While Instagram has no shortage of filters, many of them can look a bit same-same after awhile. Which is precisely why Prisma seems like such a fresh breath of social air. Image is everything Prisma essentially turns your photos into works of art. Once you select a photo, Prisma will begin painting a pretty picture. […]

It’s been awhile since Instagram was the Enfant Terrible of social, a mantle perhaps now claimed by Snapchat. Reflecting its newfound maturity: Instagram is cracking down on offensive language. Speak up Instagram’s newish Business Pages now feature a Comment Moderation option. The feature lets you to block comments containing words or phrases considered offensive from

In a bid to establish itself as the place for moving, as well as still, images – Instagram is now recommending videos just for you. Must Watch List Instagram announced the update in a blog post. "Today, we’re introducing new “Picked for You” channels in Explore featuring videos grouped by your favorite topics and interests."

Like the long-promised winter in Game of Thrones, business tools are coming…to Instagram. Biz schiz In a recent blog post, Instagram outlined its soon-to-be released new features for brands. "With so many companies using Instagram, and many people on the platform interacting with them, there was a desire from our business community to do more.

Video carousel ads have been around for some time on Instagram, but only for a select few. Now, the gates have been pried open and the ad unit is available for all brands. Bright shiny things Instagram announced the news in a blog post. "Starting today, you can add video to your carousel ad units.

It's the holy grail of many a marketer: an all-in-one analytics package for Instagram. Yet the promise of metric nirvana might be closer than we think; if you believe everything you read on the internet. Measure this According to a report on Later.com, Instagram is on the verge of releasing in-app analytics, which it's calling Insights.

All good things must end – something lots of users experienced on June 1 when Instagram pulled up the drawbridge and pulled integration with third party apps. Party’s over The move hasn’t exactly come out of the blue. If anything it’s significant that Facebook-owned Instagram has tolerated others in its increasingly bountiful backyard for so

If images aren't doing enough for you, Instagram's latest feature might just be the ticket. The Facebook-owned app is adding video channels to the Explore Tab, continuing their embrace of moving pictures. On a silver platter The most prominent channel will be Videos You Might Like, which uses an algorithm to present a personalised collection

Online Circle Digital has just released the Instagram Report – Australia Q1 2016. Through the analysis of 21 different industries and over 550 Australian brand and social media influencer accounts, the report ranks the largest and most engage Instagram accounts in Australia, utilising data from January 1 to March 31 2016. SMK readers can download the report