A glitch on the Meta-owned photo sharing platform Instagram, allows users to post unusually long images instead of the regular-sized images.
Published Date – 20 February 2024, 07:56 PM
Hyderabad: You would have seen some unusually long photos on your Instagram feed lately, which would have taken some endless scrolling. These extra-long images, though time-taking to scroll past, are attention-grabbing.
Now, this trend has becomes super attractive as Instagram restricts posting vertical images so that posts on the app fit the size of your phone screen. However, a glitch on the Meta-owned photo sharing platform allows users to post these unusually long images instead of the regular-sized images.
Making full use of the glitch, Instagram users have turned it into a trend by posting extra-long vertical images with a hashtag # TheGiraffeTrend. Hopping right onto this trend, several brands have been posting ads in this new image size to grab the attention of their customers.
With these posts brands have turned a glitch into a moment of marketing and have been successfully grabbing eyeballs with the elongated posts.
Here are some Indian brands that have made full use of the glitch:
