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Lindsey Gamble 10/5/22 Lindsey Gamble 10/5/22

Instagram Introduces Longer Stories To Improve The Viewing Experience

Instagram recently introduced longer Stories. Videos up to 60 seconds long will no longer be broken into 15-second segments.

Lindsey Gamble 9/23/22 Lindsey Gamble 9/23/22

Instagram Tests New Ways For Users To Shape Their Experience & Shares How Creators Can Make Recommendable Content

Instagram revealed it’s testing two new ways for users to better shape their Instagram experience.

Lindsey Gamble 9/18/22 Lindsey Gamble 9/18/22

Instagram Is Developing A Native 'Media Kit' Feature To Help Creators Pitch Brands

Instagram is currently developing a Media Kit feature.

Lindsey Gamble 8/20/22 Lindsey Gamble 8/20/22

Meta Rolls Out The 'Add Yours' Sticker To Reels To Make Reels More Interactive

Meta announced the rollout of the Add Yours Sticker for Reels across Facebook and Instagram, which originally launched for Stories last November.

Lindsey Gamble 7/30/22 Lindsey Gamble 7/30/22

Instagram’s New 'Map' Experience Brings New Discovery Elements For Businesses & Creators

Instagram rolled out a new Instagram Map experience, where users can explore popular locations around them and filter by categories such as Restaurants, Cafes, Sights, Parks & Gardens, Hotels, and Bars.

Lindsey Gamble 7/30/22 Lindsey Gamble 7/30/22

Instagram Announces Several Reels Updates Despite User Pushback

The most significant change is that all videos under 15 minutes will now be uploaded as Reels. When these videos are under 90 seconds long and public, they will be eligible to be recommended to more people on Instagram. T

Lindsey Gamble 7/2/22 Lindsey Gamble 7/2/22

Instagram Starts To Roll Out The Reels API

Through the Reels API, third-party apps can integrate with Instagram for content publishing, insights, comment moderation, hashtag search, mentions, and more.

Lindsey Gamble 6/24/22 Lindsey Gamble 6/24/22

Meta Gives Creators More Ways To Make Money Including A New Creator Marketplace & Interoperable Subscriptions

Meta announced several updates to creator monetization for Facebook and Instagram this week, including delaying the charging of creator fees for Subscriptions, Badges, Paid Online Events, and Bulletin until 2024.

Lindsey Gamble 6/11/22 Lindsey Gamble 6/11/22

Instagram's New Reels Features Make It Easier For Creators To Interact With Their Audience

Instagram's new Reels features, from longer Reels to interactive elements to plug-and-play templates, make it easier for creators to create Reels and interact with audiences

Lindsey Gamble 6/11/22 Lindsey Gamble 6/11/22

Instagram Gives Creators The Ability To Pin Posts To The Top Of Their Profile With 'Grid Pinning'

Following months of testing with select creators, Instagram is giving all creators the ability to pin up to three posts or Reels to the top of their profile.

Lindsey Gamble 5/17/22 Lindsey Gamble 5/17/22

Instagram Launches Support For NFTs With New 'Digital Collectibles' Feature

With Digital Collectibles, creators and collectors can connect third-party wallets like MetaMask, TrustWallet, and Rainbow and share NFTs created on the Polygon and Ethereum blockchains, to the Feed, Stories, and Messages.

Lindsey Gamble 5/6/22 Lindsey Gamble 5/6/22

Instagram Tests A Full-Screen Immersive Experience On The Home Feed

Instagram launched a test of a full-screen Home Feed.