Instagram Stories wants to be your window into what’s going on around a topic or place right now, so it’s adding a way to search Stories two months after Snapchat did the same. Instagram users can now search for a location or hashtag, and see a Story compiled from Story posts by other users that include that location sticker, hashtag sticker, or hashtag in the caption. Location Stories from nearby […]
Livestreaming has become quite popular among millennials, and it only seems to be growing in popularity. Several companies are creating their own livestream service, and Instagram appears to want a piece of the pie. Meerkat kickstarted this trend, and Twitter followed soon after. It didn't take very long for Facebook to get in on the fun, so right now everyone with a computer or smartphone has the means to livestream, […]
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher celebrated their six-year anniversary Sunday. The 33-year-old singer and 36-year-old Nashville Predators center marked the occasion by dedicating loving posts to each other on social media. "Six years ago today, I said 'I do' to this handsome fella. I meant it then and I mean it now," Underwood captioned a photo of herself and Fisher enjoying a romantic meal. "God put us together and continues […]
After Instagram announced it was adopting 60-second videos earlier this year, IndieWire wondered how filmmakers and artists would use the platform and questioned whether or not it could become a space for digital short films. While the juries still out, it appears Radiohead is taking full advantage of the app by releasing a series of short film vignettes directly on their Instagram page. Earlier this month, the band partnered with […]
Nielsen's Music Study Reveals Instagram's Impact on Artists, Sales and Streamin Scrolling through rapper G-Eazy's Instagram posts feels like finding a man's journal and secretly reading about years of personal memories. The mobile storytelling platform no doubt has given him and his musical peers a simple way to give millions of fans an instant glimpse into their intimate day-to-day adventures. Now, a first-of-its-kind study from Nielsen is analyzing those fans' […]
The mystery girl Justin Bieber reached out to on Instagram has apparently responded, saying she doesn't "know how to deal with this". The Sorry singer asked fans to help him track down the stunning brunette after he spotted her picture on Instagram. “OMG who is this!” he wrote alongside the snap he shamelessly shared with his 47 million followers. And now the girl, whose Instagram name is 'wolfiecindy', has finally […]
Instagram is taking a page out of Snapchat's book. Launched on Halloween, Instagram's new feature is a curation of videos and pictures that capture a certain event - very similar to Snapchat Stories, according to Recode. Content is chosen by Instagram employees and put into a video-only feed. This allows users to watch these videos without the normal distractions on the screen such as borders, descriptions and likes, according to […]
An Instagram user whose photograph was reproduced without permission by controversial artist Richard Prince and subsequently sold for more than $90,000 has said she’s not going to "go after him" for a share of the money. Prince, 65, whose New Portraits exhibition consisting of 37 screenshots of Instagram photos sold out at New York Frieze last week, is known for appropriating found images and treads a fine line between copyright […]
