Sharing Your Story in Instagram
Q. I keep getting Instagram alerts on my phone that say someone has updated a “story.” What exactly is an Instagram story? A. Instagram, primarily known as a social network for sharing smartphone camera photos in a square format, added a feature called Stories in 2016. Stories are basically temporary … …
A blogger faked an entire trip to Disneyland to prove how easy it is
You can't believe everything you see on Instagram – a point one blogger proved when she faked an entire birthday trip to Disneyland. In an effort to show just how filtered, photoshopped, and Facetuned the social media platform can be, blogger Carolyn Stritch decided to experiment. Pretending it was … Read …
Shoppable Instagram posts hit Australia: Here’s how retailers plan to use the new function
Australian retailers now have access to Instagram shopping tags, connecting potential customers to their e-commerce sites through the social media platform. Instagram first announced plans to trial a range of e-commerce focused product tags in 2016, allowing brands in the US to tag items with product … Read More
A 32-year-old Instagram star and blogger faked a trip to Disneyland to prove an important point …
"Question everything," is Instagram influencer and blogger Carolyn Stritch's latest message to her followers. And to encourage people to do just that, she conducted an experiment to show people just how easy it is to fake "perfection" on the photo sharing platform. Stritch, who is from the UK, is the … …
A week in the life of an Instagram influencer
10am: Over breakfast, just for a lark, I report SartorialSleekChic to the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading branding on an Instagram post about his grandmother. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he reported me last week. 6pm: Head of press at [redacted] just emailed to ask why the limited-edition, … Read More
Who’s on Instagram? From Amber Davies and Zoella to Tamara Ecclestone – the accounts to …
SOCIAL media site Instagram is one of the most widely-used apps in the world. You're hard pressed to find a celebrity who doesn't have their own profile yet, and we're still constantly discovering new stars to tap 'follow' on each day. Read More
Britney Spears’ Greatest Cultural Contribution Is Her Instagram Account
In smoky eye makeup and a fuzzy blue bathrobe, retired pop princess Britney Spears belts Frank Sinatra lyrics into her iPhone camera and, as a result, into the broader cyber universe. “I want to be a part of it / New York, New York,” she coos in a video posted …
Why Aren’t GIF Stickers Working On Instagram & Snapchat? There’s A Serious Reason Why They …
One of the most fun things about creating stories on Instagram or Snapchat is decorating them afterwards. Using stickers, location tags, and filters are playful ways to make your story stand out as something unique and interesting to watch in what otherwise seems like a neverending stream of content. Read …
Aussie firms can now sell products via Instagram
In November 2016, Instagram began testing a new 'shoppable post' feature that enabled some businesses to showcase product photos tagged with captions such as pricing, descriptions, and links to purchase the product directly. Already, Instagram claims about half of daily active people on the platform … Read More
Gigi Hadid’s first Instagram post since Zayn Malik breakup reveals who she’s currently pining for
As you would know by now, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik devastated fans when they announced they'd broken up last week after two years of dating. The split was a something no one saw coming — after all, Zayn just got Gigi's eye tattooed on his chest and Gigi's mum …