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Have you been using Meta's AI? Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta, announced a new Meta AI app. Additionally, Peacock is giving some creators their own shows, and the YouTube Creator Insider team shares some updates for the platform, including improved captions. What if the latest innovation from Meta could change the way we interact with AI forever?  In this episode of The Instagram Stories, I dive in...

The Head of Instagram explained how to think about the Edits app, and then shared how Blends and collab posts work. Then Heston Roberts of Social Varsity stopped by to share strategy on Instagram DM automation using Manychat. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In...

Threads has some updates, including a new domain, and some minor features. Additionally, Ashley Coffey shares the latest news in AI over the past week, and Heston Roberts stops by to share some strategies on how to use DM automation with Instagram. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠...

Instagram has been promising the Edits app for a long time - it's finally here! If you've been paying for Inshot or Capcut or similar apps, it might time to re-evaluate. Also the YouTube team has some updates, including auto-dubbing, which is great because everyone should be able to watch all videos, regardless of what language they speak. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple P...

Adam Mosseri answers questions on his Ask Me Anything this week that include strategy about thumbnails (or cover images) on Reels, reposting Reels as Trials, what to include in your Instagram bio, and if shorter Reels are better. Show Notes: Show Notes: My latest lip-sync comedy video with Lauren ( Instagram ) ( TikTok ) Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ F...

Instagram has been working on Blends for a while, and now it's available. It's a feed shared between you and your friends of Reels that you will all like. Additionally, the Verge is reporting that OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are developing a social media platform. Why? Ashley Coffey from Coffey and Code stops by to explain why. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg has been testifying in the anti-trust trial from the United States Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Meta has a monopoly in the social media space. Is that true? We'll discuss, and Sarah Frier, author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" will stop by to share her take on the situation. Additionally there's some TikTok news and YouTube news.  Show Not...

You might think it doesn't matter what time you post. The Head of Instagram doesn't think it matters. But in today's episode, Kirsti from the Buffer team shares that it does make a difference, and shares the best time to post. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ...

Meta is planning a Reels webinar! You can sign up from the link below. Also you'll hear clips from an in-depth interview Adam Mosseri did. You'll hear him talk about the importance of shares, where people share the most content, and more. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Instagram is focused on getting teens on the platform, and to do that, parents need to feel comfortable. Today on the show, the Head of Instagram shares an update on teen accounts, and the YouTube team shares some new features they're working on. After all that, I do the Wednesday Waffle, where I talk about a completely different topic. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podc...

Adam Mosseri is the Head of Instagram. He started out working at Facebook for many years, where he eventually became head of News Feed, before becoming Head of Instagram. Every Friday he does an "Ask Me Anything" on his Stories, and on Mondays we talk about the clips. Today's show has answers to questions like "Should I have one account for personal and one for professional?" along with a bunch of...

Good news, TikTok still isn't banned in the United States. President Trump has extended the deadline by an additional 75 days. Also, we hear from Sarah Wynn-Williams, former global public policy director at Facebook, on the way Facebook manipulated teenagers and was willing to do whatever the Chinese Communist Party requested in order to get Facebook in China. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Coming up with ideas for content and hooks is hard. However, the YouTube team is looking to make that easier. Today's show features an update from Lauren on the YouTube Creator Insider team, plus a clip from Adam Mosseri sharing an update about edits. After the rap song, I share a book I'm reading that has killed my desire to work for Instagram or Meta.   Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Good news - the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, confirms that scheduling your Instagram posts will not hurt your reach. On this episode we talk about Stories, Reach, Edits, and a bunch of other topics.  Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Instagram finally turned on the ability to hold down your finger to watch Reels at 2x speed. Additionally, Facebook is rolling out an OG Experience, trying to bring back the magic from the site's origins. The head of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, stops by to explain why they're doing this, and Mr. Beast chimes in with what he would change about Facebook. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Instagram takes away features when they're not being used enough, which makes sense. Today Adam Mosseri, the Head of Instagram, announced that Content Notes are being removed, however it seems re-posts are coming soon! Additionally Threads has some updates, and the YouTube team is changing how Shorts views are counted. All of that and more on today's episode.   Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Every Friday, the Head of Instagram does an Ask Me Anything on his Story. I download the clips and compile them into an episode for you. Today on the show, he answers a few questions about reach, plus some new features that Instagram should have but doesn't. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

The TikTok rumor mill is suggesting that Oracle will buy the TikTok app in the US, but in order for that to happen, a lot of different parties need to come together in agreement very quickly. Additionally the YouTube team continues to make improvements to the app, including some changes to mid-roll ads that creators aren't happy about. All of that and the Wednesday Waffle on today's show. Show Not...

Today on the show, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how he uses AI, plus he shares if posting frequency affects ranking in the algorithm. Additionally we talk about the best messaging apps, and I share a tool I've been using to get all my messaging apps combined into one for a universal inbox experience.  Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The CEO of Bluesky, Jay Graber, gave a talk at SXSW (South by Southwest) on the future of social media. Although I typically don't cover Bluesky on this show, I listened to the whole interview and thought it was fantastic. In this episode I share some of my favorite clips from the interview. Show Notes: Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky CEO Jay Gra...

It's Wednesday, which means Wednesday Waffle, where I talk about a topic unrelated to social media. But of course, that's after the news. On today's episode you'll hear from the YouTube team with an update about Dream Screen, plus a Phishing scam that's going around. Also TikTok has some updates to help teens stay safe on the platform, and the Head of Instagram explains how to manage collaboration...

Instagram held an "Unfiltered" event in Manhattan last week. Was I invited? No. Am I salty about it? Yes. Help me get invited to the next Instagram event or help me plan my own event that's better than Instagram's.  On this episode, we share key takeways from the event, and the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains what new features he's excited about and answers lots of other questions.   Sho...

The YouTube team has announced Premium Lite, which is ad-free YouTube without YouTube Music. Additionally, Instagram hosted a Creator Event in NYC where they shared some key takeaways I'll talk about, plus the Edits app is coming soon and we have more info about it. And the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how to think about your Instagram profile page.    Show Notes: YouTube Premium Lite...

The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, does an Ask Me Anything session on his Instagram Story every Friday. But it's hard to remember to watch those every Friday. Fortunately I download all the clips and play them on the show, then give my take on all of his answers, giving them context, or disagreeing if I feel it's appropriate. Today Adam answers questions like "What's the right mix of personal an...

Instagram is apparently exploring making Reels as its own separate app, and there's a rumor going around that if you save an Instagram post in your drafts, it gets less reach. (This is wrong.) Also on the show, the Head of Trust and Safety at TikTok stops by, the YouTube team explains how they're giving creators more options for mid-roll ads, and I ask kindly for a review of the show on Apple Podc...