Internet related News · 2016-08-03

Copycat? Instagram launches feature called ‘Stories’ but it’s already on Snapchat

Instagram Stories
Facebook-owned Instagram has launched ‘Stories’, a feature that lets users share all the moments of their day, not just the ones they want to keep on their profiles. As you share multiple photos & videos, they appear together in a slideshow format: your story.
With Instagram Stories, you don’t have to worry about overposting, says a blog post. “Instead, you can share as much as you want throughout the day — with as much creativity as you want. You can bring your story to life in new ways with text & drawing tools. The photos & videos will disappear after 24 hours & won’t appear on your profile grid or in feed.”
The new feature has come under scrutiny on the Web & attracted adverse remarks. Comparisons were made with Snapchat where a similar feature exists; in fact it is Snapchat’s key move.

http://news.google.com Aug 2, 2016 

nstagram and Facebook want to encourage the sharing of images, but Instagram’s always had an air of perfection: Boring and poorly shot images not welcom …

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Instagram’s Snapchat-like feature allows 24-hour-limit posts | Reuters – Reuters

http://news.google.com Aug 2, 2016 

Users of Instagram, a photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc , can now post picture and video slideshows that last 24 hours, a feature similar to the signatureᅠ…In …

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Instagram Is Taking on Snapchat’s Stories, With Some Help From PewDiePie and Ciara – Variety

http://news.google.com Aug 2, 2016 

Instagram’s Android and iOS apps will in the coming weeks get a new Instagram Stories section that allows users to share photos and video clips as part of …

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How to use Instagram Stories (spoiler: it’s a lot like Snapchat) – CNET

http://news.google.com Aug 2, 2016 

Instagram just added a new feature called Stories. Instead of posting carefully-chosen photos, Stories lets you post a bunch of photos throughout the day. And at the end of that …

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Instagram’s Snapchat-like update offers 24-hour-limit ‘stories’ – Las Vegas Review-Journal

http://news.google.com Aug 3, 2016

As with Snapchat, the new Instagram Stories feature allows its 500 million members to annotate their posts with emojis, doodles and texts, …

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Instagram Launches “Stories”: Smart Move or Copycatting? – Bloomberg

http://news.google.com Aug 2, 2016 

Roger McNamee, co-founder of Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners, discusses Instagram and Facebook’s competition with Snapchat. He speaks to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang on …

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