{"id":52667,"date":"2013-12-13T10:22:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T02:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=52667"},"modified":"2013-12-13T10:22:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T02:22:04","slug":"instagram-introduces-instagram-direct-but-there-is-a-problem-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/13\/instagram-introduces-instagram-direct-but-there-is-a-problem-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram introduces Instagram Direct but there is a problem (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram introduces Instagram Direct. Many are expecting Instagram to come up with a messaging platform. Instead, Instagram Direct is much better than a messaging platform as you can send pictures\/videos to selected people. However, I have a concern.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/13\/instagram-introduces-instagram-direct-but-there-is-a-problem-video\/instagram-direct\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?fit=600%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"instagram-direct\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?fit=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?fit=600%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52670\" alt=\"instagram-direct\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?resize=600%2C532\" width=\"600\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct.jpg?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can now share private video, pictures with people that you choose. This feature can be found on the latest Instagram app update (version 5.0.1).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>Introducing Instagram Direct!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>We&#8217;re excited to introduce Instagram Direct, a new way to send photo and video messages to your friends.<\/div>\n<div>Now you&#8217;ll see a new icon in the top right corner of your home feed. Tap it to see photos and videos that people have sent directly to you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To send your own photos or videos, choose Direct instead of Followers once you\u2019ve edited your post. When you&#8217;re done editing, just choose the people you want to share with.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is an intro video of Instagram Direct<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81527238\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At first, I thought it is quite a neat move. You can chat in private to show or receive video\/pictures to or from selected people. However, after checking out the feature, I have one concern. You can practically send pictures to anyone that you follow.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Instagram added a feature to allow you to accept or block the sender.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/13\/instagram-introduces-instagram-direct-but-there-is-a-problem-video\/instagram-direct-accept\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?fit=423%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"423,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"instagram-direct-accept\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?fit=423%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52669\" alt=\"instagram-direct-accept\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?resize=423%2C750\" width=\"423\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?w=423&amp;ssl=1 423w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/instagram-direct-accept.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are a prominent person (an artist, celebrity), I cannot imagine how many of this direct pictures you will receive. There ought to be a better way to accept\/ignore the request (like for example, option to &#8220;accept once&#8221; or &#8220;accept from now on&#8221;).<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.instagram.com\/post\/69789416311\/instagram-direct\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Read from Instagram Blog<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram introduces Instagram Direct. Many are expecting Instagram to come up with a messaging platform. 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