by Katie Komnenich | Social Media
Similar to iOS app Vine, Instagram released a video feature allowing its users to create videos of 15 seconds or less. This new feature makes Instagram a direct competitor of Vine. However, Instagram now offers a few additional features that, in my opinion, make it better than Vine. Instagram allows users to apply special video features, filters, and quickly edit their videos. Users can also focus and adjust their exposure, a feature that Vine doesn't offer. The app also features “Cinema,” a tool specially designed to stabilize videos. According to the makers, the 15 second time limit was an “artistic” choice. The video feature has been described as fast, simple, and beautiful. (more…)
by Katie Komnenich | Social Media
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by Brad Friedman | Social Media
On April third Android users were able to download the crazy-popular app Instagram. Up to that point the app was iPhone only. The following Monday, now that Instagram was available to iPhone and Android users, Facebook acquired it for $1 billion. Since Monday, the chatter about this deal has been non-stop. (more…)
Similar to iOS app Vine, Instagram released a video feature allowing its users to create videos of 15 seconds or less. This new feature makes Instagram a direct competitor of Vine. However, Instagram now offers a few additional features that, in my opinion, make it better than Vine. Instagram allows users to apply special video features, filters, and quickly edit their videos. Users can also focus and adjust their exposure, a feature that Vine doesn't offer. The app also features “Cinema,” a tool specially designed to stabilize videos. According to the makers, the 15 second time limit was an “artistic” choice. The video feature has been described as fast, simple, and beautiful. (more…)
