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Instagram Moves Stories Highlights to Their Own Tab
Get ready for another change to your IG profile display, with Instagram now preparing to move your Story highlights bubbles from above the profile grid, and into their own section within your profile tabs. Continue reading
Instagram Makes It Easier To Remove Inactive Profiles From Your Audience
This could be helpful. Instagram is now displaying how many inactive profiles are among your followers, so that you can remove them from your audience if you prefer. Continue reading
Threads Takes First Steps To Separate Itself From Instagram
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has announced that Threads is now moving into a more independent phase, which could eventually see it separate itself from Instagram entirely. Continue reading
Instagram Expands Boosting To Include More Post Types
Instagram’s expanded its post boosting options, giving you more ways to maximize the value of your best-performing organic updates. Continue reading
Instagram Upgrades DMs with Focus on Creators
Instagram announced an update to DMs, its direct messages inbox, which will improve the experience for those who receive a lot of inbound messages, like creators and influencers. Continue reading
Instagram Downgrades Video Quality for Less Viewed Clips
In his weekly Q and A on IG Stories last week, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri noted that the quality of video for Stories and Reels posts can be reduced or increased at different times based on the engagement that each video receives. Continue reading
Instagram Announces Halloween-Themed Activations
Instagram has announced some spooky features for Halloween, including keyword-triggered animations in DMs, Stories templates, a Halloween font, and more. Continue reading
Instagram Launches New Profile Cards
After testing them out with selected creators over the past couple of months, Instagram has now announced a broader launch of its new profile cards, which provide a simple way to link people through to your IG presence. Continue reading
Instagram Adds New Stickers, Updated ‘Emoji Pong’ Game
Instagram has added some new sticker types to help spice up your Stories and Reels, while it’s also updated its “Emoji Pong” game to challenge your friends. Continue reading
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