Twitter Vs Instagram
The Tweet or the Filter – There Can Only Be One
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| wired.com |
Twitter has sent out blanket messages recently trying to
deter its users from sharing Instagram links in their tweets.
Twitter has had enough of Instagram posts popping up too
much in people’s Twitter feeds and are now taking steps to shut this practise down.
Beginning on Thursday last week, Twitter has sent out prompt
messages to high profile Tweeters who often use their Twitter to promote Instagram
pictures. In the messages, Twitter urges the users to share pictures directly
through Twitter, ignoring Instagram so that users can make sure that ‘fans
always see them.’
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| mashable.com |
Now that Instagram is owned by Facebook, it appears that
Twitter and Instagram just can’t get along anymore. Shame really, integration
between the two would be so much easier than trying to one up each other.
You may remember that Twitter introduced some photo editing
software, similar to Instagram’s. This was about the same time that Instagram
removed the ability to share its images in Tweets. As the two have battled it
out, Instagram have slowly been rising in numbers and now tops Twitter for monthly users.
Most Twitter users who have been sent the prompt have simply
just been Tweeting links to the Instagram pictures rather than posting screen
grabs so it doesn't seem like Twitter’s prompt has had much effect.
With Snapchat recently revealing its new Discover feature,
it appears that social networks are all striving to eventually offer their
users the complete multimedia package.
So it appears that the arms race is well and truly in
motion. Companies will either be racing for the finish or just trying to trip each
other up.
I’d put some money on Snapchat. I think that they've got
something special there.
Let’s wait and see for now though.
Tom Welby
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Tom Welby
Tom has just graduated from University of East London in Creative and Professional Writing. He loves writing and he currently manages, edits and writes for this blog. His other loves include Arnold Schwarzenegger films and his dog. Follow him @TomAtSMF
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