Digital snippets: Dior, Instagram, Pinterest, Gilt Groupe, BCBG, Harrods

A big day for the fashion industry with news of both Raf Simons appointment  at Dior, and the sale of Instagram to Facebook for $1bn (undoubtedly impactful).

In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the other fashion and digital stories from the past week; Pinterest heavy it seems:

• The legal concerns of Pinterest for brands [Fashion’s Collective]

• Gilt Groupe samples group buying model on Pinterest [Mashable]

• BCBG leverages Pinterest for $5,000 bridal giveaway [FashionablyMarketing.me]

• Harrods builds loyalists through royalty-themed Pinterest contest [Luxury Daily]

• Google tests new augmented reality glasses [NY Times]

• Fab.com teams with Glamour for virtual pop-up shop [WWD]

• Twitter most likely to convince customers to buy [Huffington Post]