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24 alternatives to This Is Happening

Life Through the Lens of Instagram

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This Is Happening launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   How to Sell on Instagram▲59

   The Ultimate Guide

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Instagram Marketing▲69

   Grow real followers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BooksTo.Me▲75

   Instagram books printed monthly or quarterly

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Being▲176

   See Instagram through the eyes of your favorite celebrities

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Instagram Marketing for Beginners▲76

   How to build a brand

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   #AskGaryVee▲95

   A take on leadership, social media, and self awareness

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Volley▲76

   Instagram meets Instapaper

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Me+You▲102

   See where your life intersects with new Instagram followers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Somewhere▲103

    Random locations from Instagram

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Glimpse 2.0▲151

    A fun way to meet new people through Instagram

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Relive your 2014 » 2003▲78

    Facebook & Instagram year books in one click

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13IO
    Instagram on the Google Maps▲37

    2015 · instmap.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Things A Little Bird Told Me▲65

    Creative secrets from the co-founder of Twitter

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MorningPics▲145

    Random Instagram memories, delivered daily.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Instagram Blackbook▲61

    Everything you need to know about Instagram for business

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    How to Amplify Your Brand on Instagram▲66

    A handy guide to build up a strong presence on Instagram.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tangent▲95

    An Instagram client for the new Apple TV

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    American Girls▲67

    Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96

    How today's smartest businesses grow themselves

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Glimpse▲118

    A dating app built on Instagram

    2014 · its alternatives →

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