Instagram’s new Stories feature looks suspiciously similiar to Snapchat’s

Instagram today introduced a new feature called Instagram Stories, which allows you to compile a series of photos into a single, separated stream. It’s pretty obvious where the inspiration came from, down to the ability to draw and slap text and emoji on the images. IG’s not even trying with the name. To see a Snapchat Instagram Story, you can choose from a top navigation bar which includes your friends or popular Instagram accounts. When the user has added a new photo or video to their Story, a colorful ring will appear around their avatar. Instagram calls it a solution to “overposting.”…
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