Instagram Stabbing Itself By Leaving Twitter Cards Off

Re:Instagram Stabbing Itself By Leaving Twitter Cards Off by kingnight on Monday September 30, 2013 @12:35AM (#6467813)

I respectfully disagree. I think Twitter putting more emphasis on media is at odds with Instagram — me thinks they would rather emphasize Twitter-specific content.

It would also be detrimental too for Instagram's future attempts to monetize itself. Why would FB/IG let the Instagram experience bleed elsewhere if they can only monetize it locally. They may eventually go the Twitter route of scaling back their API.

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Re:Instagram Stabbing Itself By Leaving Twitter Cards Off by kattuviriyan on Monday September 30, 2013 @01:11AM (#6467911)

Yes. It is easy to insert ads to the embedded video(YouTube). It's not the case with embedded Images.It only helps to improve the Twitter experience. I don't remember clicking on the images(when they allowed it) to go the Instagram site. Nowadays, I sometimes click on the Instagaram links based on the info provided.

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