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No Filter

The Inside Story of Instagram

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No Filter

By: Sarah Frier
Narrated by: Megan Tusing, Sarah Frier
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Winner of the 2020 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

Named “Best Book of the Year” by Fortune, The Financial Times, The Economist, Inc. Magazine, and NPR

In this “sequel to The Social Network” (The New York Times), award-winning reporter Sarah Frier reveals the never-before-told story of how Instagram became the most culturally defining app of the decade.

“The most enrapturing book about Silicon Valley drama since Hatching Twitter” (Fortune), No Filter “pairs phenomenal in-depth reporting with explosive storytelling that gets to the heart of how Instagram has shaped our lives, whether you use the app or not” (The New York Times).

In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing app called Instagram, with one simple but irresistible feature: It would make anything you captured look more beautiful. The cofounders cultivated a community of photographers and artisans around the app, and it quickly went mainstream. In less than two years, it caught Facebook’s attention: Mark Zuckerberg bought the company for a historic one billion dollars when Instagram had only 13 employees.

That might have been the end of a classic success story. But the cofounders stayed on, trying to maintain Instagram’s beauty, brand, and cachet, considering their app a separate company within the social networking giant. They urged their employees to make changes only when necessary, resisting Facebook’s grow-at-all-costs philosophy in favor of a strategy that highlighted creativity and celebrity. Just as Instagram was about to reach a billion users, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg - once supportive of the founders’ autonomy - began to feel threatened by Instagram’s success.

Frier draws on unprecedented access - from the founders of Instagram, as well as employees, executives, and competitors; Anna Wintour of Vogue; Kris Jenner of the Kardashian-Jenner empire; and a plethora of influencers worldwide - to show how Instagram has fundamentally changed the way we show, eat, travel, and communicate, all while fighting to preserve the values which contributed to the company’s success. “Deeply reported and beautifully written” (Nick Bilton, Vanity Fair), No Filter examines how Instagram’s dominance acts as a lens into our society today, highlighting our fraught relationship with technology, our desire for perfection, and the battle within tech for its most valuable commodity: our attention.

©2020 Sarah Frier (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio
Business Development & Entrepreneurship Content Creation & Social Media Entrepreneurship Business Thought-Provoking
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This is a great insight into the inside story of how Instagram became what it is today. I love the storytelling of the writer in providing account of events.

Insightful

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A good narration of what happened at Instagram from day 1 to how it's today

informative but not inspirational

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Very interesting in the beginning, talking about the startup and even acquisition, but it jumped into Facebook ownership too soon. Would have been nice hearing more about the startup period. about halfway through, I was excited to get the book done with. It droned on about Facebook decisions battling Instagram decisions for the rest of the book.
FYI, the audible sample is much worse than the actual reader. the audible sample makes it sound terrible. It wasn't that bad.

It was just okay

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This is an incredible tale of social media and new media, one that we all must read and absorb, especially those in marketing and tech.

Must Read for Marketing Disruptors

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It’s goes downhill after the Facebook acquisition. felt like this book could’ve been condensed into 2-3hours. After the Facebook acquisition, which is really early on in the book, everything feels pushed.

Eh

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I can’t believe how much I didn’t know about the history behind Instagram and how useful but also how toxic it can be. There was so much I learned and I loved the conclusion to this book, it was great! I really enjoyed this book!

Wow

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As a former employee, it was great reading this! The context provided is certainly not far off from the day to day of that course company

Excellent

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FB and IG have had a huge impact on out modern world, and not always for the best. However, this book politely dances around the issues - often making IG out to be an innocent bystander in FBs scandals. Was hoping for something more.

Came across too nice

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I read a lot of computer history and books about startups, and by this one just jumped straight to the top. I've heard about Instagram's foundation before, but the level of research and the amount of details that the author brings to life is just incredible. And despite being jam-packed with details and the backstory around every major decision, the narrative flows easily, and you can't stop reading (or listening) until the very end.

The narration is also excellent; clear enough that you can listen at a 1.5x speed (if you're inclined). And a nice touch to have the author narrating the epilogue.

woah, what a great book!

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I loved the books pace and structure. It’s very helpful in getting to know the corporate culture of Meta.

Bright and Insightful

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