Instagram reaches 300 million users and launches verified accounts
During yesterday, the world's most famous photography social network reached a new milestone in its history And it is that Instagram continues to add followers to photographs with filters. Either for its visual and stylistic character, to meet new people, or to enjoy the photography in a broad sense, whether casual or professional.So much so that there is already a community of active users totaling 300 million A not inconsiderable figure for this tool owned by Facebook
He made it known through a publication on the social network, as well as on his official blog, where you have specified other relevant information. In this way, given such a volume of users, it has been possible to publish more than 70 million photos and videos on a daily basis An enormous amount of content that, the vast majority (70 percent) are from outside the United States, home country of Instagram Data that only highlights the importance of this social network for users around the world. Figures that already confirm that this social network is more massive than Twitter Without a doubt, a successful purchase by Facebook , who did not hesitate to disburse billion dollars for her two years ago.But there are more interesting news.
And, taking advantage of having reached such a volume of users, they have begun to verify the official user accounts That is, tomark as true those user accounts acquaintances, brands and associations that have an official public profile on Instagram In this way, any user can make sure they are following the correct person and no to the classic fan accounts or those looking for the claim trying to deceive and impersonate the person they are not really. Something very similar to what is seen on Twitter, where verified accounts have a distinctive mark For now, Instagram will start showing special badges on verified accounts celebrities, athletes and brands. A badge that will begin to be seen in the coming days globally
In addition, along with this news, Instagram announces that it has been working this year to hunt and block user accounts that are dedicated to sending spam or abusive messages Accounts that, from now on, will be completely deleted , leaving no trace of them to prevent users from being bombarded with unwanted messages. That is why some users who have followed one of these accounts will soon see that the number of people they follow varies Of course, Instagram will let you know in detail, through a notification, that these spam accounts you were following have been removed for your comfort.
In short, a social network that, although not as fast as other applications, continues to grow with firm step Something that shows the maturity and potential of this service That is why Instagram is already looking for a way to finance itself with advertising that are entered into the user's wall. Of course, always looking for respect for artistic lines and photographs. Contents that have not yet reached Spain, but that will sooner or later if this tool continues to grow at this rate.
