Apple just started an Instagram account for their iBooks store. They are sharing quotes, author spotlights, and unique videos. The intention behind this new initiative is to draw more intention to the Apple bookstore. There are a number of pictures on the Instagram account from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child London stage play and some fans dressed up as various … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks Just Started an Instagram Account
The Latest Literary Trend: Hot Dudes Reading
There is a massive new literary trend occurring on Instagram right now, @hotdudesreading. The account has over 572,000 followers and is a celebration of men reading books on the New York subway. What is most surprising about this phenomenon is that they will not publish any pictures of people with e-readers, smartphones or tablets,  with a simple hashtag #nokindles. Big … [Read more...] about The Latest Literary Trend: Hot Dudes Reading
Create Photo Collages With Layout App From Instagram
When you consider the blend of photographs and mobile technology, chances are good that thoughts of Instagram are not far behind. Designed to be an easy way to share your favourite images with friends and family, Instagram is easy to use and feature-rich --unless you wanted to create a collage without using a third-party app... at least until now! Instagram has launched a new … [Read more...] about Create Photo Collages With Layout App From Instagram
Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival
In the instant messaging game, everybody wants to be Snapchat; Instagram is no exception. With the launch of Bolt, Instagram has moved beyond images of what everybody had for supper and enters the world of instant sharing of photos and videos with your friends. The interface is basically the same as we have seen in every competing app: one tap takes and sends a photo while … [Read more...] about Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival
The Beauty in Digital Publishing
What is a story? More importantly, what is publishing? Is it only books, and if so, are ebooks books? Even better, can a series of 200 Instagram pictures be considered an ebook, if read altogether? According to author and creator Shelley Jackson, yes, they can. Jackson's project, which portrays a different word exquisitely written in nature as a stand alone image in her … [Read more...] about The Beauty in Digital Publishing
Latest Nielsen Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Reliance on Mobile Apps
With usage of mobile connected devices such a smartphones and tablet devices growing at a feverish pace, it is but only natural for mobile apps to witness a faster rate of adoption than their web counterparts. The latest Nielsen finding corroborates the above with some hard facts showing global brands loosing grip with their web based services, only to be compensated more than … [Read more...] about Latest Nielsen Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Reliance on Mobile Apps
Instagram Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
Instagram, the popular photo sharing service, has finally come to the Blackberry Z10 BB10 smartphones. This is the only known working copy right now and is not an official release. This is an Android conversion and is verified to work only on the Z10 and NOT the Playbook. One of the only bugs right now is that you cannot create an account, but have to log into an existing one. … [Read more...] about Instagram Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
Facebook Acquires Instagram for One Billion Dollars
Facebook has made its first large acquisition with the purchase of Instagram for one billion dollars today. Mark Zuckerberg said he planned to build Instragram independently from the social network. The move will allow users to post on other social networks, follow users not on Facebook, and to opt out of sharing on Facebook. Instagram first debuted in 2010 on Apple's iOS … [Read more...] about Facebook Acquires Instagram for One Billion Dollars
Instagram issues support for Android Tablets
Instagram has been an iOS exclusive for many moons and just got official Android support in the last few weeks. It has experienced three updates in rapid succession and the latest build adds support for Android Tablets that have cameras. Apologies to Blackberry Playbook owners, this will not work on your device! So what exactly is Instagram? Android and e-Reader owners … [Read more...] about Instagram issues support for Android Tablets