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8 Mar 2013
Growing follower count: Quite aggressive plugs for other accounts, but I would imagine the last section might actually be a great way to grow an audience with Instagram.

Growing follower count: Quite aggressive plugs for other accounts, but I would imagine the last section might actually be a great way to grow an audience with Instagram.

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31 Jan 2013

How Instagram Built up their Community early on

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8 Aug 2012
You should follow: Iris has a “thumb up button” which isn’t really available within Instagr.am. It opens an email saying You should follow user XY! Make sure Iris for iPad is installed before proceeding (…). 

You should follow: Iris has a “thumb up button” which isn’t really available within Instagr.am. It opens an email saying You should follow user XY! Make sure Iris for iPad is installed before proceeding (…). 

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4 May 2012
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Engineering: @Instagram’s take on producing the fastest mobile experience possible. Via JXNBLK.

Engineering: @Instagram’s take on producing the fastest mobile experience possible.

Via JXNBLK.

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12 Feb 2012
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Instagram isn’t just small; it’s tiny. It’s miniscule. It is famously located in Twitter’s old digs in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood. But here’s the thing: Instagram subleases its space from another company. Instagram isn’t in Twitter’s old office, it’s in Twitter’s old conference room.
 
Gizmodo on how to bootstrap energizing growth.

(Source: Gizmodo)

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7 Jan 2012
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Appstore Optimization: Instagram (@instagram) added 5 little stars in front of their app name in the description.  You will also notice those stars on the image pages at the top. 

Appstore Optimization: Instagram (@instagram) added 5 little stars in front of their app name in the description. 

You will also notice those stars on the image pages at the top. 

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2 Dec 2011
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#Loggedoutuser: Instagram (@instagram) provides access to the most popular images page, even when you’re not signed up. I think this is such an important practice. Give the user as much value up front as you can. Read more about the value of the logged out user here. 

#Loggedoutuser: Instagram (@instagram) provides access to the most popular images page, even when you’re not signed up. I think this is such an important practice. Give the user as much value up front as you can. Read more about the value of the logged out user here. 

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8 Sep 2011
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Notifications: Instagram’s (@instagram) News tab keeps important updates at the top while the rest keeps on moving down to the bottom. 

Notifications: Instagram’s (@instagram) News tab keeps important updates at the top while the rest keeps on moving down to the bottom. 

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21 Jul 2011
Friending: on Instagram (@instagram) you can find existing friends, followers etc. on social networks like twitter and facebook. However when you’ve found and added them, Instagram still periodically checks whether someone you know on these networks signs up later and lets you know in the news tab.  

Friending: on Instagram (@instagram) you can find existing friends, followers etc. on social networks like twitter and facebook. However when you’ve found and added them, Instagram still periodically checks whether someone you know on these networks signs up later and lets you know in the news tab.  

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