mad.
The feature, mimics the format of Instagram stories. Both features operate horizontally. Users were forced tap to see the next post. Read more…
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Instagram now lets you share Stories to a Close Friends list
No one wants to post silly, racy, or vulnerable Stories if they’re worried their boss, parents, and distant acquaintances are watching. So to get people sharing more, and more authentically, Instagram will let you share to fewer people. Today after 17 months of testing, Instagram is globally launching Close Friends on iOS and Android over […]
View More Instagram now lets you share Stories to a Close Friends listBeto O’Rourke and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have mastered Instagram Stories
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In a world increasingly obsessed with social media, today’s politicians have found a secret weapon: Instagram stories.
By documenting their daily activities using Instagram’s Stories and Live features, rising political stars like Beto O’Rourke and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have given supporters a rare glimpse at some of the most humanizing moments in their lives.
For many, the stripped down, extremely casual content — think cooking dinner at home or doing DIY projects with family — serves as a refreshing change from polished speeches and the formality of campaign trails. And so far political Instagram seems to be a big hit. Read more…
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Instagram prototypes bully-proof moderated School Stories
Instagram is considering offering collaborative School Stories that only a certain school’s students can see or contribute to. And to make sure these Stories wouldn’t become bullying cesspools, Instagram’s code shows a warning that “School stories are manually reviewed to make sure the community is safe.” School Stories could create a fun space for kids […]
View More Instagram prototypes bully-proof moderated School StoriesInstagram’s next cash cow: instant Promote ads for Stories
Instagram hopes dollars from the long-tail of small businesses and social media stars can help it pull its weight in the Facebook family. A new ad type called “Promote” for Stories allows Instagram business pages to show their ephemeral slideshows to more users without doing much work. Admins can choose to auto-target users similar to […]
View More Instagram’s next cash cow: instant Promote ads for StoriesInstagram adds ‘I voted’ stickers to Stories
With less than a week to go before election day, Instagram is adding a new feature it hopes will give users a little extra incentive to vote.
The app is adding “I Voted” stickers to Stories, and will create “We Voted” Stories showing you everyone you…
Instagram tests tapping instead of scrolling through posts, first in Explore
The effortless way you fast forward through Stories could be coming to more of Instagram . A screenshot from user Suprateek Bose shows Instagram “Introducing a new way to move through posts — Tap through posts, just like you tap through stories.” Now Instagram confirms to TechCrunch that it’s testing tap to advance within Explore, […]
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