Instagram disabled its Twitter cards integration today, which means that photos appear oddly cropped on Twitter. Instagram’s CEO pledges that his company will remain integrated with Twitter in some form, though.
The Twitter-Instagram feud continues, with Instagram today disabling a feature that allows photos to be properly displayed on Twitter’s Web site and apps.
Twitter noted in a status update today that Instagram disabled its Twitter cards integration. What that means is photos from Instagram are difficult to view and appear cropped or off center.
Instagram Chief Executive Kevin Systrom, meanwhile, said today at the LeWeb conference in Paris that while the relationship with Twitter is changing, Instagram will remain integrated with Twitter in some form.
He noted that the move today, while confusing to some, is the right step for Instagram, which wants more people to view images via Instagram’s site instead of through other sites.
“Really it’s about where do you go to consume that image, to interact with that image. We want that to be on Instagram,” Systrom said at the LeWeb conference today. “What we realized over time is we really needed to have an awesome Web presence.”
Systrom added that the change was his decision, not an order from…
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