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With hundreds of millions of people using Instagram Direct, today we're announcing a test of a standalone Direct app. It's fast, visual, and super fun. Only in six countries to start but can't wait for you all to try it. https://t.co/oqn18LiOmT
āāā@kevinweil
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Here we go, Instagram is following the steps of big brother Facebook.
It was only a matter of time. Instagram went from a camera with cool filters to a MACHINE of photos, videos, and stories where you can also message and send photos, videos, and stories to your friends (talk aboutĀ meta).
But wait, thereās more. You also have Bookmarks (Pinterest watch out), Archives, Highlights, and whatever other nuggets that are hiding under theĀ hood.
AND, the most important thingĀ : Instagram traveled a long way away from what originally was a more personal, and private, social network. It became an amplification system for memes and celebrities. You used to go to Instagram to see your friendsā #vivalaibiza and family Sunday picnic pictures. Now you go to Instagram to see the latest CB2 sets and Selena Gomez pictures. Instagram became less personal for you but made people like Selena more personable.
So this āforkā in the Instagram app, into a photo app and a messaging app, is not just another way to de-bloat the app. Itās also a way for Instagram to embrace their new broadcasting identity fully without abandoning the personal, and whatās more personal than yourĀ DMs.
Thereās obviously a direct correlation to Snapchat here. Direct, the Instagram messaging app, basically IS Snapchat, except, notĀ really?
Disclaimer: I havenāt tried Direct yet, so Iām speculating. But I imagine you can do everything you can in SnapchatāāāDM, post and send Stories, and discover other peopleās stories (and ads). What MAY be different, and this is the best time to differentiate while Snapchat goes through major interface reboots, is to make it easy for everyone toĀ use.
From past talks, it seems like Instagramās UX researchers do invest heavily on solving for the 80%. Sure that may take away the āedgeā, but teenagers donāt seem to mind anymore. And, if Direct is to become as ubiquitous a messenger app as, well, Messenger, then I imagine messages will be at the forefront ofĀ Direct.
A short take: Finally, the Unbundling was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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