Category: Instagram
Instagram wants you to do more with DMs than just slide into someone else’s
Instagram is continuing to expand what’s possible in the DMs You can now schedule a message and easily translate one The bigger news dropped from JENNIE and Doechii as you can share music now Sure, Instagram DMs might be best known as where you might shoot your shot with someone…
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Instagram is feeling the love with a surprise set of Valentine’s Day easter eggs
Instagram just rolled out some Valentine’s Day easter eggs The launch includes an iOS exclusive Story sticker Plus you can theme DMs to the holiday, and give someone a nickname You could say love is in the air as Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, February 14. Similar to some special easter…
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Instagram finally has all the tools to make your own year in review for Stories
You won’t need to search for another app to make an EOY recap for Instagram The app is rolling out a new Collage type for Stories to create your own There are new secret effects for DMs and more ‘Add Yours’ stickers Between Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, it’s…
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Instagram will now let you post up to 20 photos or videos in a gallery – your friends should be thrilled
Whether you’ve dreamed of posting a longer carousel post on Instagram – be it photos and videos of your dog, sharing your latest epic travel adventure, or maybe simply a monthly dump – the latest feature update from the social media giant will make your dream a little closer. Instagram,…
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Study finds half of Americans get news on social media, but percentage has dropped
A new report from Pew Research finds that around a third of U.S. adults continue to get their news regularly from Facebook, though the exact percentage has slipped from 36% in 2020 to 31% in 2021. This drop reflects an overall slight decline in the number of Americans who say…
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Facebook knows Instagram harms teens. Now, its plan to open the app to kids looks worse than ever
Facebook is in the hot seat again. The Wall Street Journal published a powerful multi-part series on the company this week, drawing from internal documents on everything from the company’s secretive practice of whitelisting celebrities to its knowledge that Instagram is taking a serious toll on the mental health of…
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