1. ankoil's Avatar
    Instagram is just used for promoting porn lately.
    12-03-12 02:38 AM
  2. aragone79's Avatar
    Instagram is just used for promoting porn lately.
    You go too far. Ckckck.
    12-03-12 02:51 AM
  3. ankoil's Avatar
    You go too far. Ckckck.
    Haha. So many times I've seen porn comments on my pictures, and only 50% of them are bots.
    12-03-12 03:11 AM
  4. belfastdispatcher's Avatar
    Google's plans with regards to G+ have been fairly well known. I believe G+ will encase your new Google profile.

    But I figured with your distrust of Google, you would have completely deleted your Google account by now...

    All in good time.
    12-03-12 03:22 AM
  5. qbnkelt's Avatar
    Haha. So many times I've seen porn comments on my pictures, and only 50% of them are bots.
    Interesting.
    I've never had that happen to me. But then again, I've never visited porn sites or toy stores or adult video stores or such so I would not have been sought out as a target.
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    12-03-12 03:41 AM
  6. BB_Bmore's Avatar
    Horrible thread.

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    12-03-12 04:39 AM
  7. ankoil's Avatar
    Interesting.
    I've never had that happen to me. But then again, I've never visited porn sites or toy stores or adult video stores or such so I would not have been sought out as a target.
    Do you use hashtags? I'm guessing popular ones to do with art and such are the ones they target.
    12-03-12 05:34 AM
  8. qbnkelt's Avatar
    Do you use hashtags? I'm guessing popular ones to do with art and such are the ones they target.
    Nah, never. Very specific postings and sharing.
    Hardly any on Twitter. Maybe two or three times ever.


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    12-03-12 05:47 AM
  9. ankoil's Avatar
    Nah, never. Very specific postings and sharing.
    Hardly any on Twitter. Maybe two or three times ever.


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    That's probably it then. I think anything considered a popular hashtag, they will target. I get crap about Justin Bieber too.
    12-03-12 06:29 AM
  10. qbnkelt's Avatar
    Yup
    Could be

    And I hardly ever tweet. Quite sporadically. I'm not that interesting!!!!


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    12-03-12 06:40 AM
  11. Xopher's Avatar
    No matter if the app adds anything of value to any specific user, if apps like Instagram aren't available on BB10, it will just be more ammunition for the media to berate BB10.

    The more major apps that are available on BB10 from the initial release, the better the chance for success, and the possibility of the press giving a better review.
    12-03-12 08:08 AM
  12. eve6er69's Avatar
    ive never seen a real reason to want instagram. i buy phones with good cameras to what? take a good pic and blur it with filters. i have an instagram acct on my ipod but in all honesty if they post it to instagram they post it to facrbook and twitter as well. why would i want to see the same pic 3 times?

    i just dont see the benefit in either switching devices or complaining about not having it.
    12-03-12 09:11 AM
  13. ubizmo's Avatar
    ive never seen a real reason to want instagram. i buy phones with good cameras to what? take a good pic and blur it with filters. i have an instagram acct on my ipod but in all honesty if they post it to instagram they post it to facrbook and twitter as well. why would i want to see the same pic 3 times?

    i just dont see the benefit in either switching devices or complaining about not having it.
    The reason to want Instagram is simply to want what Instagram does: to use its filters and/or its social network. You don't care about them; neither do I. But millions of people do care, and some of those people will care enough to choose a platform that has it.

    Again, the logic is very simple and clear: Every missing app is a reason for people to choose a different platform. An app can be considered "missing" if it's on other platforms but not on BB10.
    12-03-12 10:09 AM
  14. shemaree09's Avatar
    I know many people who switched to iPhone just for Instagram (before Android got it) and emojis. Even the Blackberry Queen, (no matter how much you may hate her ) Kim K. carries a Blackberry AND iPhone just for Instagram

    Not having Instagram these days is like not being able to tweet from your phone. Whether you use those social networks are not its just unacceptable.

    But on the other hand, Windows phones don't have Instagram either and no one says a word. Whats up with that?
    12-03-12 10:15 AM
  15. taes123's Avatar
    Well instagram is coming BB10 as we can all agree watch everyone flow back to BB
    12-03-12 10:25 AM
  16. xSt0rmTroop3Rx's Avatar
    I know many people who switched to iPhone just for Instagram (before Android got it) and emojis. Even the Blackberry Queen, (no matter how much you may hate her ) Kim K. carries a Blackberry AND iPhone just for Instagram

    Not having Instagram these days is like not being able to tweet from your phone. Whether you use those social networks are not its just unacceptable.

    But on the other hand, Windows phones don't have Instagram either and no one says a word. Whats up with that?
    Good point about the Windows Phone o.O As I distinctly remember...when I had one...not even giving Instagram a second thought. I really do wonder why that is...
    12-03-12 11:12 AM
  17. qbnkelt's Avatar
    The reason to want Instagram is simply to want what Instagram does: to use its filters and/or its social network. You don't care about them; neither do I. But millions of people do care, and some of those people will care enough to choose a platform that has it.

    Again, the logic is very simple and clear: Every missing app is a reason for people to choose a different platform. An app can be considered "missing" if it's on other platforms but not on BB10.
    How people don't see the bolded I just don't know.
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    12-03-12 11:26 AM
  18. qbnkelt's Avatar
    I know many people who switched to iPhone just for Instagram (before Android got it) and emojis. Even the Blackberry Queen, (no matter how much you may hate her ) Kim K. carries a Blackberry AND iPhone just for Instagram

    Not having Instagram these days is like not being able to tweet from your phone. Whether you use those social networks are not its just unacceptable.

    But on the other hand, Windows phones don't have Instagram either and no one says a word. Whats up with that?
    They do.

    http://forums.windowscentral.com/win...agram-wp8.html

    There are four pages of Instagram mentions. I didn't search, just picked a thread.
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    12-03-12 11:29 AM
  19. Cesare21's Avatar
    They do.

    Instagram on WP8. - Windows Phone Central Forums

    There are four pages of Instagram mentions. I didn't search, just picked a thread.
    All the more reason for RIM to get Instagram on BB10 in the very least. I reckon many people and the media are/will compare BB10 to WP8, and they do have some semblance.
    12-03-12 12:05 PM
  20. BBThemes's Avatar
    A BB apologist that I refer to is one who takes a weakness and then rationalises and justifies why that weakness is advantageous to the platform. THAT is an apologist. Since someone recently questioned my English comprehension, I offer a definition of the word "apologist."

    apologist - definition of apologist by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.


    Prefer not to use the app all you want, that's neither here nor there to me. But to find fault with the availability or the use of it by those who do like it is taking a weakness and turning it into a desirable attribute.

    And kindly show me where I called anyone a troll. Do NOT put words in my mouth to support an indefensible argument. That shows the weakness in your position that CHOICE is not desirable. Don't like it, don't use it. But don't deny ME the right to have it available. Or, in its absence, I will simply do what I did and contribute to Apple's and Samsung's margins of profit and increase in marketshare by repeatedly going to them for products and for the apps they do have.

    And to Belfast, whom you've quoted and whose posts I don't see unless quoted....yes, I used to be a blackberry apologist, until I opened my eyes, developed an open mind, and discovered that those platforms that I used to malign all have features I now value and use. Such as Instagram.

    In other words, I opened my mind, educated myself, and removed the fanboi - or fangirl - blinders.

    Amazing the big world there is out there when you open your mind to possibilities.
    i think we`re gonna have to agree to disagree, firstly, i should make clear (i thought it was) that my comments regarding people seeing people as trolls if they disagree outright wasnt aimed at anyone specifically, more a general observation of not just this forum but internet comments in general. im sure we can all agree in that respect.

    Your comments have, very much solidifed the main point of my post though. like you have said multiple times, its all about `ME` (i.e the end user) and we are all very different from each other, so while something may be good to one person it may be useless to the next. just because one person holds something in high regard doesnt mean any other person should have to unless it suits their particular needs, and they should need to be told by anyone that it should. As you elude ot, its about choice, which means theres more than one way you can go.

    As for the `opened your mind` comments, and `removed the fangirl blinders`, now im not saying this myself, but its totally concieveable that any other user on here could see you as a fangirl user for your current platform, as you dont own a BB yet are so actively outspoken in these forums. Like i say, not my view really, but one people could hold, and id say calling people `blackberry apologists` probably does little to help in that case.

    Lastly, the arguement isnt indefensible, the original question of the thread was `who needs instagram` and the actual reality is nobody. look at it this way, `instagram is a social network` well so is facebook, google+ and twitter and myspace, i could go on, you dont `need` another (or i guess any in reality), chosing to use something doesnt mean you actually need it. then the other point of `instagram is a photo editing app` well there are multiple editing apps across multiple platforms (including BlackBerry) so again, it comes down to chosing what is best for you, not what your told is best for you by someone else.
    12-03-12 12:56 PM
  21. qbnkelt's Avatar
    ive never seen a real reason to want instagram. i buy phones with good cameras to what? take a good pic and blur it with filters. i have an instagram acct on my ipod but in all honesty if they post it to instagram they post it to facrbook and twitter as well. why would i want to see the same pic 3 times?

    i just dont see the benefit in either switching devices or complaining about not having it.
    Really?
    You've missed the 80 million users who have unloaded 4 billion photos???
    Interesting.

    I wonder how many users Photo Studio has.
    80 million BB subscribers minus those on restrictive BES accounts minus those in this thread who don't want it? would you say that's comparable numbers?


    http://m.cnet.com/news/instagram-pas.../57480931?ds=1


    Ya know....I don't think so....I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

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    12-03-12 12:57 PM
  22. pantlesspenguin's Avatar
    The reason to want Instagram is simply to want what Instagram does: to use its filters and/or its social network. You don't care about them; neither do I. But millions of people do care, and some of those people will care enough to choose a platform that has it.

    Again, the logic is very simple and clear: Every missing app is a reason for people to choose a different platform. An app can be considered "missing" if it's on other platforms but not on BB10.
    This man gets it.
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    12-03-12 01:00 PM
  23. qbnkelt's Avatar
    i think we`re gonna have to agree to disagree, firstly, i should make clear (i thought it was) that my comments regarding people seeing people as trolls if they disagree outright wasnt aimed at anyone specifically, more a general observation of not just this forum but internet comments in general. im sure we can all agree in that respect.

    Your comments have, very much solidifed the main point of my post though. like you have said multiple times, its all about `ME` (i.e the end user) and we are all very different from each other, so while something may be good to one person it may be useless to the next. just because one person holds something in high regard doesnt mean any other person should have to unless it suits their particular needs, and they should need to be told by anyone that it should. As you elude ot, its about choice, which means theres more than one way you can go.

    As for the `opened your mind` comments, and `removed the fangirl blinders`, now im not saying this myself, but its totally concieveable that any other user on here could see you as a fangirl user for your current platform, as you dont own a BB yet are so actively outspoken in these forums. Like i say, not my view really, but one people could hold, and id say calling people `blackberry apologists` probably does little to help in that case.

    Lastly, the arguement isnt indefensible, the original question of the thread was `who needs instagram` and the actual reality is nobody. look at it this way, `instagram is a social network` well so is facebook, google+ and twitter and myspace, i could go on, you dont `need` another (or i guess any in reality), chosing to use something doesnt mean you actually need it. then the other point of `instagram is a photo editing app` well there are multiple editing apps across multiple platforms (including BlackBerry) so again, it comes down to chosing what is best for you, not what your told is best for you by someone else.
    You're right.
    I don't own a BB.

    I own:
    9900
    9930
    9370
    9810
    9800
    Gave a 9860 to someone who needed a phone, no cost to him
    9700
    9300
    9000
    8310

    At work
    9650
    8530
    8800WE
    8703 e
    A black one with colour display
    6270 (?)

    Don't assume.

    I'm a fangirl to NO platform. I call it as I see it. No blinders.

    And by the way.....look at the theme on my BB....look familiar? Isn't that your theme on my BB? Seven Point Five?


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    Last edited by qbnkelt; 12-03-12 at 01:41 PM.
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    12-03-12 01:29 PM
  24. ubizmo's Avatar
    Lastly, the arguement isnt indefensible, the original question of the thread was `who needs instagram` and the actual reality is nobody.
    Not quite. RIM needs Instagram.
    12-03-12 01:44 PM
  25. ankoil's Avatar
    You're right.
    I don't own a BB.

    I own:
    9900
    9930
    9370
    9810
    9800
    Gave a 9860 to someone who needed a phone, no cost to him
    9700
    9300
    9000
    8310

    At work
    9650
    8530
    8800WE
    8703 e
    A black one with colour display
    6270 (?)

    Don't assume.

    I'm a fangirl to NO platform. I call it as I see it. No blinders.

    And by the way.....look at the theme on my BB....look familiar? Isn't that your theme on my BB? Seven Point Five?
    http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/04/8yvahebe.jpg

    Sent from my iPhone 4S using Tapatalk
    Why so many? o.o
    12-03-12 02:00 PM
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