After reading @christielowe ‘s blog post on instagram introducing advertisements it got me to thinking how it would affect instagram’s users. Instagram has said that they plan on introducing video ads that are ” as natural to instagram as the photos and videos many of you already enjoy from your favourite brands”. Christie has said that she doesn’t believe that the adds will have a great affect on instagrams user base, however I disagree. Facebook has recently begun adding ads into their user’s newsfeed and there has already been backlash against it. Like instagram has proposed to do, Facebook has also attempted to seamlessly merge pictures into their user’s feed in a way that they almost won’t notice, however that hasn’t worked. Many people argue that Facebook is using too much advertising and it’s ruining the original purpose of Facebook, to communicate with friends and not be bombarded by ads. For this reason I don’t think Instagram’s ads will be able to go by unnoticed, and while they may not have a drastic effect on their user base, i do think it will cause some people to think again before using the app.

blog :https://blogs.ubc.ca/christielowe/2013/10/08/instagram-introduces-video-advertisements/

article : http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57605942-93/instagram-photo-video-ads-on-their-way/

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