Being: The New App That Shows You What It's Like to Be a Celebrity on Instagram

One of the common goals in the entire population around the world is to see its beauty and wonders. To add, most of us would want to see these beauties and wonders through the eyes of our much-loved celebrities. This is now possible.

Welcom to Being. This application is for iOs and allows you to see what your favorite celebrities see. In other words, you can take a glimpse of how their Instagram feed looks like on your own screen.

How does this app work?

Being creates a cloned version of the user's feed you want to explore. For example, you decided to see Justin Beiber's feed. Being will create a cloned version of Beiber's feed so you would get a glimpse of who they follow or the content that interests Beiber.

Of course, the features of the app are limited. You cannot like or comment in behalf of Beiber (or any celebrity for that matter).

Privacy too is still somewhat protected. Thus, private accounts cannot be cloned. If you are not comfortable with this, then better switch to Private Account immediately. However, if you are totally up for this - and you are okay with your family and circle of friends (or the public as a whole) discovering who you follow and what your interests are, then, by all means, remain in a public mode.

The application reminds us that our social media accounts are an extension of our lives. As Teen Vogue puts it, "Being is another reminder that our social media personas are an extension of our IRL selves, and that anyone - even people we don't know - can probably see what we do online."

The application is founded by Adam Mashaal. The developer decided to build the app because he "sees Instagram as a space for curated content."  

"Your social media feed is like an art gallery you've personally curated, but instead of Monets and Warhols hanging on the walls, it's cats in human clothing, fail videos and photos of exquisitely-designed coffee," Mashaal wrote in about the app in Medium essay.

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