Instagram Copies Snapchat With Disappearing Photo, Video Feature
- Stories feature lets people share daily moments in slideshow
- Facebook tried before to mimic Snapchat with Poke, Slingshot
Instagram Launches “Stories”: Smart Move or Copycatting?
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Instagram is copying Snapchat.
Facebook Inc.’s app has a new feature that lets people share photos and videos that disappear, the defining feature of Snapchat. Users can write over the photos and add annotations -- just like in Snapchat. The product lets people post photos or videos taken throughout their day in a slideshow form, just like Snapchat Stories. They vanish in 24 hours -- just like Snapchat Stories. To make it totally clear, Instagram is calling its product Stories too.