Instagram story option is a feature in which a person has the tendency to share his/her thoughts and also day to day update as a story on Instagram which is only available for 24 hours and gets archived after that.
As it is very easy to share any update as a story, therefore it depends on a person’s person choice whether to make the account private or public.
Public accounts withhold the option of getting their stories shared as other person’s stories.
Happens when someone wants to make a shoutout or wants to share something knowledgeable or something that they might like.
Whereas, similar is not possible in private accounts.
A story can only be shared with the mutual friends and not everyone.
Possibilities when you can share someone’s story:
1. You share a story if you are tagged in it.
2. Even if you haven’t been tagged you can still share it through direct messages.
3. To share the story outside the app, you can just the click and copy the link and send via email or text messages.
HOW TO SHARE A STORY TO YOUR OWN?
1. Open Instagram and tap the paper plane icon in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Select the message conversation on the Instagram who had tagged you in their story.
3. Open the tagged message and click on the story end where it’s written add to your story.
4. By clicking on the add to your story the story tagged shall be added to your story.
CAN WE SEND STORY AS A DIRECT MESSAGE?
The answer is yes.
Of course a story can be sent as a direct message to anyone who either follows the similar account or the account of which the story is public.
How to send a story as direct message?
1. Navigate to the story you want to send.
2. Tap the three dots, located towards the lower right corner of the screen.
3. Choose send to…
4. Tap the desired name or account to send your story to the in Instagram’s DM.
CAN STORIES OUTSIDE THE INSTAGRAM CAN BE SHARED?
Finally, it's possible to share a story externally by copying the link and sending it through email, text, or other social platforms.
1. Navigate to an Instagram Story.
2. Tap the three dots, located in the lower-right corner of the screen. A pop-up menu will then appear.
3. Choose Copy Link. The link will then be copied to your device's clipboard.
4. Paste the link into the desired sharing option (for example, email or a text message) and hit send.
WHAT IS “SOFT TAGGING” and WHY IS EVERYONE DOING IT ON INSTAGRAM ?
Soft-tagging is the art of subtly including your friends’ username in an Instagram story so that it’s barely noticeable or seen. It’s also referred to as subtle tagging, blind tagging, hidden tagging, and ghost tagging, and has apparently been around since the Facebook era of ’08, according to Urban Dictionary. This tactic allows the person tagged to repost the story without drawing attention to the text, since that could ruin the intended ~aesthetic~. A group photo where everyone’s showing off their new outfits? Instagram story gold. A Boomerang with usernames so big it almost blocks your friends’ cocktail glasses? Definitely not the vibe. Thankfully, there are a few ways to execute a flawless soft tag. For one, you can type in a friend’s username and use the paint dropper tool to match that text with the background color. Then, pinch the words until they’re so tiny you can barely spot them in the photo or video. There’s something fun about having a little color-coded secret. If you want to soft tag on the go, simply type your friend's username and drag it off screen — but avoid the trash can. That will keep them tagged but invisible.