In any case, I doubt it’ll be very hard to adjust the extension accordingly. This extension is open source and does not collect any user data unlike most other Instagram add-ons. Schonfeld notes that both companies could potentially break the extension, but he’s not too worried about that possibility: “On Instagram’s side, they can change the structure of their URL shortener, or even disable direct access to the photo files themselves. While it’s not a complete solution - InstaTwit won’t help on tablets or smartphones, for example - it’s a nice and simple fix until Instagram can make peace with Twitter. I’ve confirmed that InstaTwit works as advertised: the Instagram image above looks fine in Chrome after installing the extension, while it’s just a link when viewed in any other browser. I don’t think this move was necessarily influenced by Facebook, however.” In an e-mail to VentureBeat, Schonfeld said he was conflicted about Instagram’s move away from Twitter: “On one hand, as an entrepreneur, I can understand their wish to have people go through their site (Instagram’s, that is), yet on the other hand, as a user - I feel used… I’ve helped grow this amazing network, and now that it reached a certain level of capacity, I’m being mistreated. Once installed, it places Instagram photos back into Twitter Cards - just as if the drama from this week between the two companies never happened. Those who already have an emulator installed for gaming purpose can go with the other options. Michael Schonfeld, a developer evangelist at the payments company Dwolla, whipped the InstaTwit extension together in just an hour and a half. But with the Layoutify Chrome extension, you are using the web app of Instagram directly and it makes life so much easier.
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