

Stories stick around for 24 hours and then they’re gone forever. If you’re not sure what Instagram Stories are, they are the visuals that pop up when you tap the circular profile pictures at the top of your homepage (the circles have a purple-pink glow around them if there’s a new Story you haven’t seen). Let’s backtrack for those not in the know.ĭespite the launch of Instagram TV, Stories are still rocking it hard.

When you’ve got yourself stuck in a loop of looking into other people’s lives, even if it’s just for ten seconds at a time, it’s difficult to pull yourself back out.Īnd, from the publishing side, putting together little moments that disappear just as quickly as they came about can easily become a compulsion (trust me, I’m going to need to curb my InstaStory addiction before I need a dedicated camera crew to film my entire existence). There’s something quite addictive about watching and creating Instagram Stories.
