Tag: Instagram

Two new features for Instagram Stories The disappearing short video clips you can post on Instagram have been improved with two new features, currently rolling out to public accounts. Once the story disappears after 24 hours, it will be automatically archived in your page under the Archive Tab. Highlighted Stories is the second new feature announced for Instagram Stories. You can take a Story and then mark it as a highlight (a featured) post that stays below your profile picture and bio. As Instagram describes, […]

Photo-oriented social network may allow you to follow hashtags. Instagram may soon introduce the ability to follow hashtags. Currently, you can only follow individual accounts and see their posts in your feed. If the company decides to add this feature, it will be more easier for you to find content based on your interests. Ok this is new. What does this do @SimonSocialMM @BizPaul @NatalieTFG any ideas? I've followed 2 but can't find what that means!! pic.twitter.com/LlCBk4Wmfv — Pippa Akram (@Social_Pip) November 9, 2017 For[…]

Autumn and spring stickers available for iOS users. Instagram has a new update for iOS devices, bringing new stickers to mark the changing seasons around the world. For users living in the northern hemisphere, there is a new sticker pack for autumn that includes falling leaves, hats, cups of tea, and more. Users in the southern hemisphere could add spring-themed stickers like flowers, apples, and sun, to celebrate the arrival of spring. Additionally, Instagram for iOS now allows you to play with face filters while[…]

The updated Instagram app also includes user mentions and ‘see more’ tag. Facebook is introducing new features to its Instagram app for iOS, Android and Windows 10 PC and Mobile. After the update to version 9.7, you will be able to take a burst of photos and create a looping animated GIF for quick sharing to Instagram and posting them on Facebook. Boomerang is a feature built-in Stores you can access by swiping from the main screen to the right. Then you will see not[…]

Instagram expands the Stories to the Explore tab. The fairly popular ‘Stories’ feature, announced by Instagram this year, has made its way from the main Instagram window and your friends, to the Explore section where you can browse Stories from all over the world. Instagram’ Stories have so far been visible at the top of the main Instagram tab, allowing you to see Stories only posted by users you follow. From now on, the Stories feature could also be seen in the Explore section of[…]

Share photos and videos in a single slideshow In attempts to make Instagram more personal and attractive for users, Facebook is introducing a new feature called Stories. It’s like a News Feed known from other social networks, but the Instagram users could create a ‘story’ – a single slideshow made of multiple photos and videos. These slideshows could be shared to a single follower, more than one, or all followers. Instagram Stories is very similar to the Snapchat feature with the same name. In fact,[…]