engagement
Hereâs a look at life inside the Instagram âinfluencerâ bubble [http://behindthequest.com/instagram-created-a-monster/] â and itâs not pretty: > Unfortunately most of these brands and companies are clueless about the fact that some of these numbers they look at are incredibly inflated by the tricks and shenanigans we
The Buffer blog has published a really useful post looking at how to make the most of Instagram, by using its search function [https://medium.com/@buffer/how-to-use-instagram-search-to-grow-your-instagram-account-21d683bd3de4] . One particular piece of advice often missed comes from photographer Allen Harper: > Some hashtags are vastly more popular than others; however,
conde nast
Interesting piece in Digiday from a few months back, talking about how Vogue has been using Instagram Stories to drive follower growth [https://digiday.com/uk/british-vogues-2-million-instagram/] to its Instagram account: > The fashion brandâs U.K. account has doubled to 2 million followers in the last year, thanks
images
As trailed a while back, Instagram has now added the ability to upload multiple images or videos [http://blog.instagram.com/post/157572774352/170222-multiple] to a single post: Itâs an interesting move, as it shifts the service even further from her it started. In the beginning it was an
design
So, we finally have it. Instagram now supports account switching [http://blog.instagram.com/post/138938416772/160208-accountswitching] from within the app. This is, of course, fantastic news for anyone who is managing a siteâs Instagram account while trying to use the app for personal reasons, too. Up until now
Instagram rolling out account switching to selected iOS users [http://blog.latergram.me/multiple-instagram-accounts-on-ios/] This is enough to make every social media editor in the land prick up their ears: > Some iOS users have reported to Latergramme that they are now able to add multiple Instagram accounts to their
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Blogging
The rise, commercialisation, fall and rebirth of fashion blogging [http://www.refinery29.com/fashion-blogging-mainstream]: > âBecause there was a period of time where fashion bloggers became quite monotonousâŚnow weâre seeing individuals come through, but on social media as opposed to a web-based platform,â observes Lau. âItâs almost
Hereâs an interesting data point in the discussion of publishing content natively into social media. A magazine that is published on Instagram [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/magazine/instagrams-tmz.html]: > Angie explained to me that Instagram perfectly suited her vision for The Shade Room: image-centric and
creativity
I like this: Lovely example of both how similar photos taken of certain sights can end up, even when âfilteredâ by Instagram, but also the creative potential of this vast online wealth of creative material weâre building up. [Found via Neil Perkinâs e-mail newsletter [http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/
embeds
Today in âabout bloominâ timeâ news: Instagram introduces web embeds [http://blog.instagram.com/post/55095847329/introducing-instagram-web-embeds]. Up until now, using an Instagram image in your article or post involved downloading it and adding it into your CMS. Now, you just embed it with a tiny chunk of HTML. The
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/instagram-video.jpg] Two things: 1. Donât read any more posts with headlines like this one â because nobody really knows yet 2. Get out there, experiment with it and find your own uses for it. Hereâs why: Social