Instagram partners with six Canadian brands, rolls out first batch of ads

We couldn’t avoid it any longer. Ads are heading your way on Instagram any day soon. The social media platform has partnered with six Canadian brands for the launch, including HBC, Air Canada, Target Canada, Travel Alberta, Sport Chek, and Mercedes Benz.

Instagram says they plan to roll out ads in a slow and “carefully controlled” way while taking feedback from its community. They said they plan on delivering a small number of high-quality photos and videos from brands that are already part of the Instagram community.

Source: Instagram

Instagram brings Hyperlapse selfies to iOS

Instagram is adding a new feature to its Hyperlapse camera on iOS: taking drawn-out selfies. If you’ve always thought it was a good idea to take shots of yourself with a moving background, this new feature might appeal to you. Some of Instagram’s suggestions include, capturing yourself walking down the street (which we think might be a bit silly and dangerous) or while getting a new haircut, or even while you jump on a trampoline). And of course you can share your creations on Instagram and Facebook.

And for those hoping Instagram can bring this feature to Android might have to wait for a long time. Apparently, the required APIs for Hyperlapse to work aren’t available on Android at the moment.

Source: The Verge | Via: SlashGear | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Get your unnoticed Instagram photos some love with No Likes Yet

If you think you have treasure trove of unloved but decent/great Instagram photos (or you just have really that much confidence in your shots but no one has noticed yet), then it’s time for some shameless promotion on No Likes Yet. The site showcases posts that haven’t been liked yet. It is an amalgam of weirdly cropped or downright strange photos that have slipped through the crevices of Instagram’s cracks. Link your Instagram account so you can share your unloved shots and even extend the love to others. Or if you’re not up for trying to grab attention, at least it is a reminder of what and what doesn’t work on the site.

Source: Gizmodo

First impressions: Incipio's Focal Bluetooth low energy-enabled enhanced camera case

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPhone 5s is arguably the most popular camera on a smartphone today and there are various apps and add-ons that enhance its prodigiouos photo and video taking capabilities. Incipio, renowned maker of cases and accessories has created the Focal case which offers superb all around prodtection while giving the iPhone 5s the feel and functionality of an advanced point and shoot camera.

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