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Instagram Direct

One-to-One Photo Messaging

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Kevin William David
@kwdinc · Community @Siftery. No 1 Hunter on PH🥇
This is going to make people use instagram often .It also has a feature where you could message anyone on instagram,they dont have to follow you.It asks them if they would like to see the message without having to follow you back. I love this new update since i dont have to move to kik which is what most ppl who meet on instagram use to chat.
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Instagram just announced the heavily-rumored Instagram Direct. After capturing a photo or video, users can broadcast it to their followers or directly send to specific users. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet but its model is very similar to Snapchat with its "my stories" and direct messaging design. I'm going to play with it now and report back … See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Initial impressions/thoughts: 1) You can only post a photo to all your followers OR individual people (not both). This eliminates an issue Snapchat has with Stories, where users post a photo/video publicly AND privately, devaluing the “personal” connection made through a one-to-one exchange. Smart. 2) Photos/videos can only be sent up to 15 people. I re… See more
Josh Elman
@joshelman · Partner, Greylock
It is well done. Offers a new way to use Instagram without being too heavy. Might mean users will photo message people they want to meet now instead of switching to other messengers like Whatsapp and kik
elan miller
@elan_miller · partner, midnight
Do you think users will now post less often to all their followers? I'm interested to see how this plays out.