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Instagram reaches 100 million active users
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Instagram adds a new feature called Direct
Direct allows users to send photos or texts to specific people using the app -
Snapchat becomes tremendously big
Snapchat users are now sending over 60 million snapchats a day. -
Facebook launches Facebook Home
a user interface layer that can provide a placement home screen for users to post easier -
Instagram introduces photo tagging
This allows users to see other all other photos other users were tagged in. -
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender pride celebration
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Snapchat launches a feature called stories
Users can post a story for all their viewers to see for 24 hours. After this time frame the photo is gone -
Instagram hits 300 Million monthly active users
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Facebook acquired WhatsApp for 13 billion
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Instagram bolsters up its advertising capabilities
Instagram tests ad formats that allows users to shop and sign up for outside companies directly through their app -
Facebooks posts become safer for young children
Facebook launches a feature called Scrapbook that allows for children to be roaming on Facebook without the parents worrying if they will see anything disturbing. -
Instagram launches new in app feature called boomerang
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Instagram launches Instagram stories
The user can post a 24-hour video or photo for their friends to see -
Instagram launches a new feature called "Instagram Live"
This allows for user to broadcast live to show their current activities -
Snapchat launches Location Sharing Services
Users can let their friends know where they are at anytime throughout the day through Snapchats feature SnapMaps. However some comments are that this could lead to an increase in stalking. -
Snapchat announces Memories
A feature that helps users find photos that have been saved to their camera role in the past. Also snapchat will update the user about that memory exactly a year later. -
Facebook fights to prevent fake news
In a daring battle to fight fake news, facebook launches trust indicators that helps users understand how each publication works -
Instagram launches IGTV
This is a video platform that allows users to upload videos for a certain amount of time to entertain their viewers