First off, here's a quick explainer of Facebook's association with Instagram. According to Instagram, the photo-sharing app announced in September of 2012 that it had been acquired by Facebook. While this development brought together all the best parts of two top-notch social media platforms, it also … Read More
A few months into her treatment, as she was preparing for a double mastectomy, Brudner was thrilled to discover an Instagram account that made her feel less alone. It belonged to Paige More, aka @paige_previvor, then a 24-year-old producer for “Good Morning America” who had tested positive for the … Read …
Harry Potter has inspired beauty trends ranging from elaborate lip art to eyeshadow palettes on Etsy. However, the latest spinoff from the iconic boy wizard is truly the stuff of fans' wildest dreams — and also happens to be surprisingly wearable. Enter "Gryffindor Hair," created by Virginia Beach-based … Read More
This Instagram shows what Menna Fitzpatrick sees when she hits the slopes. Share on Facebook. Share on … is a blind Paralympian skier. Toyota paired up with Menna to create an Instagram experience called @SeeLikeMenna that effectively displays her point of view as she tears down the slopes. Read More
Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has been the platform for models, photographers and "creators" to share their work and build followings. But their freewheeling creative energy has been hampered since the outset, thanks to prudish censorship by Instagram overlords. Full-frontal nudity is strictly … Read More
The made-for-Instagram “museum” trend continues with the Museum of Illusions, new this year in Los Angeles. On the heels of the Museum of Ice Cream and the Museum of Candy, the Hollywood Boulevard tourist attraction is a collection of 30 trompe l'oeil murals. The museum's publicity is upfront … Read More
Instagram spam accounts are an unfortunate annoyance of social media. They're typically easy to spot: ridiculous usernames, a profile picture that is also the only post they have, and little to no personal info in their bio. SEE ALSO: Chrissy Teigen says she knows who bit Beyoncé on the face. …
Facebook's first response to its data leak scandal ignores two of its big products: Instagram and WhatsApp … But Facebook also owns two other highly popular applications: Instagram, with more than 800 million monthly users as of September and WhatsApp, with more than 1.5 billion monthly users as of … Read …
Everyone loves a good nostalgia trip, especially Kim Kardashian, who blessed us with another blast from the past in her latest Instagram Stories roundup of photos from her teen years. The journey began with Kardashian showing off her museum-worthy collection of Kanye West's old shutter shades and … Read More
The @charlestonsc Instagram account looks legitimate in pretty much every way. It mostly posts photos of the Holy City's skyline and seaside sunsets, with promotional captions like "Where dreams come true!" and "Everyday on King Street is a certain type of wonderful!" In the profile, it claims to be "the … …