The World Record Egg: hacking attention for mental health?
We now know who was behind the World Record Egg - and what they plan on doing with the account. But what does this tell us about today's attention economy?
Facebook speeds up assimilation of WhatsApp and Instagram
Looks like a handy way of fending off the regulators and avoiding a break-up.
engagement
Instagram and Twitter start the fightback against fake engagement
Two moves from major platforms — one small, one major — suggest the right direction of travel.
Five Up: some reading to start your day
Five good reads to kick off your week.
Kevin Systrom
Instagram founders walk away from Facebook
The founders of Instagram are walking away from Facebook. What's next for them - and for the photo sharing app?
Social Media
Social Media, chat apps and journalism: people's news discussions are becoming private, not public
Facebook is in decline and the chat apps are rising. But it's more than algorithm changes, but a shift in people's behavior - how do we adapt?
Instagram thread accounts: format innovation at work
New formats are emerging within the neglected Instagram grid - and they're not ones promoted by the Facebook-owned social network.
Hacking your phone to hack your Instagram
How - and why - do people hack social media accounts?
Hackers harvesting Instagram accounts
This month has seen a spate of connected Instagram account hacking - with no clear objective. Why?
design
Instagram has birthed a clichéd "authentic" visual style all its own
The Guardian recently published an astonishingly predictable rant about Instagram [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/17/instagrammers-travel-sri-lanka-tourists-peachy-backsides-social-media-obsessed] from Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. The young fogey “oh, social media is ruining the world” tone of this article is almost unbearable. Dig through it, though, and there’s some potentially interesting
culture
The Instagram effect on real estate
Instagram may be having a more profound effect on our culture than we think. First, people started creating dishes just for Instagram. And now? > Now some entrepreneurs are taking the idea a step further, designing their physical spaces in the hopes of inspiring the maximum number of photos. They’
influencers
Let's mock Instagram influencers a bit more, shall we?
Instagram seems to be the focus of a lot of criticism right now: We seem to have fallen a long way from the ideals of transparency and authenticity that characterised the early social web, don’t we?[via PetaPixel [https://petapixel.com/2017/07/28/instagram-vs-reality-video-shows-people-lie-life-photos/] ]