Category: stories

Some Facebook users will soon see Instagram Stories

[ad_1] View Instagram story directly from Facebook. Hm..new? @MattNavarra pic.twitter.com/FtIBw0uMVz — Audrey 電商人妻® (@ec_wife) September 4, 2020 With the change, Instagram users can choose to make their Stories viewable to their followers on Facebook as well. The company notes that it requires both sides to opt-in and link their Facebook and Instagram accounts together. “People […]

Twitter says disappearing ‘Fleets’ are reported less often than tweets

[ad_1] ?It’s still *very early*, but we’re seeing less abuse with Fleets as only a small percentage are reported each day — Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) May 21, 2020 Interestingly, Twitter notes early testing has shown that Fleets might be leading to healthier interactions. “We’re seeing less abuse with Fleets as only a small percentage are […]

Facebook’s experimental Stories feature lets users cross-post to Instagram

[ad_1] Facebook is working on cross-posting Stories to Instagram pic.twitter.com/uH2w3VVnSe — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) March 9, 2020 The company has confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s now formally testing the feature to make it easier to share moments with more people you care about. Facebook and Instagram have different audiences, after all, so if you […]

Twitter acquires Stories photo and video editor maker Chroma Labs

[ad_1] Thrilled to welcome the amazing @Chroma_Labs team including @picturejohn, @alexli, @joshuacharris to @Twitter. They’ll join our product, design, and eng teams working to give people more creative ways to express themselves on Twitter ?? — Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) February 18, 2020 Chroma Labs has also announced on Twitter that it’s shutting down its business […]

Instagram will let you reply to Stories with GIFs

[ad_1] For a couple of years, Instagram users have been able to pull GIFs from Giphy to use as animated stickers in Stories. When your friend posts something that you just have to respond to and words or a static image just won’t cut it, you might want to reply with a GIF of your […]

Why are we obsessed with Instagram’s ‘What are you?’ filters?

[ad_1] It started off innocently enough: “What Disney princess are you?” “What Pokémon are you?” Then things got a bit more cerebral. “What’s your best quality?” “What should your New Year resolution be?” Then it got dark: “What’s your crippling anxiety?” And then it just got weird: “What type of hole are you?” The premise […]

Spotify tests Stories for influencer playlists

[ad_1] Apparently, Spotify is not sharing the new feature with artists, who received their own version of Spotify Stories last year. Instead, this will be available to select influencers like YouTube makeup and fashion vlogger Summer Mckeen, who has just over two million subscribers on both YouTube and Instagram and 126,455 Spotify followers. It’s unclear […]

Instagram’s Layout feature adds collages to your Stories

[ad_1] Today, Instagram is rolling out new Layout feature that will let you include multiple photos in a single story. When you open the Stories camera and select the Layout option, you’ll be able to choose between two and six photos to combine in a grid-based collage. [ad_2] Source link

Facebook can flesh out your Dating profile with existing Stories

[ad_1] You can keep looking at Stories as long as one side hasn’t blocked or passed on the other. And sharing your Stories doesn’t change your sharing settings in Facebook or Instagram — you don’t have to worry about widening access to your account just to woo someone. This isn’t a novelty. Tinder is incorporating […]

Instagram tests Group Stories after Facebook ditched them

[ad_1] Like other tests, there’s no guarantee this will make the cut. That’s particularly relevant given the fate of the equivalent feature in Facebook. However, it might stand a better chance of survival in Instagram. Simply put, Stories are more of a staple here than they are in Facebook — it makes more sense to […]