{"id":147,"date":"2016-08-03T16:30:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/?p=28988"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:48:24","slug":"new-instagram-stories-your-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/new-instagram-stories-your-way","title":{"rendered":"The all new ‘Instagram Stories’ coming your way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The one thing you\u2019d almost never hear of is an entrepreneur admitting that they copied someone else. Earlier yesterday, Instagram introduced Instagram Stories. Instagram CEO, Kevin Systrom, vaguely referred to \u201ccompetitors\u201d and acknowledged that \u201cother companies deserve all the credit\u201d for popularizing disappearing photos and videos. He realised that many\u00a0users resort to Instagram to portray their photographic talent, or a place to share highlights, rather than a continuous flow of updates in the same day.<\/p>\n

Instagram now allows users to share photos and videos that last for no longer than 24 hours with their followers. In a blog post on Tuesday, Instagram stated that the new feature allows its 500 million members to embellish their posts with emojis, doodles, filters and texts. When creating doodles you have an option to choose from three kinds of brushes – A glow brush, chisel and the normal brush. You can also scroll through different brush sizes.<\/p>\n

Through Instagram Stories, followers can send direct messages to the uploader. Users can choose to make their stories public or private, and can determine whether they want only a subsection of their followers to view them.<\/p>\n

Instagram\u2019s head of Product Kevin Weil said, “People want more flexibility to share the moments between their highlights.\u201d The brief nature of Stories makes it easier to share something without it becoming part of one\u2019s permanent record, he explained. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry about over-posting. Instead, you can share as much as you want throughout the day \u2014 with as much creativity as you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about can you connect with people all around the world and learn about new ideas, new cultures, break down barriers?’\u201d Systrom claims. \u201cWe like to say Instagram makes the world feel simultaneously large, in the sense that you can connect with anyone, and very small in the sense that you\u2019re right there with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instagram Stories are rolling out the update to iOS and Android users worldwide over the next few days.<\/p>\n

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