Instagram Unveils Twitter-Like Notes and More

Instagram Unveils Twitter-Like Notes, Candid Stories, Group Profiles, and More for Sharing Text and Emojis.

With the TwitterLike Notes feature, Instagram users can share text posts of up to 60 characters

[{"selector":"#anim-34a9a767-588e-4209-9419-d6999076200c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0812b790-0cda-4849-817b-1aae56551709 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.3045977011494228%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The Note shared by a user will be shown for 24 hours to their Closed Friends or Followers without heading over to DMs.

[{"selector":"#anim-9c467caa-112c-406d-9cae-35214aa14ea7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.3045977011494228%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99371277-8e8a-4ace-949e-b4650d4e869c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Think of Instagram’s Candid Stories features a collaborative story where a user along with their friends can capture what they’re doing and share it as a story.

[{"selector":"#anim-5001f2d6-b947-4b49-a308-649b9dd417db [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.3045977011494228%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc820bd1-c985-4b66-aef0-2a9cd55ad234","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The Candid Stories will only be visible to those friends who share their candid stories with users as well.

[{"selector":"#anim-02913fd2-5cec-435a-8895-19246d2d7622 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.3045977011494228%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72189f17-613e-4705-a2f8-f25fef05be43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Additionally, Instagram is also testing the Group profiles feature that will allow users to create and join a profile to share posts and stories.

[{"selector":"#anim-3b944737-3950-4c47-9ac0-a97d3bfcf5f7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(3.3045977011494228%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8eb789d1-52f7-4e65-a696-1f0aa4ec050f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]