Let’s take a break from our regularly scheduled programming. If there is one thing that I’m all about, it’s about solving all the world’s problems. One of those crazy, out-of-whack problems recently is how Instragram (owned by Facebook) and Twitter are being jerks to each other. In fact, they’ve gotten so stubborn with each other that recently Instagram stopped allowing Twitter to embed images inside the Twitter stream. This has left us with the serious problem of having to click Instagram links within someone’s twitter feed instead of just seeing their image automatically.

Then along comes “If THIS then THAT” and IFTTT provided the help that all of civilization has been waiting for. IFTTT is the greatest Internet thing around right now. I personally use it to make starred emails in Gmail go to Evernote, backup all my Instagram images into Dropbox, and send me a text each morning with the weather. It’s wonderful. Like a hot coffee in the morning kind of wonderful.
Here is the Twitter/Instagram workaround.
Step #1: Open an IFTTT account and tie in your Twitter and Instagram apps.
Step #2: Use this recipe below. If you click the image, it will take you to the actual recipe.

Step #3. Then when you update Instagram, unselect the “share with Twitter” button and enjoy the automation of:
—–>>>>>TO THIS —–>>>>
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You’re welcome. And if you don’t understand you can just go to IFTTT and read up on all the awesomeness that awaits you! And seriously… I know this isn’t a real-world problem. #firstworldproblems