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Instagram Direct and the new economics of chat

Dec 12, 2013
Instagram users have a new way to share their photos privately and have text conversations.

Artists use social media to make an "Insta-grand"

Nov 22, 2013
Artists are finding more ways to sell their work online.

What does $36 less on groceries look like?

Nov 1, 2013
Starting today, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps , will see a cut of $5 billion. Under the cuts, a family four will receive $36 less in benefits every month.

Instagram promises ads will fit 'Instagram aesthetic' -- whatever that is

Oct 28, 2013
Instagram wants to put ads into our social media feeds, but it promises those ads will mirror the "Instagram aesthetic."

Instagram: A place to share photos (and guns) with your friends

Oct 28, 2013
Has Instagram really become a hot spot for gun sales?

Wait, I'm an Instagram focus group and I'm not getting paid?

Oct 25, 2013
Instagram has come up with an obvious way to generate revenue. It's going to start including advertising in users' photo feeds.
An outcry from the plus-sized blogging community helped reinstate #curvy to the photo sharing platform.
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Big-time brands start swinging on Vine

Aug 27, 2013
Airbnb is the latest company to experiment with Vine.

For public good, not for profit.

Buying Instagram followers with the help of cybercriminals

Aug 20, 2013
Cybercriminals are selling Instagram followers with help from an old computer virus called Zeus.

Help wanted: Instagram skills required

Jul 29, 2013
A new study shows requirements for social media skills are up from just last year.

In online video competition, Facebook offers an extra 9 seconds

Jun 21, 2013
Vine, on Twitter, lets you make a six-second video. Instagram, on Facebook, up to 15 seconds. What's nine more seconds worth?