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Today on the show, I announce a new survey, where you give your input so I can improve the show. The first 10 people who fill out the survey get a $20 Amazon Gift Card! Also, I share Adam Mosseri's recent Ask Me Anything, including questions about how to get more reach, and some Instagram features you might not know existed. Links:Survey! Help Improve the Show! (Survey)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I chat with  @KristenBousquet  a creator monetization coach who helps content creators and influencers build profitable businesses. Kristen shares her journey from starting her business during the pandemic to creating a thriving membership community that combines the intimacy of one-on-one coaching with comprehensive educational resources. Kristen started her company after selling her first business for $100k at 25 years old, and since then has been able to generate over $450k in her creator business as a microinfluencer. Soulcialmate's goal is to educate entrepreneurial creators on how to turn their online influence into a profitable, self-sustaining business through " Soulcial Scoop" podcast, creator membership ("Soulcial Suite"), and coaching programs all while keeping the "soul" in "soulcial media". We dive into her podcast, Social Scoop, where she discusses social media news and offers actionable tips for creators. Kristen also shares her innovative "anti-pitch" method for connecting with brands—focusing on relationship building over cold pitching. She offers insights on identifying your unique value proposition and why it's crucial for standing out in a crowded space. Links:Learn the Anti-Pitch Method with This GuideFollow Kristen on Instagram: @KBOUSQCheck out Kristen's podcast Soulcial Scoop: Listen hereLearn more about Kristen's membership community: Join here Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Threads team rolls out support for direct podcast linking, the Edits team adds lip sync, reverse, and bulk caption editing, the Instagram team improves analytics in the Professional Dashboard with a monthly recap, the Head of Instagram talks about scheduling trial Reels, Diego from the Buffer team talks about the importance of replying to comments and announces a new tool in Buffer to help you manage comments for free. After all that, Rene Ritchie from the YouTube team busts the myth about keeping your videos private for 24 to 48 hours before making them public. Links:Threads: New Podcast Feature (Threads)Edits: Bulk Caption Editing, Lip Sync, and Reverse (Instagram)Instagram: Professional Dashboard Monthly Recap (Instagram)Instagram: Scheduling Trial Reels (Instagram)Buffer: Now you can manage all your comments for X, LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook in one space (Buffer)YouTube: Mythbusting: Wait 24 - 48 Hours to Make a Video Public? (YouTube)  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answers questions like "what's a remix on Instagram", and "are hashtags still a thing?" Plus we get into content recommendations and how it works for meme and aggregator accounts. Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The YouTube team has rolled out the ability to live-stream horizontally and vertically at the same time, plus Lauren from the YouTube team explains how organic reach will not be impacted by advertising. Also the Motion Picture Association writes Meta a "cease and desist" letter for using the term "PG-13", and the Head of Instagram gives 5 tips for how to increase reach. Links:YouTube: Stream Across Formats, Paid vs Organic Metrics, Gifts in Taiwan, Edit with AI, YT Help Chat, & MORE! (YouTube)Instagram: Instagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13' teen accounts (Instagram)Instagram: How To Get More Reach (Instagram)  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instagram's added the ability to let your compare your account's metrics to 10 other accounts, because mental health isn't really that important. Also the Head of Instagram answers some questions and I ask kindly if you could please leave a review of the show because having a podcast is sometimes like shouting into the void. Links:Instagram: Instagram has added a Competitive Insights feature (Threads) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The YouTube Chief Product Officer, Johanna, stops by to share what the team has been working on - the most exciting thing, in my opinion, is high resolution thumbnails! The Head of Instagram explains how to maximize reach, and walks through a new feature where you can select the content you're interested in for Reels. Then the Threads team shares some updates on how to better manage the replies you see through approvals. Links:YouTube: New YouTube Features — Explained! (YouTube)Instagram: How to Maximize Reach (Instagram)Instagram: Control Your Interests on Reels (Instagram)Threads: Reply approvals and new filters to help you manage replies (FB.com)  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Threads announces ghosts posts - like Stories but for Threads! I share some creative ideas on how to use them. The YouTube team has a new partnership with Adobe for video editing, and the YouTube team shares that viewers can now hide end screens. After the news, we get into some Q&A from the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri. Links:Threads: Introducing Ghost Posts! (Threads)YouTube: Create YouTube Shorts in Adobe Premiere on Mobile! (Adobe)YouTube: Hide End Screens! (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instagram has announced the ability to find videos you have watched before - now available! The Head of Instagram explains. Additionally Amanda Marochko from the Buffer team stops by to talk about Buffer and social strategy, especially on Threads.Links:Instagram: Find Reels You Want to get back to (Instagram)Instagram: Restyle your Instagram Stories using Meta AI to Take Your Creativity Further (Instagram Blog)Instagram: You can now doodle in DMs (Threads) Amanda Marochko:Threads - https://www.threads.net/@marochkoInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/marochkoFind Amanda (and the rest of the Buffer team) at Buffer.comSign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

YouTube is rolling out a ton of new features, including AI Studio, Likeness Detection, plus new features for YouTube Live. Additionally Rene Ritchie from the YouTube Creator Insider Team explains how to sort YouTube comments by newest as the default, and the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri explains how turning off like counts, disabling comments, or using Close Friends are a few good things to try if you're ever feeling anxious about how your posts are doing on Instagram. Links:YouTube: Sneak Peek: AI Studio (YouTube)YouTube: Sneak Peek: Likeness Detection (YouTube)YouTube: NEW YouTube Live Features Explained — with Lana Rae (YouTube)YouTube: Comments Sorted By Newest (YouTube)Instagram: Things to try if you're ever feeling anxious about Instagram (Instagram)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today the Head of Instagram explains the new navigation flow of the app, plus how to turn off notifications for comments and likes, how to turn off like counts, and how to turn off comments. Links:Instagram: New Tabs Flow! (Instagram) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, I share some insights from what I learned spending the day with AnthPo, and some AI news about ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Links:YouTube: The Banksy of Gen-Z (YouTube)Podcast: AI News You Should Know About (YouTube) (Audio)OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1 Trillion spending pledges (Financial Times)Japanese Government Calls on Sora 2 Maker OpenAI to Refrain From Copyright Infringement, Says Characters From Manga and Anime Are 'Irreplaceable Treasures' That Japan Boasts to the World (IGN)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever uploaded a video to YouTube but then you realized it needed fixing? Now you can write corrections in the text box of the YouTube description. Additionally the YouTube Creator Insider team has some updates around voice memos and courses. Also the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how Instagram will only show content that's PG-13 to teens, and Threads gets group chats. Links:YouTube: Corrections in Videos (YouTube)YouTube: Voice Replies and Courses Expansion, New Visual Updates, Ability to Tag Grouped Products, and MORE! (YouTube)Instagram: Teens Only See PG-13 Content (Instagram)Threads: Group Messages in DMs! (Threads)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announces Instagram is working on a TV app because they've seen the success YouTube has had. (That's a nice way to say Instagram is jealous that people can watch YouTube on their TVs.) Also Instagram has a blog post all about Notes, and we do a Q&A session from Adam Mosseri's weekly Ask Me Anything. Links:Bloomberg Talks: Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri (YouTube)Instagram: Mastering Instagram Notes: Ideas for Creative Sharing (Instagram Blog)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, the YouTube Creator Insider team gets deep on some new features, including A/B thumbnails, media kits, and expand with AI. Additionally the Head of Instagram announces translations for Reels in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi, plus the Edits team has some new features including sound effects and a media kit (just like YouTube!)Links:YouTube: Test A/B Thumbnails in YouTube Studio (YouTube)YouTube: Public to Member-Only Live Streams, Media Kit Expansion, and "Extend with AI" (YouTube)Instagram: Reels Now Translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi (Instagram)Edits: Shareable insights, 250 new sound effects, and text presets (Threads)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, Adam Mosseri, the Head of Instagram, explains that Stories are not going away, and neither is follower count. He also states that scheduling Stories is not a feature on their roadmap but I explain how to do it for free using Meta tools that are publicly available. Additionally we talk about why Instagram shows your carousel to someone more than once, and how to use that to your advantage. Links:Instagram: Rings Award (Instagram) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show the Head of Instagram explains how they keep teens safe on the platform. However I think we all know that once you hit 3 billion monthly active users, you need to figure out how to get to 4 billion, and teens who don't have Instagram are the perfect potential audience. Also Sarah Wynn Williams, former Director of Policy at Facebook, explains how Meta targets ads to vulnerable teens and it's disgusting. Additionally Ashley Coffey and I get into this week's AI news, including social media apps with feeds that are 100% AI. Links:Instagram: Adam Mosseri on Teens (Instagram)Meta: Sarah Wynn Williams on 60 Minutes (YouTube) AI News:Meta: Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats (TechCrunch)AI apps with social media feeds - Meta AI app gets Vibes and ChatGPT launches SoraSign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Do you ever feel like Instagram is listening to you through your microphone? Well, according to the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, Instagram is NOT listening to you. He explains what might be causing the specific ads you're seeing, and explains a new test they're doing on the Instagram app. Also the YouTube team shares what they're working on, including auto-dubbing and lip syncing for videos into other languages. Links: Instagram: Is Instagram using your microphone? (Instagram)Instagram: New Test of First Two Tabs (Threads)YouTube: Gift Goals, Option to Hide End Screens, Channel Moderation Settings, and New Tools in Effect Maker! (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how the Instagram algorithm works in under one minute, how to get captions on Stories, why they rolled out horizontal Reels, why the Instagram iPad app opens to Reels, and a lot more. Links: Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode features a clip from the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, about how they've hit 3 billion monthly active users, and explaining how they're rolling out controls to allow you to determine what topics you see content about. Additionally, the YouTube team has some updates, including the ability to turn a live-stream into a Short, and an explanation of what terms you can say on YouTube. Links:Instagram: Instagram is now at three billion monthly active users, and recommendation customization (Instagram)Meta AI: Update from Mark Zuckerberg Introducing Vibes -- a feed of expressive AI-generated videos (Threads)YouTube: This Week at YouTube: Improvements to Studio Comments, Live to Shorts Preview, and Contextual Search (YouTube)YouTube: Your Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines Profanity Update Questions Answered!  (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode features the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answering questions about why there are links only in Stories and not in captions or Reels, plus he explains how Stories can impact Reach. Additionally we hear from the CEO of YouTube, Neal Mohan, on how the platform will treat AI generated content - and how creators should think about it.  Links:YouTube: I Asked YouTube's CEO Your Hardest Questions (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is episode 1500! This is a huge milestone for me, and in today's episode, I include some new theme music. Mark Zuckerburg recently did a keynote at Meta Connect. It's long and there were a lot of technical difficulties so instead, Andrew Bosworth, CTO at Meta, explains the new products and their features. Additionally Adam Mosseri explains his favorite features of Instagram DMs, plus both Edits and Threads have some updates. Lastly, if you have never left a review for the show, would you mind taking 2 minutes to do so? Links:Meta: Introducing Meta Ray-Ban Display: A Breakthrough Category of AI Glasses (Meta Blog)Instagram: The Best Features of Instagram DMs (Instagram)Edits: Transitions, trending sounds, and turn clips into overlays (Instagram)Threads: Threads is rolling out the option to allow anyone to send you a DM request (Threads)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we do a deep dive into the YouTube Made On event, sharing updates from the Creator Insider team. We learned that YouTube paid out over $100 Billion dollars to Creators in the past 4 years alone! We also get new features like collabs, A/B testing of titles, and more. Links:YouTube: Creator Insider: Title A/B Testing, Collaborations, AI and Image Stickers, Live Sticker Polls, and New Gifts! (YouTube)YouTube: NEW Made On YouTube Features — Explained! (YouTube)YouTube: Blog: The next 20: Powering the future of entertainment together at Made on YouTube (YouTube Blog) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Head of Instagram does a weekly Ask Me Anything and I share his answers on the show. Today we discuss if there's a way to find out which followers are most engaged (there isn't a way!) and how DM groups are different from Broadcast Channels (DM groups allow anyone to reply, Broadcast Channels only allow the person who owns it to post) and if reach goes down if lots of people mute you (reach doesn't go down in that scenario!) Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, the Head of Instagram explains how they've fixed Instagram Stories, and the YouTube team rolls multi-language audio. Additionally, Ashley Coffey and I talk AI news, including an AI Podcast company that's going to make podcasts for $1 and a California bill that would regulate AI chatbots.Links:Today on the show, the Head of Instagram explains how they've fixed Instagram Stories, and the YouTube team rolls multi-language audio. Additionally, Ashley Coffey and I talk AI news, including an AI Podcast company that's going to make podcasts for $1 and a California bill that would regulate AI chatbots.Links:Instagram: Stories Change (Instagram)YouTube: Unlock a world of viewers with multi-language audio (YouTube)YouTube: Multi-Language Audio's Recipe for Reach with Nick DiGiovanni (YouTube)AI News:5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up's Plan (Hollywood Reporter)A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law (TechCrunch)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today, the Head of Instagram explains what metrics to focus on for analyzing Reels performance - it's average watch time, then likes. Additionally he explains why it took so long to make an iPad app, and gives some input on other feature requests, like the ability to send a message to everyone's followers.Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's show features the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, talking about a feature request they have implemented - the ability to pin your own comment. Additionally Threads now allows up to 10,000 characters in posts to compete with Substack, Adobe is releasing Premiere for mobile so you can edit videos on your phone, and Jenn Hermann stops by to share some strategies around Reels. Links:Instagram: Pin Your Own Comment (Instagram)Threads:Attach Text to Your Threads Posts and Share Longer Perspectives (FB Blog)Meta: Meta Connect Developer Conference (Meta)Adobe: Adobe Premiere is bringing pro-quality video editing to your iPhone (Adobe) Interview with Jenn Herman:Audio (Apple) (Spotify) (Others)Video (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

After many years of not treating the iPad like a device that needed a good Instagram experience, the team is finally rolling out an iPad app, with a different experience - the Reels tab will be featured, and you watch videos while commenting and responding to messages. If you feel left out because you don't have an iPad, I explain how to use Instagram on other devices. Additionally we have some TikTok updates including new tools to help creators get on the TikTok shop, and the YouTube team shares an update on Communities. Links:Instagram: Instagram for iPad, designed for bigger screens (Instagram)Instagram: A New Ranking Framework for Better Notification Quality on Instagram (FB.com Blog)TikTok: Creator tips: Your TikTok Shop toolkit (TikTok)TikTok: TikTok Deadline will keep getting extended, says Trump (FastCompany)YouTube: This Week at YouTube: Gift Effects, Gift Goals Experiment, and Direct Links for Communities! (YouTube) 

Today on the show, Instagram gets filters for Story Replies, Unread messages, Unanswered messages, messages from Followers, and messages from Verified users. Additionally, the Instagram @creators account shares a strategy for using AI to write scripts with viral hooks, TikTok adds voice messages in the inbox, and Cyndi Zaweski stops by to share storytelling strategies.Links:Instagram: @Creators account shares DM Inbox Updates (Instagram)Instagram: Using Meta AI to write scripts with viral hooks (Instagram)TikTok: TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs (TechCrunch) Interview with Cyndi Zaweski:Crafting Your Brand's Story with Cyndi Zaweski of StoryCraft with CyndiVideo Interview: (YouTube)Audio Interview: (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify) (Others)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram has launched a new video series to explain how to get the most of out Edits, the Head of Instagram explains how to tell if someone has unfollowed you, and the YouTube Creator Insider team updates us on the YouTube Create app.Links:Edits: Video Series (Instagram)Instagram: How to tell if someone unfollowed you (Instagram)YouTube: YouTube Create Templates, Hype and AI Summaries (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today the Head of Instagram explains connected Reels, which is a new feature that's badly needed. He also explains trial reels, how to stop certain people from seeing your reposts, how long to wait in between posts, and what to do if you want to post a Reel longer than 3 minutes.Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today I interview Bella Rose Mortel, a social media strategist and creative copywriter known for building authentic, high-impact digital brands. Currently at beehiiv, she leads content + strategy across LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram and other platforms, blending strategy with storytelling to drive growth and engagement. With a background at Workweek and Morning Brew, plus her own Gen Z–focused newsletter The Personality Hire, she's passionate about making B2B content feel human, relevant, and genuinely fun.In this interview, we discuss the critical importance for creators to "own their audience" through an email newsletter, as social media platforms can be unreliable due to algorithm changes or potential bans. Bella Rose highlights beehive's key differentiators from competitors like Substack, including its 0% cut on paid subscription revenue (only Stripe fees apply), a built-in ad network that offers sponsorship opportunities with no minimum subscriber count (even for those with as few as 100 subscribers), and a new fully integrated website builder. The discussion also covers beehiiv's tools designed to make content creation easier, such as AI writing assistance and various newsletter and website templates, emphasizing its role as an all-in-one platform to simplify growing and monetizing a content business. Bella Rose also shares insights from her dual perspective as a newsletter creator and social media strategist, explaining how newsletters foster a deeper connection with an intentional audience compared to the passive scrolling on social media, and offering practical advice on managing multiple social platforms.Find Bella Rose:LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellarosemortel/⁠Newsletter: The Personality Hire - ⁠https://bella-roses-newsletter.beehiiv.com/t/lifestyle⁠ Find beehiiv:Web: ⁠https://www.beehiiv.com/⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/beehiiv/⁠ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Meta launches the ability to automatically have your Instagram and Facebook Reels translated and dubbed from English to Spanish (and vice versa!) but the AI will ensure your mouth matches the words. Also the Head of Instagram answers a question about how long Reels should be, the Buffer team shares some strategy and a new feature, the YouTube team is working on Effects for Shorts, and I do Wednesday Waffle.Links:Instagram: Reels from English to Spanish and Spanish to English using AI (Instagram)Instagram: How Long Should a Reel Be? Adam Mosseri Explains (Instagram)Buffer: How Often Should You Post on Instagram? (Instagram)Buffer: New Feature - Bulk Upload from CSV (Instagram)YouTube: Effect Maker, Improved Comment Moderation in Studio, and More (YouTube)Wednesday Waffle:Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Book) (Audiobook)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today we review the Head of Instagram's answers to questions like "Will bonuses for Reels be back?" and "Does putting no caption In a Reel affect it's reach?" and "If I quickly skip someone's Story, can they still see I saw it?", plus some Instagram feature suggestions.Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

How often should you post on Instagram? I pit the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, against the actual data. The Buffer team has done a masterful job of pulling all the data together into one place. There are also Edits app updates to talk about, plus AI news - turns out Meta's AI is doing some really bad things, and Chat-GPT has been updated but the old model is still available.  Links:Instagram: How Often To Post (Instagram)Buffer: How Often to Post on Instagram (Buffer)Edits: Updates to the app include safe zones to help guide you with adding text to your reels (Threads) AI News:Podcast: AI News You Should Know About (Listen)Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York - He Never Made It Home (Reuters)ChatGPT Model Switching - (TechCrunch)  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Head of Instagram gives the latest on the reposts feature - how it works and where reposts appear. Additionally he explains how location sharing on Instagram works, and gives some updates on the Edits app. After the break we talk about how Instagram removes bots and fake followers, plus a feature suggestion for carousels. Show Links: Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's weekend edition focused on the Instagram Map feature - what it is, the backlash it's received and why. Lia Haberman of the In Case You Missed It newsletter stops by to explain what all the fuss is about and why it matters. Also Adam Mosseri busts an Instagram myth, and Ashley Coffey and I dive into AI news around Perplexity, Cloudflare, and Google's new AI model. Links:Lia Haberman and ICYMIICYMI:: Repost, Maps... Which Instagram updates do you really need?! (Substack)Lia's Threads Post about Instagram Maps (Threads) Instagram: Myth-Busting about who you interact with (Instagram) AI News:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives (Cloudflare) Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed' it (TechCrunch)Google's DeepMind thinks its new Genie 3 world model presents a stepping stone toward AGI (TechCrunch) AI News You Should Know About - Entire Episode: (Audio) (Video) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Meta made $46 billion dollars in Q2 alone. That's the important thing to know. It's 21% growth over Q2 2024.Instagram has added reposts - the ability to share content directly to your feed so others can see it. Also, they've added a map feature to see your friends and what they're sharing. Links:Meta: Q2 Earnings Report Call (Social Media Today)Instagram: New Instagram Features to Help You Connect (Blog) (Video)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

There are many ways to share content on Instagram - Reels, Carousels, Single Posts, Broadcast Channels, Stories, Going Live - when should you use each one? Today's episode explains. Also the Instagram team has been working on improving the available analytics - we'll discuss. And the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answers questions about reach, engagement, Stories, and more. Show Links:Instagram: Engaging By Surface - Graphic (Instagram)Instagram: Insight Updates (Instagram)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TikTok has a bunch of new features and news to talk about, including Creator Chats - which Lia Haberman stops by to talk about. Instagram has taken away the ability to go Live if you have less than 1,000 followers - which Heston Roberts stops by to discuss. And Microsoft released a study of which jobs they think will be most impacted by LLMs - and which they think will be impacted the least. ICYMI: TikTok Bets on New Creator Chat Rooms — and Community?! (Substack)Find Lia Haberman: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Lia: (Video) or (Audio) Instagram Restricts Live Streaming to Creators with 1K or More Followers (Social Media Today)Find Heston Roberts: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Heston: (Video) or (Audio)Heston's ManyChat Template for DM Automation (Shopify) AI News:Microsoft Study - Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI (Cornell University) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's episode features the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answering a question about how Instagram has changed since purchased by Meta, plus Mark Zuckerburg stops by to talk about AI. Edits has a bunch of updates, and the YouTube team has tons of news too, then I get into Wednesday Waffle. Links:Instagram: Adam Mosseri answers how Instagram has changes (Instagram)Meta: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Personalized Superintelligence (Instagram)Edits Adds Remove Silence Feature and more (Threads)YouTube: Protections for Teens and Shorts Tools (YouTube)YouTube: Changes To Profanity and Monetization (YouTube) Wednesday Waffle:Yoto Mini Player - Kids Screen Free Audio Player (Amazon)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kirsti Lang from the Buffer team stops by to share the best time to post on Instagram, and shares data that carousels are more engaging than Reels. Find Kirsti online at:Instagram: ⁠⁠@itsmekirsti⁠⁠Buffer: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ Read all the articles discussed in the episode:⁠⁠Data Shows Instagram Reels are Best For Reach — But Not Engagement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2025: We Analyzed 2 Million+ Posts to Find Out⁠ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today we talk about Vine coming back and how great it was back in the day, plus the latest on the TikTok ban in the US. Additionally, Ashley Coffey and I dig into AI news around a new privacy first assistant and how the US Government has enacted Executive Orders for AI. Links:Twitter: Elon Musk: We're bringing back Vine, but in AI form (Twitter)TikTok: Commerce Sec. Lutnick says TikTok will go dark if China won't agree to U.S. control of the social media app (CNBC) AI News:Proton's new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs (Techcrunch)The US Government Issues New Directives on AI Development (Social Media Today) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Meta has some updates to help keep teens safe. However, we all know they don't care about anything but profits, so I included a clip from Facebook's former Director of Policy, Sarah Wynn-Williams, explaining what Meta does to take advantage of teens. Also Adam Mosseri stops by to bust a myth, YouTube has some updates around Shorts and AI, then after the music I do Wednesday Waffle to talk about Beeper, a universal messaging app. Links:Meta: Expanding Teen Account Protections and Child Safety Features (Meta)Meta: Sarah Wynn Williams on 60 Minutes (YouTube)Instagram: Link In Bio Myth Busting (Instagram)YouTube: Unlock Next Level Shorts with New Creation Tools (YouTube Blog) Wednesday Waffle:Beeper - Universal Inbox App (Beeper.com)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Head of Instagram answers questions on his weekly Ask Me Anything, then I break them down and give my opinions (which no one asked for). Today's questions and answers have a lot of good info about reach, editing a post after it's made, and includes some feature suggestions. Links:

Threads news dominates the show today, as Adam Mosseri is no longer the Head of Threads, and you can now DM photos (on the mobile app only!). Additionally Lindsey Gamble stops by to share his insights on Instagram's new Carousel Analytics, and Ashley Coffey and I talk about this week's AI news. Links:Threads: Exclusive: Meta names Connor Hayes head of Threads (Axios)Threads: You can now DM Photos on Threads (Threads)Instagram: Lindsey Gamble on Instagram's New Carousel Analytics (Beehiiv) AI News You Need to Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TikTok adds the ability to schedule posts from inside the app, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri stops by to explain how privacy settings for Story Highlights work, and the YouTube Creator Insider team shares an update on Hype and GIFs. Then Mathew Passy stops by to explain why creators can own their audience through a podcast.  Links:TikTok: Can Now Schedule Posts Inside App (Threads)Instagram: Story Highlights Privacy (Instagram)YouTube: Creator Insider Update - Hype and GIFs (YouTube) Podcast: Own Your Audience Forever with Mathew Passy (YouTube) (Apple Podcasts / Spotify / etc.) Wednesday Waffle: Instafel (Download) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook is taking a page from YouTube's playbook and taking steps to prevent spammy content and unoriginal content being reshared without crediting the original creators. Also, there's a petition to get Meta to provide support to people who have lost access to their accounts and can't get in touch with a person, then the Head of Instagram answers all the questions he's gotten recently. Show Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: Combating Unoriginal Content to Protect and Elevate Creators (Facebook)Change.Org Petition: Meta Wrongfully Disabling Accounts with No Human Customer Support (Change.org)  

YouTube made a small change to their policies which people seem to think prevents AI from being monetized - this is wrong and Rene Ritchie from the YouTube Creator Insider team stops by to explain why. Also Ashley Coffey and I dig into some AI news around Meta, a new bluetooth app for communicating, and OpenAI's upcoming browser.  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Links:YouTube Creator Monetization Policy Explanation (YouTube)YouTube: Mythbusting Monetization from Rene Ritchie (YouTube)  AI News You Should Know About:Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in World's Largest Eye-Wear Maker in Al Glasses Push (Yahoo)Jack Dorsey launches a WhatsApp messaging rival built on Bluetooth (CNBC)OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome (Reuters) 

Tons of Social Media News today! The CEO of Twitter, Linda Vaccarino, is stepping down. The CEO of Instagram explains why photos have switched from a 4:5 aspect ratio to 3:4. The Instagram Creators team shares how to get and use B-Roll, and the YouTube Creator Insider team shares a Channel Insights Sharing Setting. After the music, I do Wednesday Waffle.Get ready to dive into the latest shifts in the social media landscape with this episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News.  Host Daniel Hill explores pivotal updates, including the surprising departure of Linda Iaccarino as CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and the innovative changes coming from Instagram's leadership.As the social media world continues to evolve, Hill highlights Iaccarino's significant contributions to the platform, particularly her initiatives aimed at enhancing user safety and restoring advertiser confidence.  This episode is packed with Instagram news and insights that every marketer should know.  Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, shares his thoughts on the recent shift in photo aspect ratios from 4x5 to 3x4, emphasizing how advancements in smartphone technology are shaping Instagram features.  This change is not just a minor update; it's a reflection of the ongoing social media trends that creators and marketers must adapt to in order to stay relevant.Additionally, the episode features expert tips from the Instagram Creators account, focusing on how to effectively utilize B-roll footage in reels to enhance storytelling.  These insights are crucial for anyone looking to elevate their social media marketing strategies and create engaging content that resonates with audiences.  Hill also introduces a segment from Lauren of the YouTube Creator Insider team, who reveals exciting new features that allow creators to share channel insights with brands, fostering better collaboration opportunities in the ever-growing creator economy.As the episode wraps up, Hill shares his personal reflections on a recent preview of a new Superman movie, drawing parallels between engaging storytelling in film and effective content creation on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.  With a focus on humor and engagement, this episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in social media insights, Instagram DM strategies, and the future of digital communication.Join us as we navigate the latest platform updates, explore the intricacies of Instagram edits, and uncover the most effective social media strategies to enhance your online presence.  Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just starting out, this episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News is packed with valuable information that will keep you ahead of the curve in the dynamic world of social media.Show Links:X: Linda Yaccarino Steps Down As CEO (Twitter)Instagram: Why Use 3:4 Photo Ratio Instead of 4:5? (Instagram)Instagram: How To Capture and Use B-Roll (Instagram)YouTube: Updates from the Creator Insider Team - Channel Insights Sharing Settings (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Today's show has TikTok news of a separate app for the US and Instagram content will begin showing up in search engines on July 10th, but you can take steps to stop it if you want. Plus Ashley Coffey and I dig into this week's AI News that's Meta focused.Are you ready to dive into the latest developments in social media? This episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News brings you essential updates on Instagram and TikTok that you won't want to miss!Join host Daniel Hill as he explores TikTok's exciting announcement about a U. S. -only version of the app set to launch in early September, which will require users to download a new app to continue enjoying their favorite TikTok trends. But that's not all! Daniel also reveals Instagram's groundbreaking integration with Spotify, allowing users to seamlessly listen to music within Instagram Stories, enhancing the Instagram experience like never before. As if that weren't enough, he discusses the upcoming feature that will make Instagram content searchable on major search engines starting July 10th, giving users more control over their privacy settings.In this episode, you'll also hear from Ashley Coffey as they delve into Meta's ambitious plans for AI, including innovative features that can analyze users' camera rolls for content creation. This discussion raises critical questions about privacy and the implications of sharing personal data with AI systems, a hot topic in today's social media landscape. With the rise of the creator economy, understanding how AI can manage our lives through platforms like Facebook and Instagram is essential, especially concerning data ownership and user autonomy.Stay informed with the latest Instagram news updates and TikTok updates that shape the social media marketing landscape. Discover new Instagram features and strategies that can elevate your social media marketing game. Whether you're interested in Instagram DM strategies, Instagram edits, or the newest social media trends, this episode is packed with insights you can apply right away.Don't miss out on the chance to enhance your knowledge and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of social media. Tune in to this episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News for all the latest updates and expert insights!Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media News:TikTok: TikTok is Reportedly Developing a US Only Version of the App (Social Media Today)Instagram: Instagram Improves Spotify Music Sharing in Stories (Social Media Today)Instagram: Why search engines might index public Instagram photos and videos (Instagram Help)AI News:Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven't yet shared (TechCrunch)Mark Zuckerberg Already Knows Your Life. Now He Wants His AI to Run It (Gizmodo)