{"id":270740,"date":"2016-11-22T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=270740"},"modified":"2016-11-22T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T16:15:10","slug":"instagram-launches-live-disappearing-video-and-changes-direct-messaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=270740","title":{"rendered":"Instagram launches live &#8216;disappearing&#8217; video and changes direct messaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram has become the latest social media company to embrace live video broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of Facebook, which owns Instagram, YouTube and Twitter&#8217;s live-streaming app Periscope, Instagram has released a new feature that allows its users to broadcast live at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone watching can comment and react by posting emoji that pop up on the live video screen.<\/p>\n<p>If it sounds familiar, it is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7C07\/production\/_90615713_1.instagramstories-creating.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram's new stories feature\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As soon as you finish your broadcast, it will disappear forever.<\/p>\n<p>That means you won&#8217;t be able to share a link to your broadcast and viewers won&#8217;t be able to watch it after it&#8217;s happened.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_container \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/58F1\/production\/_92596722_08a08188-2c54-434b-8b1b-3d277ebbf10d.jpg\" alt=\"What Instagram Live will look like\" width=\"367\" height=\"263\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In a statement, an Instagram spokesperson said that was &#8220;so you can feel comfortable sharing what you want, anytime&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, the feature will be rolled out to a select group of users before being available to everyone in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_container \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/A711\/production\/_92596724_8b77085f-71d6-4f08-a3d8-ab9ec359dc94.jpg\" alt=\"What Instagram Live will look like\" width=\"377\" height=\"266\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Instagram launched Stories which allows users to post a series of video and photo snapshots and annotate them with words and emoji &#8211; Snapchat style.<\/p>\n<p>Those stories last for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The second major feature to be released by Instagram is a change to direct messages, both one-on-one and to groups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_container \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/F531\/production\/_92596726_607787d8-0223-46e7-abb5-fc117e0ebaae.jpg\" alt=\"What Instagram direct messages will look like\" width=\"382\" height=\"270\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Users will now be able to send disappearing photos and videos privately among friends, as opposed to just text.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram has become the latest social media company to embrace live video broadcasts. Following in the footsteps of Facebook, which owns Instagram, YouTube and Twitter&#8217;s live-streaming app Periscope, Instagram has released a new feature that allows its users to broadcast live at any time. 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