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Instagram redesigns mobile photo pages

Instagram :: We’ve redesigned mobile photo pages! Our new mobile photo pages have a look and feel consistent with the web-based photo pages and make it easier for your friends to interact with your photos when viewing them outside of Instagram on their mobile device.

Announcement and explainer here blog.instagram.com

Instagram's had a good run in China, but will Facebook ruin things?

The Next Web :: Considering that Facebook has been inaccessible in China for several years, mainland Instagram users have voiced concern that the service will be disrupted after Facebook takes over the reins.

A report by Josh Ong, thenextweb.com

Instagram goes mainstream as the AP plans convention coverage via iPhones

Beet.TV :: The AP's staff photographers covering the upcoming political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte will not just be shooting for the wire service with their high-end DSLR cameras, they will shoot separate stories using iPhones and uploading the images via Instagram.

Video interview with Shazna Nessa, AP's Deputy Managing Editor for Editorial Products and Innovations by Andy Plesser, www.beet.tv

AP announces coverage plan press release, www.ap.org

How news websites handled graphic images of Empire State Building shooting

Poynter :: When today’s deadly shooting occurred in the heart of Manhattan, thousands of witnesses were nearby and many used cameras to quickly document the scene. Some of the images posted to Twitter, Instagram and Flickr included graphic photos of the shooting victims. News organizations scrambled to curate these images, and then had to make difficult decisions about how to verify and handle them.

A report by Jeff Sonderman, www.poynter.org

Empire State Building shooting leads to social media payday for one Instagrammer

WBEZ 91.5 :: As the world tries to figure out the motives of the Empire State Building shooter, one random Instagram photo provides a window into the dirty underbelly of photo licensing for wire services.

A report by Andrew Gill, www.wbez.org

HT: Jim Romenesko, here:

Instagram photo at Empire State Building shooting provides window into dirty underbelly of photo licensing. bit.ly/OAonhA

— Romenesko (@romenesko) August 24, 2012

Instagram updates with ‘Photo Maps’ for better browsing experience

VentureBeat :: The third major iteration of hotter-than-hot photo-sharing app Instagram has landed Thursday. The new version gives the more than 80 million people using the camera app a way to browse photos on a map.

A review by Jennifer Van Grove, venturebeat.com

Eventster's social signals: Find events you’ll like, which to avoid

TechCrunch :: Eventster, the iOS app which aggregates events across North America and Europe, is rolling out a big update today which it hopes will further differentiate its event listings application from numerous competitors. The update uses semantic technologies to guess at the relevant keywords surrounding an event in order to integrate social media postings from Twitter, YouTube and Instagram in real-time alongside the listing.

A review by Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com

Pinstagram arrives for iPad before Instagram, Pinterest

Mashable :: Pinstagram, a mashup launched last month combining hot Internet properties Instagram and Pinterest, has launched its app for iPad. The app beats both startups it builds upon to launch an iPad app. Pinstagram presents your Instagram feed in Pinterest’s signature waterfall layout. It also lets you pin your favorite Instagram photos to your Pinterest boards.

A report by Zoe Fox, mashable.com

Twitter clamps Instagram API access: 'Find Friends on Twitter' disabled

AllThingsD :: Instagram users can no longer access the app’s “Find Friends on Twitter” feature, a result from a change in Twitter’s API restrictions for the photo-sharing application. While Instagram users can still tweet their photos out to their Twitter streams, they can no longer use the feature to add those they already follow on Twitter to their Instagram account.

Discussion of the strategy switch - A report by Mike Isaac, allthingsd.com

Instagram now 80m registered users and 4 billion shared photos

Instagram :: We’re excited to announce that the Instagram community has grown to over 80 million registered users who have shared nearly 4 billion photos!

Short announcement blog.instagram.com

HT: and discussed here Matthew Panzarino, thenextweb.com