Instagram adds a new feature called Instagram Stories, which Snapchat junkies will find all too familiar.
The photo-sharing app owned by Facebook now lets users post pictures and video slideshows, complete with text and drawings, that last for 24 hours.
These moments will be visible via a bar at the top of the feed, where people who post stories will have their profile photo highlighted.
Very creative, except that it’s essentially a clone of what Snapchat does. Lest you forget, Facebook wanted to acquire Snapchat for US$3 billion in 2013, but was promptly rejected.
As with all other major happenings, Internet users have chimed in with their views on this new feature:
https://twitter.com/flyyy_tyyy/status/760592761078808576
Snapchat, you stay. Instagram Stories,
you must immediately return to the loft,
pack your belongings and go home. pic.twitter.com/ZpmJKtes0a— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) August 2, 2016
Instagram to snapchat by adding stories https://t.co/bPEdR51Eqt
— Athlete Action™ (@AthleteAction) August 2, 2016
Instagram Stories makes Snapchat look like Myspace pic.twitter.com/6kbbzvlTll
— Casey Neistat (@Casey) August 3, 2016
Will Instagram Stories draw users away from Snapchat, or is Instagram taking a major L for this one? Let us know in the comments section below.
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