Instagram News & Updates

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If you want to relish food, just hit the photo-sharing website Instagram and browse through the images posted by people of various cuisines and you will begin licking your fingers like never before.

According to the researchers from the University of San Diego in California and Saint Joseph’s University, people who have seen photos of dishes on Instagram perceive the food to be tastier than those who did not scan such images.

In an experiment involving over 120 participants, the team told them to enjoy a mouth-watering red velvet cake and asked them to either click a photo first and post in on Instagram before gulping it down or just eat it immediately, New York Magazine reported.

The findings showed that those who clicked a photo of the red velvet cake perceived it to be tastier than those who just consumed it.

According to Sean Coary from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and Morgan Poor from the University of San Diego in California, no difference was noted for the healthier food like fruit salad as its taste remained unchanged both for those who posted its image of Instagram and those who did not.

The results, published in the Journal of Consumer Marketing, showed that only foods deemed as indulgent will have that perceived taste effect and not the healthy diets.

“It provides insight into the effects of consumers taking pictures of their food before consumption, a growing trend on social media sites (Instagram). Marketing managers can develop strategies to encourage their consumers to take pictures of their food,” the authors noted.

This is the first research to demonstrate the effects of consumer-generated images on a product consumption experience and identify the conditions and process under which these effects occur.

According to media reports, there are more than 178 million photos tagged #food on Instagram and 56 million tagged #foodporn.

'Food p**n' on Instagram can make you taste meal better Tech2 Mobile

 

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A visual medium that attracts the attention of even the most social media obtuse people with stunning pictures, Instagram is rather easy to navigate. However, if you plan to increase your followers on the photo-sharing site, you can't not benefit by following Instagram etiquette. We spoke to Pankaj Rahul Singh, director and COO at TSD Corp--a digital identity management company that handles the social media interaction of your favourite cricketers like MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and IPL teams like Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab.

Here are the seven tips you can consider to ace the medium, because honestly, no one likes to follow that jerk who overdoses on hashtags.

1. Posting a #ThrowbackThursday photo

You can't share a picture from a bash held last week as a #tbt picture. "#ThrowbackThursday has evolved into a weekly photography upload game that does have some sort of strict rules. The idea of a 'throwback' relates to an ode to your past. A photo from a year ago may be acceptable for the more lenient Instagram watchers, but when it comes to #tbt, the older the photo, the better," suggests Pankaj. This essentially means baby photos, your graduation image or the dreadful saree you wore to the farewell are a big thumbs-up.

2. Sharing only selfies, all the freaking time

No one wants to see their feed bombarded with multiple posts of your face, so cut down on the selfies, unless of course you are a makeup enthusiast and your face is where all the action happens.

3. Don't use a difficult username

"As Instagram's search function isn't as efficient as other websites, a simple username will ensure that people are able to easily find and follow you," he says.

4. Don't overuse or misuse hashtags

"Hashtags are very important on Instagram and should be used on every post to increase reach. Choose 5-7 hashtags instead of 7-10 to include in the caption," he adds. Since the function of a hashtag is merely to help search relevant pictures on the medium, adding useless hashtags is pointless.
Use this:
#incredibleindia #fort #mandu #history #travel #holiday
Instead of this:
#iwokeuplikethis #beauty #bliss #holiday #nofilter #nikonphotography #iconindiatours #incredibleindia #travel #traveling #TagsForLikes #TFLers #vacation #visiting #instatravel #instago #instagood #trip #holiday #photooftheday #fun #travelling #tourism #tourist #instapassport #instatraveling #mytravelgram #travelgram #travelingram #igtravel

5. Don't overlook your followers' comments

"If people are taking the time to comment on your posts or ask questions, do not ignore them, as it will impact your relationship with the audience," says Pankaj. Be it information about the filter you used to the name of a lipstick you are wearing, be responsive and interactive on the medium.

6. Don't snip other Instagram user's content

Or in other words, don't do what both Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner have done, and appropriate someone else's work as your own. "Just because you like someone else's photo doesn't mean you can post it as your own. There are some third-party apps that will allow you to re-post another user's post while giving proper attribution to the original user," adds Pankaj.

7. Don't follow everyone who follows you

"Don't feel obligated to follow someone just because they followed you, and don't buy followers in order to increase the reach of your page," he suggests. It's okay to pick and choose, depending upon the kind of content you want to see on your newsfeed.

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Facebook-owned Instagram has now started showing notifications on its website. The notifications tab will alert each time you get a new follower and also when a friend joins Instagram. The move comes across interesting as Instagram usually keeps its features restricted to the mobile app.

First tipped off by Rob Poitras, a report by VentureBeat confirms that Instagram has already started rolling out the new update and its live for all. Looks like, Facebook has realised, in its bid to go all mobile, it may miss out on some desktop users. It should be noted that last year Facebook-owned WhatsApp launched on Web, and the company also introduced a dedicated site for messenger.com.

This new move comes soon after Instagram announced to offer a more personalised feed for its users. The company is using machine-learning technology, as well as other signals of interest, to determine how to sort content that you would be interested in, instead of its reverse chronological method. Instagram stated on its blog , the order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post. Instagram’s this decision has already started facing public ire.

Instagram brings notifications tab for web users Tech2 Mobile

 

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Looking for friends but unable to find them on Instagram? To solve this problem, Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram has launched a new feature Discover People that enables the user to "discover" other users easily.

The addition has been to the homepage in its web version. A little compass icon is added to the top-right corner of the window when a user is viewing Instagram.com in the browser, venturebeat.com reported on Sunday.

Discover People is also available on Instagram's mobile web app and now it is live across all of the Web, an Instagram spokesperson wrote.
When users click the new icon, they will see a bunch of people they can follow, along with three of each user's most recent photos.

Last week, Instagram rolled out new Explore icon is the notifications tab.

Instagram rolls out new Discover People feature to help find other users-TNews - IBNLive Mobile

 

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Instagram will now allow users to record longer, 60-second clips, compared to the 15-seconds clips that we were limited to so far. The update will soon be available for iOS and Android. In addition, for iOS, Instagram will also bring back the ability to make videos out of multiple clips from the camera roll.

The company stated in its blog , “We want to bring you fun, flexible and creative ways to create and watch video on Instagram. As part of our continued commitment, you’ll soon have the flexibility to tell your story in up to 60 seconds of video. This is one step of many you’ll see this year.”

Instagram is also going to offer a more personalised feed to its users. As Facebook-owned Instagram has grown at great speeds through the years, it has become harder to keep a track of all the photos and videos shared on the platform. To improve the user experience, the Instagram feed will soon be ordered to show the moments one cares about the most.

The company is reportedly using machine-learning technology, as well as other “signals of interest” to determine how to sort content, The Verge reports. The timeliness of the posts and the relationship between users will also play a role so that people you interact with more often appear higher in the feed. Now, if your favourite artist shares a video from last night’s concert, you won’t miss it no matter how many accounts you follow or what time zone you live in. Also, when your best friend posts a photo of her new puppy, you won’t miss that either, adds the blog.


Instagram will now allow users to record and share 60 seconds of video Tech2 Mobile

 

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Instagram Launches 60-Second Videos

The media-sharing application Instagram will soon have 60-second videos.

Instagram announced its plan to have longer videos earlier this week. Currently, Instagram has a 15-second video time limit.

The company said that the time people have spent watching videos on the application increased by more than 40 percent in six months. It also said that the longer video feature will be available to some users immediately. The feature will be available to everyone in the coming months.

Instagram again will permit iPhone users to join together clips from different videos on their phones. The feature is similar to Vine videos or Snapchat’s Stories. Snapchat announced a new video-chatting feature on the same day that Instagram announced its plan for longer videos.

Experts say that video is the next big step in social media. Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, says its users worldwide watch more than 100 million hours of video each day.

Longer Instagram videos will help the company better compete with sites like YouTube.

Instagram Launches 60-Second Videos

 

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Facebook's picture sharing app Instagram is updating its "Explore" section to add video channels that will appear in a feed according to users' preferences.

The feature will have a personalized channel called "videos you might like" that will collect videos from across Instagram's global community and also will include a "Featured" column highlighting videos on specific topics, Instagram said.

For now, the upgrade will only be available in the United States, Instagram said on Thursday. Instagram version 7.20 is available on Apple's App Store and Google Play.

Last month, Instagram introduced a new notification tab to its website. The new feature allows users to see pictures and also check in on who has liked or commented on their pictures recently.

The new feature is an addition to the main tabs from the mobile version, and goes a long way to making Instagram's website a bit more usable. All those pictures look better when they're on a bigger screen, too.

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Technology is one such that it is never without a flaw – it's just that we commoners can hardly find it out.

And the latest of such flaw is with Facebook's popular photo sharing social networking site – Instagram. And what is the flaw?

You could delete anyones comment, event that of a celebrity on Instagram. This also means that anyone could delete your comments on the photo sharing site.

As reports, this flaw in Instagram was discovered by a 10-year old Jani who said that he could delete any comment posted by users.
Jani demonstrated the flaw in a test account by deleting users' comments. He also claimed that he could even delete comments of celebrities.

And the reward for discovering such a flaw? A cool USD 10,000 from Facebook for the Finnish boy.

Reports day he a new bike, football gear and computers for his two brothers.

Did you know anyone can delete your comments on Facebook's Instagram? | Zee News

 

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Instagram has finally rolled out its new black and white design for all the Android and iOS users, after beta testing it on Android couple of weeks back. The latest update brings monochromatic design instead of the usual blue and colorful theme, brings thinner and flatter icons on the bottom and doesn’t add any new features.

“Our updated look reflects how vibrant and diverse your storytelling has become. The simpler design puts more focus on your photos and videos,” said Instagram. The new look has been inspired by the community.

It has also updated the app icon with simpler camera and the rainbow lives on in gradient form. This has been inspired by the previous app icon. Instagram has also updated the icons for our other creative apps: Layout, Boomerang and Hyperlapse.

Instagram gets new simpler design and new app icon

 

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Instagram, which recently crossed 500 million users, plans to add a translation button on feed stories and profile bios, which are written in different languages.

Instagram wrote in a post , “ In the coming month, you’ll see a translation button on feed stories and profile bios written in languages different from your own. The Instagram community has grown faster and become more global than we ever imagined. And we’re excited that you’ll soon be able to understand the full story of a moment, no matter what language you speak .”

Check out Instagram’s post below
In the coming month, you’ll see a translation button on feed stories and profile bios written i languages different from your own. The Instagr community has grown faster and become more global than we ever imagined. And we’re excite that you’ll soon be able to understand the full story of a moment, no matter what language yo speak. To learn more about translation on Instagram, check out help.instagram.com.

Instagram now boasts of more than 500 million users, with more than 80 percent being outside the United States. The photo-sharing social media app has seen its user base more than double over the past two years, and over 300 million people use the app every day, which makes it bigger than Twitter.

Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, its first large acquisition.

Instagram has grown into one of the most popular social media apps worldwide and is expected to contribute significantly to Facebook’s revenue, with research firm eMarketer predicting the company will generate $1.5 billion in ad revenue this year.

Users shared on average more than 95 million photos and videos every day, with posts garnering 4.2 billion “likes” each day, revealed the company.

Instagram plans to add translate button soon | The Indian Express