Insta-ads.

Nothing is free. Social media sites are enjoyed by millions at no dollar cost to them. Time is the payment given Social Media sites. Ads are the source of revenue for companies like Facebook or Twitter. No social medium will be untouched it seems. Instagram, which has remained adless, will likely have incorporated with the introduction of their web based viewing. For the duration of its existence, Instagram was simply a mobile app. An online viewing has recently become incorporated. The features are limited. You can view your newsfeed and look at other users "profiles." This creates room for the always beloved apps on either side of the screen showing you advertisements filled with things you have been looking at on the internet. Internet shopping got a lot tougher. If you decide not to get that pair of shoes, you will be reminded again and again by the numerous ads lurking around every corner, making sure you know those shoes are available. I'm not complaining though. If all it takes for cool social sites to be free is me ignoring ads, I can get down with that. Instagram's online viewing will be interesting. Whether or not they decide to incorporate ads is still up in the air.