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IGTT Weekly Top 5 News
1. Featured new App complimenting/competing with Instagram
I know, I know, we all love Instagram, but if you were looking for some new places where to publish your photos, I recommend Momentage. Momentage allows you to publish photos and short videos, but instead of one at the time, you can create a story with multiple pieces of content and publish at once. You can also later on go and edit the individual stories and add more content. Do you remember the Whrrl app from years back…? Momentage sort of makes me think of a hybrid between Instagram and Whrrl, where you also could create stories with multiple pieces of content, but visually Momentage is minimalistic like Instagram. (Note: Whrrl simply doesn’t exist today because the company was bought out and the app was shut down, sadly.)![skimbaco on momentage](https://skimbacolifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/travel-blogger-on-momentage-590x790.jpg)
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2. Instagram is the fastest growing social media network
There might be new apps and social media networks be popping up like mushrooms on a rainy day, but Instagram goes stronger than ever. In fact, the strongest. According to a report by GlobalWeb Index Instagram’s active user base increased by 23% in the last six months.![instagram the fastest growing social media network](https://skimbacolifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/instagram-the-fastest-growing-social-media-network-590x650.jpg)
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3. Featured IGTT Instagrammer
I would like you to meet Francydipi, Francesca from Italy.![Follow Francydipi on Instagram http://instagram.com/francydipi](https://skimbacolifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-Shot-2014-01-22-at-7.32.48-AM-590x297.png)
4. Featured IGTT blog post from last week
In case you missed last week… a great photo journal from Chicago. Cheryl shares her trip to Chicago in photos that reflect the city perfectly. I hope you’ll enjoy visiting Chicago via Cheryl’s Instagram photos as much as I did.5. Featured Instagram Destination
I hope you followed the gorgeous snow-filled photos from Finland last week with the #nbefinland hashtag. This week I am mesmerized by the photos coming from my old home, New York. My favorite department stores, designers, style icons and bloggers from New York City have posted gorgeous photos of the city this week. NYC is always magical, but snow just takes it to the new level of omg, I need to buy flights to NYC, now. The weather conditions in New York City are not the best for travelers though, I heard many incoming flights were cancelled on Wednesday, and most schools were also closed. Hopefully many of the weather related problems have been solved by today, and locals and visitors alike can enjoy the snow. A few of the hashtags to follow the snow in NYC is #nycsnow and #nycsnowstorm2014. Here are some gorgeous photos posted on Wednesday.IGTT Traveling Linky
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Bloggers, join us! Write a blog post about topic "Instagram travel" - anything where travel and Instagram intersect. Add your blog post link to the Linky above. You can also take the Linky code and add the Linky widget in your blog! get the InLinkz code Copy and paste the following rules and the banner image when you host the Linky widget: Join us for Instagram Travel Thursday! Instagram Travel Thursday is a weekly blog post collection with a purpose to promote the great travel experts on Instagram and Instagram as a source for travel inspiration. Add your Instagram Travel-related post to the Linky. Here are the Linky rules: Link to a new Instagram travel post and use the permalink of your post, not the homepage URL. Only new posts from the week of the linky and no giveaways, other linkys or sales pitches. No links to your Instagram profile, only links to your blog. Link back to one of the Instagram Travel Thursday Linky hosts. Visit a few other posts in the linky and show them some love (comment, tweet, Pin etc.). Links that do not follow the guidelines will be removed. More information at Skimbaco Lifestyle's Instagram Travel Thursday page. Get email sent to you when the Instagram Travel Thursday linky post is up (subscribe it here).![](https://skimbacolifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/instagram-travel-thursday-linky-banner.jpg)
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