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Instagram Reaches 400 Million Users

on September 23, 2015 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram Reaches 400 Million Users

Instagram have announced on their blog that the service now has 400 million users around the world, 75% of these being outside the USA. They have also told us they are seeing more users from Europe and Asia sign-up. On a daily basis, around 80 million photos are shared on the social network. We saw […]

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Instagram Now Supports Multiple Photo Sizes

on September 15, 2015 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram Now Supports Multiple Photo Sizes

Instagram have updated their app and now users are able to post landscape or portrait photos, in addition to the regular square photos which have always been supported by Instagram. Previously users could post these photos, but would have to use a white padding around the photo for the square format. Instagram now want to […]

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Instagram Reaches 5 Million Monthly Users In Australia

Instagram Reaches 5 Million Monthly Users In Australia

At a recent event for digital agencies, Facebook/ Instagram have released some new statistics on the number of Australian users. 1. There are now 5 million Australian monthly users on Instagram. 2. This represents 32% growth over the last 12 months. As always, we will post updates each month in our social media statistics report.

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Instagram To Introduce Carousel Ads And Clickable Links

on March 10, 2015 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram To Introduce Carousel Ads And Clickable Links

Instagram is introducing a new advertising product which will allow advertisers to display carousel ads. Carousel ads are advertisements that allow multiple images to be views, by swiping across the screen. At the end of the ad on the last image, users are then able to click on the ‘Learn More’ link which will redirect […]

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Instagram Overtakes Twitter, Reaches 300 Million Monthly Users

on December 11, 2014 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram Overtakes Twitter, Reaches 300 Million Monthly Users

Instagram have announced on their blog that the service now has 300 million monthly users. They go on to say that now 70 million photos and video are posted to the social network every day. In contact, Twitter reached 284 million monthly users which was announced at their last earnings call in October. I expect […]

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Instagram Rolls Out Ads & Sponsored Posts In Australia

on October 8, 2014 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram Rolls Out Ads & Sponsored Posts In Australia

October 2014 – it is now possible for businesses in Australia to advertise on Instagram. Instagram have a unique advertising opportunity, they say themselves: “With a community of over 200 million, Instagram is one of the world’s largest mobile ads platforms.” According to my research – I believe there are now over 2 million Australian’s […]

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Instagram Launches Fast Direct Messaging Photo App – Bolt

on August 9, 2014 | Instagram | Comments (1)
Instagram Launches Fast Direct Messaging Photo App - Bolt

Instagram’s new direct messaging photo app called Bolt is now available in Australia. Bolt lets you shoot and send photos to your best friends with one tap. Send both photos and videos as fast as you see them. Bolt is the latest app from the team that brought you Instagram. Keep up with your closest […]

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Instagram’s Popular Page Now Shows ‘Unpopular’ Random Photos

on April 22, 2014 | Instagram | Comments (2)
Instagram's Popular Page Now Shows 'Unpopular' Random Photos

You may have noticed over the last week that many images on Instagram Explore Tab (which used to be called the popular page) have a minimal number of likes, but getting maximum exposure in this prominent section of the app. This is a recent change by Instagram but hasn’t specifically been announced by the service. […]

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Instagram Launches Private Messaging, Photos & Videos

on December 13, 2013 | Instagram | Comments (0)
Instagram Launches Private Messaging, Photos & Videos

Instagram have just announced a major update of their application to version 5.0, which now supports sending private messages, photos and videos to your friends. The latest update is flagged Instagram Direct. Kevin Systrom, Co-Founder of Instagram help a press event in Manhattan, New York today where he told reports further details about this latest […]

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Instagram Reveals How Their Ads – ‘Sponsored Posts’ Will Look

on October 25, 2013 | Instagram | Comments (0)

Instagram have just announced how their first ads and sponsored posts will look on their site. Earlier in the month Instagram told their community ads were coming, and now the first brands to have signed up for Instagram’s advertising include: Ben & Jerry’s, Burberry, General Electric, Lexus, Levi’s®, Macy’s, Michael Kors, PayPal and Starwood – […]

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