Instagram has birthed a clichéd "authentic" visual style all its own Paid Members Public
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
The Instagram effect on real estate Paid Members Public
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’
Let's mock Instagram influencers a bit more, shall we? Paid Members Public
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/] ]
Life in the Instagram engagement farming mines Paid Members Public
Here’s a look at life inside the Instagram “influencer” bubble [http://behindthequest.com/instagram-created-a-monster/] — and it’s 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
Instagram's key feature: search Paid Members Public
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,
Instagram Stories: account growth AND site traffic…? Paid Members Public
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 brand’s U.K. account has doubled to 2 million followers in the last year, thanks
Instagram gets multiple image posts Paid Members Public
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: It’s an interesting move, as it shifts the service even further from her it started. In the beginning it was an
Instagram's account switching: a pleasing attention to detail Paid Members Public
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 site’s Instagram account while trying to use the app for personal reasons, too. Up until now
