Why Jillian and her friends are standing for nothing
At the start of the week, we asked our supporters to enter a Stand for Nothing contest. The phrase has become a bit of a mantra around our office during our current fundraising campaign for #zeroLRA. Nothing is zero, so we’re standing for it – no child soldiers, no killing, and no war. We tasked […]
CONTEST: #40Chances in 40 countries
Storytellers often find inspiration in the strangest places. For Howard G. Buffett, inspiration came during a talk at a farm-equipment store in Illinois 12 years ago. During the talk, an agriculture expert told the audience that most farmers can expect 40 growing seasons, giving them 40 chances to improve every harvest. This struck a cord […]
Fourth Estate Summit according to Instagram (Part III)
The 2013 Fourth Estate Summit ended too soon (the best things in life always do), but thankfully you took some stellar Instagrams that we can look at forever and always. Our livestream of the Summit is also on a continuous loop, so the possibilities for reliving the weekend are endless (cue Hallelujah chorus).
Fourth Estate Summit according to Instagram (Part II)
They came, they saw, they Instagrammed. Check out some of the attendees’ favorite moments from day two of Fourth Estate Summit. We are livestreaming the Fourth Estate Summit over the course of the long weekend so that anyone and everyone can take part in the event. Hint, hint.
Fourth Estate Summit according to Instagram
Pictures say a thousand words, yet not even these photos can capture the full amazingness of Fourth Estate Summit. Thanks to all the Summit attendees that are sharing and hashtagging #FourthEstateSummit. Join the experience via livestream.
Feeding others through your Instagram feed
We all have them. Friends who constantly upload pictures of their latest meals to Instagram. In fact, you may be that person. Normally I would be a little brash about these types of people, but like most situations I tend to see things the glass as half full – just don’t take a picture of […]
Thanksgiving 10 million times
While Americans were eating turkey (or tofu turkey) on Thanksgiving day, many documented the day with that very popular smart phone app, Instagram. Users of the social media platform uploaded over 10 million Thanksgiving-themed photos. Getting logistics by using the captions, Instagram was able to track the millions of Thanksgiving-related posts. According to the bell graph above, about 226 photos per second […]
MOVE:DC as documented by Instagram
We scoured Instagram for our favorite photos. We’ll be posting them throughout the day.