How Instagram Changed — Before It Had To

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Harry McCracken, writing for Fast Company:

“A big change happened when we decided to go non-square,” says Systrom, who, with his close-cropped beard, chocolate-colored quilted blazer, and wooden water bottle, has a sense of style befitting the cocreator of a tool for sharing beautiful photography. The decision not only gave the company more confidence to change its app, but also inspired it to go much further in evolving the service. Systrom realized that if the company waited until there were signs that the app was in dire need of revamping, it would likely be too late.
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I do hate that they can never leave well enough alone sometimes..

 

Now if only they gave users the option to opt-in to posts in chronological order :p

 

Give me back chronological ordered posts, you dick.

 

I prefer the non-chronology but option would be nice for others
I'm glad I now see my friends posts rather than instamodels/celebs I have who do 40 posts a day

 

I agree with the chronological order complaints, option would be nice!

Coinciding with the article, I've wondered lately about what sort of app/website might replace Instagram, like Facebook did with MySpace and numerous other examples from the early days of the Internet. I mean... I can't think of a simpler way to share information online than a photo-focussed app, and Instagram does it well. Will Instagram be the standard for decades to come?

 

that "new" icon is still an abomination

 

I think you'll be hard-pressed to find many things, particularly relating to technology, that will be standard for decades to come. I'd agree that instagram is more established than Myspace achieved and is more likely to sustain itself for a while, but a lot can change regarding culture and technology over the coming years/decades.

 

Agreed. I think "decades" may have been an overstatement. Still, curious to see how long current social media will last before a new social media platform takes precedent, I wonder what that platform will look like/consist of.

 

the adds by god....the adds

 

I very rarely actually see ads in my feed these days.

 

I think Instagram has ben making nothing but bad decisions ever since they started making significant changes in the first place. It has become a very messy app and it lost much of its character. Maybe the numbers are working out just fine though so fuck me I guess. I wouldn't be surprised if it would enter a free fall out of seemingly nothing though.