Go update your Instagram app right now to check out the new feature that was just rolled out – Instagram Stories!
If you think that the feature looks a lot like Snapchat, there’s a good reason. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom is giving credit to Snapchat for the new feature, which allows you to share moments to your profile and have them disappear after 24 hours. There will be a bar at the top of your news feed showing you all the stories from people you follow. You are able to send a private comment on a story to your friend, but there are no public comments or likes for stories.
“They deserve all the credit,” Kevin told TechCrunch. “When you are an innovator, that’s awesome. Just like Instagram deserves all the credit for bringing filters to the forefront. This isn’t about who invented something. This is about a format, and how you take it to a network and put your own spin on it. Facebook invented feed, LinkedIn took on feed, Twitter took on feed, Instagram took on feed, and they all feel very different now and they serve very different purposes. But no one looks down at someone for adopting something that is so obviously great for presenting a certain type of information.”
“And I think what you see is that every company looks around and adopts the best of the best formats or state-of-the-art technology. Snapchat adopted face filters that existed elsewhere first, right? And slideshows existed in other places, too. Flipagram was doing it for a while. So I think that’s the interesting part of the Valley. You can’t just recreate another product. But you can say ‘what’s really awesome about a format? And does it apply to our network?’” Kevin added. “Don’t you think that Snapchat’s done a really awesome job? And Facebook’s done a great job. And Instagram’s done a great job. I think all of these companies have done a great job. Some people invent stuff. We’ve invented things.”
See screenshots of the new feature in the gallery!
Snapchat is about to roll out a new feature that allows users to save their fav Snaps and stories!
The feature is called Memories and can be accessed by swiping the camera screen up. It will serve as a personal collection of saved Snaps that you can easily access with its search feature!
Users can also create new stories from Snaps you’ve taken or combine full stories into longer narratives!
You’ll even be able to share Snaps from Memories with your friends and post them to your story. If they’re older than 24 hours, Snaps will have a frame around them so people know they’re from the past.
Snapchat will make Memories accessible to users selectively over the next month.
Check out a introduction to the new feature below…
JustJaredJr.com will be hosting an exclusive party with Disney to launch the new MXYZ collection TONIGHT (June 10) in Los Angeles and we’ll be updating live on our Snapchat account all night long!
The party will be kicking off at 6:00pm PT and we are expecting LOTS of celebs from your favorite movies and TV shows, as well as social media influencers, to attend so make sure to follow us to see the inside action.
MXYZ, pronounced Mixies, is a new mix-and-match collection available exclusively at the Disney Store. The line includes drinkware, stationery, backpacks and more featuring popular Disney and Marvel characters designed with a fresh Japanese art style that is totally on-trend. The collection will debut in stores on June 13!
Go follow us on Snapchat now at “JustJaredJr” to see all the updates.
Stephen Amell flashes a big smile while taking a cute photo on Snapchat with his daughter Mavi using the black and white filter that gives you red lips.
The 34-year-old Arrow actor just joined the social media app the other day and he has already posted a bunch of awesome content!
