Pinterest released some new numbers recently and no surprise, they’re growing. AND they are ranked as one of America’s Top Brands. We discuss this and also some breaking Instagram news on Shoppable Posts for Stories in this episode. I know it’s been like forever since I released a new podcast episode. Between sending my son off to college and launching some new shows over on Social Media Exami … [Read more...]
Instagram Shares Algorithm Secrets
In a rare move, Instagram opened its vault and shared its algorithm secrets with a group of reporters. Unlike Geraldo Rivera’s secret vault, this announcement provided some much-needed information. Techcruch first broke the news. Here's what I feel are the big takeaways. Instagram said that people were missing 70% of posts and 50% of their friends' posts before they changed from the reverse c … [Read more...]
Instagram News 12-03-17
Big news on the ‘gram last week. They rolled out some new features such as Live Requests as well as some “secret” tests that may indicate some newer features that might be rolling out soon. Let’s dive right into the new features that rolled out on Instagram. Request to Join a Friends Video When you're watching a friend's live video now on Instagram, you can tap the “Request” button in the comm … [Read more...]