{"id":500821,"date":"2022-12-14T23:14:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T04:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightstalking.com\/?p=500821"},"modified":"2022-12-14T23:14:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T04:14:29","slug":"instagram-unveils-twitter-competitor-notes-with-latest-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightstalking.com\/instagram-unveils-twitter-competitor-notes-with-latest-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Unveils Twitter Competitor \u201cNotes\u201d with Latest Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might have read our story the other day speculating about Instagram introducing a feature that directly competed with Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Person holding black Samsung android smartphone and using Instagram. Photo by Nathan Dumlao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you missed that story, check it out at this link<\/a>. As we recounted there, Twitter, as you may or may not be aware, is currently going through it. And Instagram parent company Meta apparently sees an opportunity amid the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new \u201cNotes\u201d feature was unveiled today in an official blog post on Meta\u2019s website which touts it as \u201ca new way to share your thoughts and see what your friends are up to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this wasn\u2019t the only new feature revealed; the company also talked about \u201cCandid Stories\u201d and \u201cGroup Profiles\u201d as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing we noticed is that, while it is similar to Twitter, it is not quite Twitter. For one, the notes are pretty short – 60 characters – and their audience can be limited or customized depending on who you are targeting. Nonetheless, the addition of this feature, something that people have both wanted and speculated about in the past, brings Instagram that much closer to becoming an app that does way more than just photography and video – a point emphasized continuously over the past two years or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other new features, \u201cAdd Yours\u201d and \u201cCandid Stories\u201d are all about audience engagement with the first asking users to post a picture according to a theme and the second focusing on what users are doing right then and there. Again, the audience for such posts can be customized thus allowing for a varied experience depending on who you\u2019re attempting to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new group feature sounds like Instagram is bringing the popular Facebook feature to its platform with people able to share and collaborate within that space. Along those lines, a new collaboration feature will allow for collaborative collections between users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any thoughts on Instagram\u2019s latest additions? Let us know your thoughts on Instagram – or Twitter – in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out some other photography news at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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