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I wonder if they are going to flip the "facebook photos is now instagram" switch some time soon?
The Facebook Camera app still hasn't been updated for the iPhone 5. Too bad, because it's an incredible app, much nicer than Instagram (which isn't horrible or anything).
There are already several 3rd parties on the web offering this service (e.g., web.stagram.com, statigr.am), wonder how they'll take this.
In the case of my app, monogr.am, we provide a custom designed gallery with options to choose any images from your feed. We have custom domains etc. I don't see this as a competitor at all for our market - people who really put time and effort into their images. Instagram's really just showing your latest photos online and a few curated ones at the top. The user has no control at all over which images are shown.
If your product service offered a channel from instagram to tumblr and it didn't violate the TOS for FB then your product might have a future, but likely only as a free offering.
Wishfully, as I scrolled, I was hoping for: "To opt out of profiles..." This may be great. I'd just rather take a wait-and-see approach.
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In the case of my app, monogr.am, we provide a custom designed gallery with options to choose any images from your feed. We have custom domains etc. I don't see this as a competitor at all for our market - people who really put time and effort into their images. Instagram's really just showing your latest photos online and a few curated ones at the top. The user has no control at all over which images are shown.
Considering yours is a paid service, I would hope you're already thinking of something else, because im sure the FB TOS will block you and besides, if someone wants a customizable free version then they just use tumblr with one of the millions of these (or make one by hand) If your product service offered a channel from instagram to tumblr and it didn't violate the TOS for FB then your product might have a future, bu…
Tumblr, webstagram and all these sites do not offer the same service as us. Maybe our marketing needs work. We're paid because we allow you to CHOOSE ANY of your Instagram photos to make a portfolio from through caching a user's feed and using the realtime API to keep it up to date. All the other services simply wrap the API and show your photo stream - Now Instagram offers that too so these services offer nothing more.
The aesthetic similarity to Facebook is pretty striking. Now you really can see why Instagram was bought, and where it's headed.
But that's all cynical speculation, congrats to FB and Instagram for not killing off Instagram. My gut says that's the right decision.
The aesthetic similarity to Facebook is pretty striking. Now you really can see why Instagram was bought, and where it's headed.
The aesthetics are similar to Facebook probably because they're sharing the exact same design team.
Wishfully, as I scrolled, I was hoping for: "To opt out of profiles..." This may be great. I'd just rather take a wait-and-see approach.
If your photos are set to public, anyone will be able to see your profile by visiting instagram.com/[your username] on the web. You do not have to be an Instagram user to view a public user’s profile on the web.
If your photos are set to private, your photos will be visible only to logged-in Instagram users you’ve allowed to follow you."