In today's blog post i wanted to touch on another social media app that has been on the rise as of late in terms of innovation and excitement. Instagram has recently implemented two new features that i think can take the social media app to a whole another level of popularity. The first feature called "Instagram stories" is basically the same thing as snapchat where you get to post on the spot photos or videos that are usually no longer than 10 seconds. The second feature is what i am most excited about it's called " Instagram live" where anyone can start a live streaming feed of whats going on around them and with this feature everything is real time which allows for a new method of interaction.
Now The first feature is cool and everything but it's been done before and i might add that on snapchat the whole experience is far more pleasurable as they have things like little silly face filters, geolocation tags, and much more. While on Instagram's side it felt a bit bland and forced to have the feature amongst the app but never the less it's improving day by day and the content is getting better and better. Now the second feature is what i think will be the next big thing, live streaming. Now by no means were they the first to do it but i think they might be the first to actually see a return on their effort. a multitude of apps and bigger companies have tried to this same thing but to no avail as it's either to small of an app in the case of periscope, or it's to complicated and out of the way Facebook live. Instagram found the middle ground by having a well established social media application have this quick click where you can start streaming to anyone that might be interested to watch. Now some people might ask who would want to see me do a live stream? I agree to a certain extent but more and more people are doing them and it's especially prevalent when celebrities do them as the gets tons of views and feedback.
Now it's a strong move for Instagram as for a while the app felt a bit dead to me but with this recent tech i think they may be on to something. At the worst case this will only tell people that we are here to stay and we are trying to create new innovative ways for social interaction. But in the best case they have a whole new "thing" on their hands this could very well blow up and if it does that will on cement their name in the social media game even more.
Now The first feature is cool and everything but it's been done before and i might add that on snapchat the whole experience is far more pleasurable as they have things like little silly face filters, geolocation tags, and much more. While on Instagram's side it felt a bit bland and forced to have the feature amongst the app but never the less it's improving day by day and the content is getting better and better. Now the second feature is what i think will be the next big thing, live streaming. Now by no means were they the first to do it but i think they might be the first to actually see a return on their effort. a multitude of apps and bigger companies have tried to this same thing but to no avail as it's either to small of an app in the case of periscope, or it's to complicated and out of the way Facebook live. Instagram found the middle ground by having a well established social media application have this quick click where you can start streaming to anyone that might be interested to watch. Now some people might ask who would want to see me do a live stream? I agree to a certain extent but more and more people are doing them and it's especially prevalent when celebrities do them as the gets tons of views and feedback.
Now it's a strong move for Instagram as for a while the app felt a bit dead to me but with this recent tech i think they may be on to something. At the worst case this will only tell people that we are here to stay and we are trying to create new innovative ways for social interaction. But in the best case they have a whole new "thing" on their hands this could very well blow up and if it does that will on cement their name in the social media game even more.
I do agree with you that Instagram is really trying to stay alive in the social media world. The live feed is really kind of copying from Facebook's. It would be nice to see Instagram come up with a new feature that I haven't already seen on another social media app I probably have on my phone. If Instagram keeps stealing features from other apps I am not too sure how much longer it will last.
ReplyDeleteI really like how Instagram is trying to unite all of its competitors features into one single app, making it easier for us consumers to focus in just one. On the same hand, I also feel like Instagram is always "copying" other apps. Do you think there is a "race" going on between Instagram and Snapchat right now? How far is that going to go and up to what point is it impacting the users from both apps?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing about the Instagram stories. I have heard about them but never tried them out so it was interesting to learn about them. Your comments on the Instagram live makes me want to test it out now! What ways do you think instagram stories can become more popular?
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