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You Can Now Follow Hashtags on Instagram

Tim December 12, 2017 8

Instagram introduced the ability of following a hashtag this morning, which is major news for #slime lovers and #nofilter connoisseurs. Just like you'd follow an actual person, whenever you follow a hashtag, you'll see the top results for that particular...

Instagram Testing Separation of Messaging Into Standalone App

Tim December 7, 2017 16

For folks in Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Uruguay, Instagram is testing a separation of messaging from its photo sharing service. The app is called Direct, and essentially, it's like Facebook's move to remove Messenger from the standalone...

Instagram Adds New Stories Highlights Section Right to Your Profile

Tim December 5, 2017 5

Instagram introduced two new features for its oh-so-popular photo sharing app this week -- Stories Highlights and Stories Archive. Stories Highlights is the big new feature, which is a new part of your actual profile that others see. In this space, you can...

You Can Now ‘Remix’ Photos Sent to You on Instagram

Tim November 28, 2017 2

Inside of version 24 for Android and iOS, Instagram is allowing friends to "remix" photos they receive from friends. Here's how this new functionality works. For example, let's say you receive a fun selfie from a buddy and want to remix it. Thanks to the...

Go Live With a Friend on Instagram Thanks to Latest Update

Tim October 24, 2017 1

Thanks to a new update (Version 20, to be exact), users of Instagram can now fire up a Live broadcast with a friend, a feature that's been in testing since August. Let's say you want to do a little Instagram show with a friend being your guest. Simply fire up...

Instagram Intros Real-Time Polls for Stories

Tim October 3, 2017 2

Launching this week inside of Instagram, users can now add polls to their Stories! With this, you can ask a question, then receive votes in real time, helping you decide on things you may be asking about. Can't decide what type of donut to eat? Ask a poll...

Instagram Intros Face Filters for Live Videos

Tim September 21, 2017 10

Globally rolling out over the next few weeks, you can now utilize Face Filters when streaming via Instagram Live. That's right! With this, you can change yourself into a kitten or rainbow unicorn for all of your followers to see in real-time. To get in on this...

Sharing Instagram Stories Directly With Friends Just Got Easy

Tim September 12, 2017 2

In case you found an awesome Story on Instagram that your BFF needs to see, the service just made it really easy to share said story right through Direct. As an example, if you find a story you want to share, you'll see the "Direct" icon on the bottom right of...