Instagram Stories now lets you add mentions, URLs and Boomerangs

Remember when Instagram Stories launched, and everyone thought it was pretty much just like Snapchat? Well, that’s about to change. It might have started off as a straight up clone of that other ephemeral social network, but today it’s getting an update that turns it into something more of its own — and that’s exciting. The changes are an interesting move to integrate the app more with Instagram’s ecosystem, and giving users more freedom when creating their stories. Boomerang About a year ago, Instagram launched Boomerang, a quirky app to create looping one-second videos and easily share them to your friends. When creating a…
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