Oscars’ Big Screen Stars Shined On Instagram

The 85th Annual Academy Awards, celebrating the top movies of the year, were a hot topic on Facebook Sunday night, but the awards ceremony was also popular on Facebook-owned photo-sharing site Instagram. Ben Affleck, who directed best picture-winning Argo, joined Instagram that day and quickly gained more than 5,000 followers.

Facebook grouped together some of the most popular Instagram posts from Oscar night, including Affleck getting his award engraved: http://instagram.com/p/WJOwwBQ67l/

Other popular Instagram posts from celebrities at the Oscars:

• Photo of the card announcing the tie: http://instagram.com/p/WI53O3SUMn/


• Anne Hathaway waits to watch Adele’s performance before giving interviews after her win: http://instagram.com/p/WI6JjxyUNA/


• Adele signs the winners poster for 2013 Academy Awards: http://instagram.com/p/WJAq7jSUEv/


• Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron hug after their opening dance: http://instagram.com/p/WIuTGkyULz/

Behind-the-scenes:

• Wolfgang Puck shares a photo from before the red carpet (via @BonAppetitMag takeover): http://instagram.com/p/WITWEODfkI/


• Disney director/animator John Kahrs (Paperman) decides between bow-ties: http://instagram.com/p/WH9Fzbw5E8/


• Jennifer Hudson and her sister head out to the red carpet: http://instagram.com/p/WIewBwuEnG/


• Stylist Jillian Dempsey shares a final shot of Jennifer Lawrence’s makeup before her debut: http://instagram.com/p/WIi47lstrh/


• Ryan Seacrest nabs a shot of one of the many technicians: http://instagram.com/p/WIUYWUlWQv/


• Los Angeles Instagrammer Sharon Kim, taking photos for @dolbylabs, gets a wave from Catherine Zeta-Jones: http://instagram.com/p/WIj8kbAMVF/


• One of the engineers shares a shot of the stage before the show begins: http://instagram.com/p/WIppmzIA2N/


• Academy employee Ben Gleib grabs a shot of Seth MacFarlane and the set during the opening: http://instagram.com/p/WI-1bswUu5

Readers: Did you post any Oscar-related photos to Instagram last night?

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STUDY: How Are Top Brands Using Instagram?

It seems that brands are not only becoming more hip to social photo-sharing site Instagram (which Facebook purchased last year), but getting smarter about usage. A study by Simply Measured shows how the Interbrand Top 100 Brands (such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Microsoft) have adopted Instagram. An overwhelming percentage of Instagram photos are shared via Facebook, which drives more engagement than Twitter.

According to Simply Measured, 59 percent of the Interbrand 100 are on Instagram — up from 54 percent in November, and a 9 percent increase quarter over quarter. Only Pinterest, with a 10 percent quarter-over-quarter growth rate, is gaining more steam. Of those brands that use Instagram, 41 percent now post at least one photo per week, up from 34 percent last quarter.

Naturally, most of these brands are on Facebook, with Apple being a notable absentee. Apple technically has a Facebook page, but it appears to be unclaimed or unmoderated by the brand.



Since Simply Measured first started tracking the Interbrand 100 in August 2012, it noticed that the brands have created 19 new Instagram accounts, compared with 18 Pinterest accounts.

These brands are starting to become more popular on Instagram, as well: 26 of the top 100 brands have more than 10,000 followers, with 10 boasting more than 100,000.

During the past three months, Simply Measured noted that engagement with the top 100 brands increased 35 percent, largely driven by Nike, Adidas, and Gucci. MTV, which has the most Instagram followers of the Interbrand 100, has seen engagement drop off by 19 percent, quarter over quarter.

In November, roughly one-half of the brands on Instagram used filters, but that number has reduced over time. Lo-Fi remains the most popular filter, but Hudson has gained the most engagement over the past quarter.



Simply Measured discovered that Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, was where most companies share their photos. Of the 2,608 photos the top 100 brands shared in the past quarter, 98 percent were posted to Facebook, while only 59 percent were shared to Twitter.



Readers: Do you follow a brand on Instagram?

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