Si videla, kaj ti omogoča najnovejša Instagramova posodobitev?

Instagram se očitno zelo trudi biti podoben Snapchatu…

Instagram je včeraj lansiral “Instagram zgodbe”, ki ti omogočajo objavo slik in videoposnetkov s svojimi prijatelji na način, da so ti vidni 24 ur, potem pa izginejo. “Na prvi strani čisto zgoraj boste videli zgodbe ljudi, ki jim sledite – od najboljših prijateljev do najbolj priljubljenih profilov. Ko je kaj novega za videti, bo krog okoli profilne slike obarvan,” je Instagram včeraj objavil na svojem blogu.

Today, we’re introducing Instagram Stories, a new feature that lets you share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile. As you share multiple photos and videos, they appear together in a slideshow format: your story. With Instagram Stories, you don’t have to worry about overposting. Instead, you can share as much as you want throughout the day — with as much creativity as you want. You can bring your story to life in new ways with text and drawing tools. The photos and videos will disappear after 24 hours and won’t appear on your profile grid or in feed. You’ll see stories from people you follow in a bar at the top of your feed — from your best friends to your favorite popular accounts. When there’s something new to see, their profile photo will have a colorful ring around it. To view someone’s story, just tap on their profile photo. It’s easy to view stories at your own pace: tap to go back and forward or swipe to jump to another person’s story. If you want to comment on something you see, you can tap and send a private message to that person on Instagram Direct. Unlike regular posts, there are no likes or public comments. Your story follows the privacy settings of your account. If you set your account to private, your story is visible only to your followers. However, you can also easily hide your entire story from anyone you don’t want to see it, even if they follow you. When watching your own story, swipe up to check out who’s seen each photo and video. You can even choose to feature a particular part of your story by posting it on your profile. Instagram has always been a place to share the moments you want to remember. Now you can share your highlights and everything in between, too. Instagram Stories will be rolling out globally over the next few weeks on iOS and Android. To learn more, check out help.instagram.com.

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Se ti vse skupaj zdi zelo znano? Verjetno zato, ker ima točno to opcijo že neka druga priljubljena aplikacija – Snapchat. Celo generalni direktor Instagrama Kevin Systrom se zaveda, da je to “kraja”. “Zaslužijo si vse zasluge,” je Systrom povedal za TechCrunch. Potem pa je v istem intervjuju še dodal, da “ne gre za to, kdo je kaj izumil. Gre za format in kako ga vključiš v sistem ter preoblikuješ po svoje.”

In da bodo stvari še malo bolj komplicirane, je Facebook, ki je lastnik Instagrama, v preteklosti poskusil kupiti Snapchat za 3 milijarde dolarjev. Ta znesek takrat ni šel skozi in Snapchat je zdaj vreden skoraj sedemkrat več – 20 milijard dolarjev. Samo čas bo povedal, ali se bodo uporabniki raje odločili za objavljanje zgodbic na Instagramu ali bodo še naprej ostali zvesti Snapchatu.

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