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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 and professional content to share?" which leads me to ponder if it's better to have 2 accounts in that kind of situation. Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 Podcasts.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram May Launch Reels as Separate App, Increasing Pressure on TikTok (The Information)TikTok's Head of T&S for US Data Security, Suzy Loftus, about our new in-app Digital Safety & Privacy Guide (TikTok)YouTube - Introducing: Mid-Roll Quality Improvements- Everything Creators Need to Know (YouTube)Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The YouTube Creator Insider team shares some updates about Creator Studio, plus a deep dive on the Hype feature - what it is and how it works. Additionally Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, stops by to explain that the Instagram algorithm looks at total watch time, regardless of how long a video is, Instagram has a new blog post giving details on how they ensure small creators get their work seen, and lastly I do a Wednesday waffle talking about how I fixed my sleep. Show Notes:Updates from the YouTube Creator Insider Team (YouTube)Mythbusting: Is Hype Pay to Play? (YouTube)Instagram : Helping Creators of All Sizes Break Through (Instagram Blog) Wednesday Waffle:Article: How I Finally Learned to Sleep (Pocket)Book: The Effortless Sleep Method (Amazon)Hopefully this helps someone else! Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Head of Instagram answers a question about scheduling an Instagram Story, saying it's not possible. Technically it's not possible from the Instagram app, but you can do in the Meta Business Suite. Additionally, Kirsti Lang from the Buffer team stops by to share their analytics data on the best time to post to Instagram.Show Notes:Show Notes:Interview with Kirsti: (Audio Version)  (Video Version)Kirsti Lang is a marketer and creator based in Cape Town. By day, she's a senior content writer at Buffer. By night, she's a podcaster and creator, cultivating an audience of ambitious marketers looking to level up their productivity, tech stacks, and careers.Find Kirsti online at:Instagram: ⁠⁠@itsmekirsti⁠⁠Buffer: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠Data 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 Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram announced some updates for the DM inbox, including the ability to translate messages and share music. Additionally, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shares some strategy for how to think about Reels Trials, and then Kirsti Lang from Buffer stops by to share the data on what kinds of posts perform best on Instagram.Show Notes:New Ways to Stay Close to Your Crew in IG DMs (Instagram) Interview with Kirsti: (Audio Version)  (Video Version)Kirsti Lang is a marketer and creator based in Cape Town. By day, she's a senior content writer at Buffer. By night, she's a podcaster and creator, cultivating an audience of ambitious marketers looking to level up their productivity, tech stacks, and careers.Find Kirsti online at:Instagram: ⁠⁠@itsmekirsti⁠⁠Buffer: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠Data 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 Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's show has an update from the Facebook team on how they're handling Live Video going forward, plus the YouTube team shares an update on Android/iOS parity. Then the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shares insights on the algorithm and how changes to it are handled.Show Notes:Updating Our Facebook Live Video Storage Policy (Facebook)Shorts Text to Speech on iOS and Android and Updated Profile Cards on Studio Mobile (YouTube) Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TikTok is back in the App Stores in the United States, the YouTube team is rolling out a new generative AI video tool to create clips of anything you want, and the Head of Instagram explains how to maximize reach on Instagram.Show Notes: TikTok Available To Download in App Stores (Twitter)VEO 2 Coming to YouTube Shorts (YouTube)Instagram Testing a Button Next to Comments (Threads)30 Engaging Hooks for Instagram Reels (Digipax) Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today the CEO of YouTube shares the latest info on the platform for 2025, plus how to download TikTok if you deleted it and Elon Musk answers a question about if he would buy TikTok.Show Notes:YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on his 4 big bets for 2025 (YouTube)YouTube Partnering with Repurpose.io to give 3 free months (Twitter)Download TikTok in the US (TikTok.com)Elon Musk on TikTok - 19:00 minute mark (YouTube) Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Head of Instagram answers questions about the new Edits app, explains how the algorithm treats likes vs. saves, and gives some insights about the Instagram Creator Bonuses (hint: I don't like the answer and I have stats to show why).Show Notes:Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI lead (AFP) Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's episode features the Head of Instagram explaining how ranking works for Stories and why only your followers will see your Stories. Additionally Adam Mosseri answers questions about Story Highlights, 3 Minute Reels, the new video editing app Edits, and more.Show Notes:  Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠