<p>Instagram has a new feature which is pretty much the same thing as a Snapchat story, but on Instagram.</p>
<p>Typically we all use Instagram to share photos, highlights of our days, and short video clips with our followers, but it looks like we&#8217;ll be able to share as though we were using Snapchat.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/instagram-stories/?ncid=pushup">TechCrucnh</a>, Kevin Systrom, Instagram&#8217;s CEO, did not disagree with their new feature being a Snapchat ripoff when they were confronted about the comparison.</p>
<p>He said, &#8220;They deserve all the credit..This isn&#8217;t about who invented something. This is about a format, and how you take it to a network and put your own spin on it.&#8221;</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that there are people who are loyal to Snapchat and probably won&#8217;t participate in the Instagram stories, however, there are also people who have FOMO (fear of missing out) and will most likely be into it as well.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the new feature is the exact same thing as Snapchat stories, with slight differences. Here is a breakdown of the similarities and differences in the two, courtesy of <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/instagram-stories/?ncid=pushup">TechCrunch</a>:</p>
<p><b><u>Similarities</u></b>:</p>
<p>* The Stories format laces the last 24 hours of 10-second-max photos and videos you’ve shared into a slideshow you can tap to fast-forward through<br />
* Everything you post disappears after 1 day<br />
* You shoot full-screen in the app or upload things from the last 24 hours of your camera roll (recently added to Snapchat with Memories)<br />
* You adorn your photos with drawings, text, emoji and swipeable color filters<br />
* You can save your individual Story slides before or after posting them<br />
* Your followers voluntarily tap in to pull your Story and view it, instead of it being pushed into a single feed<br />
* People can swipe up to reply to your Stories, which are delivered through Instagram Direct private messages<br />
* You can see who viewed your story</p>
<p><b><u>Differences:</u></b><br />
* Instagram Stories appear in a row at the top of the main feed instead of on a separate screen like Snapchat, and are sorted by who you interact with most, not purely reverse chronological order like Snapchat<br />
* Anyone you allow to follow you on Instagram can see your Instagram Stories, though you can also block people, as opposed to building a separate network on Snapchat<br />
* You don’t have to be following someone to view their Instagram Stories, which can be viewed from their profile as long as they’re public<br />
* You can swipe right or tap the Stories icon in the top left to open the Stories camera, as opposed to Snapchat defaulting to the camera<br />
* You can hold the screen to pause a slideshow, or tap the left side to go back a slide, as opposed to Snapchat’s time-limited, constantly progressing Stories<br />
* You can’t add old content to Instagram Stories unless you reimport or screenshot, while Snapchat lets you share old Memories with a white border and timestamp around them<br />
* Instagram offers three brush types for drawing: standard, translucent highlighter and color-outlined neon, as opposed to Snapchat’s single brush<br />
* Instagram offers custom color control for drawing with an easy picker, as well as pre-made palettes like earth-tones or grayscale, while Snapchat custom color control is much more clumsy<br />
* Instagram currently lacks location filters, native selfie lens filters, stickers, 3D stickers and speed effects, but you can save content from third-party apps like Facebook-owned MSQRD and then share them<br />
* You can’t see who screenshotted your Instagram Story, while Snapchat warns you<br />
* You can’t save your whole day’s Story like on Snapchat, but you can post slides from your Story to the permanent Instagram feed</p>
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