Systrom and Levine are No. 13 on the Recode 100.
The move is good news for brands and celebrities.
Beyonce took the No. 1 spot for the most-liked photo overall.
Kremlin trolls targeted users based on location, political party, religion and more.
Snaps > tweets.
Instagram is now in the mix, too.
Snapchat still has a bigger share of new users in the U.S. — but not for long.
What about YouTube? “I’m pretty sure my teen puts things on YouTube.”
Time spent on Snap has grown almost 20 percent in the past six months.
If you’re an 18- to 24-year-old, Snapchat is your sweet spot.
Facebook and Google remain the big winners.
Facebook’s teen problems may be back, says eMarketer.
It’s been a year since Instagram cloned Snapchat Stories and now it’s got another message.
If you want to know what teens are doing on social media, ask a teen.
Instagram says about 21 percent of its users are soccer fans.
Instagram? Messenger? WhatsApp? Stories?
Louie Swisher, son of Kara, teaches his mom on the state of the app.
Remember: People can see your public social media posts.
Instagram is doing just fine under the Facebook umbrella.
That’s 50 million new users in just two months.
But Instagram won’t punish offenders who don’t just yet.
On the latest Recode Decode, Systrom grants that criticism is “fair,” but says everyone copies from everyone — and consumers benefit.
Instagram will now compile Stories around hashtags and locations.
Matthew Ogle leaves after two-plus years.
Instagram has copied yet another popular Snapchat feature.
It’s not the size of the social media app.
It took the company just four months to add 100 million new accounts.
Instagram says 200 million people use Stories every day.
It’s been five years, but some believe more money and more users are just part of the reward.
Social apps are all starting to look the same.
There had to be one!
Facebook doesn’t seem concerned with giving each of its core services a unique identity.
The new “photo carousels” are meant to encourage more posting.
Kristina Schake is joining Instagram to lead comms, and current comms boss David Swain is leaving after almost a decade at Facebook.
Facebook loves Snapchat Stories.
How Kevin Systrom got over minimalism and snapped into building mode.
150 million people now use Stories every day.
The social media site “fucked with the wrong faggot.”
That’s 100 million new users in just six months.
Please take notice, Twitter.