To quote obnoxious celeb fashionistas, "Who wore it better?".

This week Instagram released a new update called Instagram Stories which brings to their platform a feature that has been available on Snapchat for some time now. So at this moment and time, the biggest difference between Snapchat and Instagram is that Instagram still does not allow you to vomit rainbows or use a geo-filter that helps you prove what neighborhood you are in at the time you share a photo or video.

Of course copying other people, or companies ideas and making them better have been an issue since the beginning of time. Imagine the thought of being the first person to somehow connect a number of pieces of wood together in a flat square then placing it in a body of water to create the raft, only to have someone come along who could create a newer design allowing it to float while a good portion of the craft was under the water while passengers stayed dry? Surely the raft creator felt bad when the crowd forgot about their creation.

Similar thing here. Will Instagram Stories help usher in a decline in Snapchat users? Only time will tell, but we discuss this and much more on this episode of the Tech Informist podcast.

 

 

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• Kevin Harvell
• Brad Whiteside
• Jeff Naumann

 

 

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Topics Discussed

• Instagram Stories vs Snapchat Stories, which do you prefer?

• LG to unveil the LG V20 on September 6 which will be the first retail device with Android 7.0 installed

• Samsung unveils the new Note 7
  • Where to buy in the US and what early bird perks each carrier will have

• Xbox One Summer update released

• Apple Music on Android finally ditches the beta label

• Facebook reportedly changes their algorithm to try to get websites to knock off clickbait headlines

• Pokemon Go developers at Niantic Labs shut down 3rd party developer access to API's

 

 

Weekend Rant

• The YouTube app on Xbox made by Google is a hot mess, and why would they devote ANY resources there and not make it available on Windows 10 & Windows Mobile?

• Tech websites need to knock off the comparison articles between brand new devices and older devices especially when they are of different platforms. Yes TechnoBuffalo, this was brought on by you and your Note 7 vs iPhone 6S Plus post.

 

 

App & Entertainment Picks

• Podcasts - 2GuysTalking podcast network
• Movie - Captain Fantastic

 

 

Beer Picks of the Week

• Oktoberfest from Schlafly
• Hazelnut Coffee Blonde Ale from Noble Brewer

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