Instagram’s Unrelenting Updates

Meta — Instagram’s parent company — had its share price take a massive plummet this February. Zuckerberg attributes a large part of this to the astronomical rise of TikTok so, in a bid to rebound from it, Instagram’s been making almost constant changes to be able to challenge TikTok’s growing popularity. This is particularly true with a great amount of attention invested into Instagram Reels, … Continue reading Instagram’s Unrelenting Updates

Instagram’s Been Busy (Again)

Instagram remained active as ever in May, rolling out updates and new features across its platform. Feeling overwhelmed? I’ve got you – here’s everything you may have missed this month! Fullscreen Video as Home While they say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, Instagram might be taking it too far. In yet another attempt to challenge TikTok’s monopoly over the Reels format, Instagram … Continue reading Instagram’s Been Busy (Again)

Level Up Your 2022 Instagram Game

Getting ready to step up your Instagram game in 2022? Here’s a roundup of the latest news and features that the platform’s released over the last couple of months to keep in mind! There’s a lot to get through so feel free to bookmark this article so you can refer back to it as much as you’d like. Link Sticker Now Available for Everyone Instagram … Continue reading Level Up Your 2022 Instagram Game

Instagram Introduces New Insights for Reels and Live

Insights have been an integral part of social media for Creators and Brands alike, so it’s huge news that Instagram has finally rolled out access to new insights that will help users evaluate the performance of their content on the platform! Based on feedback from creators and businesses, Instagram is launching insights for Reels and Live, and this is what you will find: Reels Insights … Continue reading Instagram Introduces New Insights for Reels and Live

Social Media Platforms are Stepping up Their Community Protection

Yes, Social Media is fun. Communicating with friends and families, connecting with like-minded individuals, and keeping up with crazy trends. What’s not to like? Behind what seems to be all fun and games, serious things such as abuse, misinformation, bullying, and such happen on a daily basis- especially in the comments section! Of course, this is no secret and we all know for sure that … Continue reading Social Media Platforms are Stepping up Their Community Protection

Partner Up! Instagram Collab is here

Creators of the ‘gram, this one’s for you! Instagram is testing out “Collab”, a new feature that can enable users to post collaborative content through the main feed and Reels. Seeing collaborations being a trendy and successful tactic for content creators to create amazing content while reaching a wider audience has led the social media platform to take the step towards making its platform more … Continue reading Partner Up! Instagram Collab is here

Instagram kicks off its Affiliate Programme

Share what you love with the community and get paid for it! No, this is not clickbait. Instagram just announced its new affiliate programme to provide revenue options for creators on the platform. Instagram will start testing a native affiliate tool in June that allows select creators to recommend products available by tagging products from the brands they work with or use and get rewarded … Continue reading Instagram kicks off its Affiliate Programme

Happy 10th Birthday Instagram!

Instagram’s become such a background fixture in our lives that it’s easy to take it for granted that it’s always been there. It can be surprising to learn that it is, in fact, only 10 years old. Instagram’s growth has exploded since those early, simpler days. The paltform now has over 1 billion active users and is constantly adding new features or expanding current ones … Continue reading Happy 10th Birthday Instagram!

Instagram’s Done It Again – New Feature Alert

Instagram’s done it again – it’s silently rolled out a new feature – this time it’s an update to its “Instagram Shopping”, which was originally launched in 2018 . The platform’s risking user fatigue since this comes hot on the heels of other recent feature announcements that I’ve highlighted in an earlier blog post. I came across news about this on Twitter where users expressed … Continue reading Instagram’s Done It Again – New Feature Alert