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12-07-2017, 08:14 AM
Your next news feed addiction could come from ... Imgur?
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Let's be real: Social media as we know it is all about the followers. The more followers, the more likes, and we yearn for those double-digits on Instagram, triple-digits on Facebook, and the increasing follower count on Twitter and Snapchat.
Imgur (http://mashable.com/category/imgur/)(pronounced Image-ur) is trying to change that. Imgur, founded in 2009, began as a photo-hosting utility, but has been been pushing toward a new identity as a community-powered entertainment platform for awhile. It took a big step forward Wednesday when it unveiled new features like a news feed and its own spin on GIFs. It's avoiding an essential part of other social media platforms, though: followers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/imgur-adds-news-feed-video-snacks/)
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Let's be real: Social media as we know it is all about the followers. The more followers, the more likes, and we yearn for those double-digits on Instagram, triple-digits on Facebook, and the increasing follower count on Twitter and Snapchat.
Imgur (http://mashable.com/category/imgur/)(pronounced Image-ur) is trying to change that. Imgur, founded in 2009, began as a photo-hosting utility, but has been been pushing toward a new identity as a community-powered entertainment platform for awhile. It took a big step forward Wednesday when it unveiled new features like a news feed and its own spin on GIFs. It's avoiding an essential part of other social media platforms, though: followers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/imgur-adds-news-feed-video-snacks/)
More about Imgur (http://mashable.com/category/imgur/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Media Industry (http://mashable.com/category/media-industry/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Social Media Companies (http://mashable.com/category/social-media-companies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/gV-D93ayFP0