Instagram direct messages now support web links and photo orientations Instagram's Direct feature just got more generally useful as a messaging option, with support added for external web links, and the ability to send photos and video in their original portrait or landscape aspect ratios without cropping. The first is Read more ... really far more important than the second, mainly ...

Instagram grows to 1M active advertisers, plans to add more data and direct booking Instagram's advertiser base has doubled again. The Facebook-owned photo and video app is announcing that it now has 1 million monthly active advertisers,..

Man posed as Justin Bieber to extort nude photos from 9-year-old girl, police say The victim said she received a direct message from another Instagram user who said he knew Bieber and offered to arrange a text meeting with the victim.

Instagram bug on Android lets other users see your direct messages Instagram users on Android might be sharing their personal notifications and direct messages if they share a separate account with other users.

The latest Instagram updates are exactly what we needed Instagram is really coming through these days. First they change their square photo settings so that we can post landscape pics, and now they are stepping up their direct messaging with some really awesome upgrades. Instagram's former private messagi Read more ... ng function was pretty basic. You could send priva…

Instagram Gets Serious About Messaging The photo-sharing service's under-the-radar Instagram Direct feature is about to get a big boost in visibility and features.

Instagram Direct’s 85M Users Can Now Reply With Photos In Snapchat-Style Visual Convos Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2013. Still, the private group..

Instagram Direct gets a selfie cam, group conversations and huge emoji 85 million people already use Direct to message one another, the company reports. So it was high time to roll out an update.

Instagram Direct now supports private photo sharing, selfies and emojis

Instagram Direct's 85M Users Can Now Reply With Photos In Snapchat-Style Visual Convos Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2015.