It seems sometimes we don't want to share everything with everyone. There are times we simply want to communicate with a smaller circle of friends, our "best friends" so to speak. Well Instagram wants to let you private message your select few and has created Instagram Direct, "a new private messaging service built into the platform that will allow
users to send a photo or video, along with a caption, to between one and
15 people."
Now you can limit who gets to see that picture ... or can you. While on first blush, used wisely, it enables smaller group messaging, but so does iMessage, for those on unlimited data plans. "Because such messages don't count against SMS messages allotted by
wireless plans, these apps effectively allow smartphone owners to
communicate using only their data plans."
Of course, teens, the largest demographic using Instagram should remain careful that anything posted is shareable. Even a photo to a select few can get reposted and reposted again. So be careful what kind of snarky or "mean girl" comments you might be considering sending in an Instagram Direct message. Nothing is really private when it is posted. Snapchat fans learned that the hard way, too.
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