Twitter has recently kicked Instagram photos off the popular microblogging platform, an aggressive move in the ongoing Twitter-Facebook photo-off. No more retro filters, faded landscapes and artsy food images for Twitter! But why has Twitter made this move, and what has prompted them to ban the world’s most loved photo app?
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The Twitter VS Instagram Debacle
It was just another day on Twitter, when Instagram users noticed that their hipster-cool photos were buggy and on the fritz. Now, no more Instagram photos will be allowed on Twitter – ever, ever again. Is that true? What’s up?
SMMU Theories on This Bold Twitter Move
• It’s no secret that Twitter is becoming bolder than usual, and it’s developing its own photo filter app that will be used on the site. Much like Facebook has Instagram now, Twitter will launch a competitor, and they really want users to use their option over the incredibly popular Facebook option. In theory a good move, but I’m not sure if I’d bet against an app like Instagram.
• Twitter is a little bit sore about the fact that Facebook outbid them to GET Instagram several months ago – $1 billion was a hard bid to beat. At the time, both companies knew that the future of social relied on image communication. Twitter also blocked Instagram users from using its data to find friends.
• The Twitter creators are in the process of launching and developing 2 new concepts – Medium and Branch. Both will use images as a central part of the attraction of the core concepts. It has to be planning ahead by Twitter.
• Twitter itself is becoming a massive photo sharing site, with people attaching images to their tweets. The potential is huge for expansion…if only they had a great photo app.
• Essentially Instagram wants people to interact with images on their app and on Facebook, and Twitter wants the same for their upcoming editing software.
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Word on The Street and on #Twitter
The internet has its own opinions as we all well know – and people are FURIOUS about Twitters sudden Instagram ‘ban.’ Users can still tweet about their Instagram photos, but they can’t view them on Twitter anymore. It really messes with people’s profiles. Imagine if Instagram photos are the core of your business, and now that’s over.
Many, many people shared their opinions on Twitter:
@hipsterrunoff – I feel bad 4 all those ppl who wasted time integrating their #instagrambrand with their Twitter brand. *Retweeted 82 times.
@christiankoo – Why mess with a good thing? I don’t get it. #instagram
@marcorubio – What? We can’t #instagram on #twitter anymore? The world no longer makes any sense!
@Cinemaduo – So goodbye #Instagram hello #twitter photo filters. Just FYI a good photo stands alone without any filter
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How Do I Get Around The Twitter Ban?
Twitter users are ‘getting around’ the Instagram ban by using Michael Schonfeld’s Chrome-based InstaTwit extension. With some clever URL jiggery-pockery this extension ignores the new ban, and allows you to post Instagram URLs and images – all day long if you like.
Will Twitter’s answer to Instagram be any good? We’ll find out and let you know!
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Otherwise, what is your take on this Twitter VS Instagram debacle?
Comments
8:45 pm on December 19th, 2012
I’ll admit I couldn’t care much less about the specifics, since I tend not to post photos online. What I will say is that these companies will learn — maybe too late, but they’ll learn — that business is about pleasing the customer first, not sacrificing the customer for the purpose of pleasing the investor. Most of us realize that the company has to strike a balance, but still the customer is the ultimate test. Displease the customer, no more customers. No more customers, no reward for the investor.
In particular, guys, except for the Apple fans who wear blinders (this isn’t all of them), “proprietary” has had its day. The customer wants to be able to mix and match and not be beholden to a single company for anything, at least not at the company’s behest.
10:23 am on December 20th, 2012
@Dsliesse, I think these companies are also struggling to monetize without losing droves of their clients. Just look at today’s post on Instagram – it’s tough out there when you have to make money and your users hate you for it.
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