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Introducing Instagram Direct

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Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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vs email attachment

I'm guessing you're being facetious, but MMS (or whatever app-of-the-month it is) beats email by allowing you to view content inline and having better infrastructure (lower overhead for communication, richer data [so-and-so is typing]). In my anecdotal experience apps beat out MMS because of carrier compatibility and poor service.

and cost (at least in Europe)

Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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post #35

This will have a huge impact on Snapchat, IMO. Instagram Direct allows you to keep a conversation going with close friends, which is much more engaging and fun. Snapchat does not allow for that. One of the reasons that I'm not as prolific on Snapchat is that I just can't know what the hell I'm going to take a picture of next in response to someone's Snapchat. This addresses that issue by allowing just one picture to…

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Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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post #23

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See that's what I'm saying. Someone texts you a photo, it doesn't go into your photo list. It stays in your text convo. I'm all for data management and removing clutter, but I can think of 500 items to clear out before I consider private photo messages from my closest friends.

I don't know what kind of smartphone you are using but every photo someone texts me ends up in my Android gallery.

iOS doesn't save images people send you automatically. It will save pictures you send to others on your Camera Roll though.

Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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post #11

I think snapchat's timeout feature is a novelty that attracted users, but people ultimately just want to send private messages to their friends. Not everything needs to be broadcasted, and that's part of the OG instagram userbase - people that wanted an alternative to the facebook feed. What's wrong with texting though? My friends and I have been texting and group texting images and short video for years. Why do peop…

MMS is horrendous and the picture quality is poor, plus you can't view it off of one's mobile.

Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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post #7

Twitter DM vs Instagram Direct...

Versus Photostream!!!!! This is almost identical to Photostream which really is an under-appreciated iPhone product.

Interesting, I've not heard of this. How do I get started with this? (I'm using Android).

Re: Introducing Instagram Direct

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post #11

I think snapchat's timeout feature is a novelty that attracted users, but people ultimately just want to send private messages to their friends. Not everything needs to be broadcasted, and that's part of the OG instagram userbase - people that wanted an alternative to the facebook feed. What's wrong with texting though? My friends and I have been texting and group texting images and short video for years. Why do peop…

MMS is horrendous and the picture quality is poor, plus you can't view it off of one's mobile.

Huh? MMS itself is completely irrelevant to the quality of the photo you send over it. If your phone's camera is good, the photo quality will be good also.
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