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November 19, 2013 01:15 am GMT
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'Histagrams' Tumblr Imagines History Told Through Instagram
In today's digital age, the biggest newsworthy moments unfold on social networking sites like Instagram. But before social media, news broke the old fashioned way — through word of mouth and eyewitness reporting
A new Tumblr called Histagrams imagines what pre-social media history would have looked like as told through Instagram. From Napoleon's rise to power to The Beatles' first gig, the project covers some of the biggest events in history through a digital lens.
See also: The 10 Types of Instagram Users
Histagrams is the the brainchild of interactive designers Gusto NYC and Gavin Alaoen. Gusto NYC told Mashable that the idea came to him while wondering what Instagram might have looked like had it existed five years ago Read more...
More about Pics, Social Media, Tumblr, History, and InstagramOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/p1Z8qxyxs9s/
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