{"id":37800,"date":"2018-11-11T06:14:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/blog\/?p=37800"},"modified":"2018-11-22T06:16:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T14:16:29","slug":"how-to-use-instagram-stories-for-marketing-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/how-to-use-instagram-stories-for-marketing-purposes.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Instagram Stories for Marketing Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ephemeral content is on the rise with millions of people enjoying snaps and short videos made on the spot that disappear over time. This type of content is relatively new and has been pioneered by social platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram. 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