The Instagram Stories - Social Media News
The ultimate destination for the latest in social media news, focusing on Instagram and TikTok. The show features exclusive audio clips from the voices behind the platforms, giving updates and insider insights. Whether you're a creator, marketer, or social media enthusiast, stay ahead of the curve and on top of social media news with 'The Instagram Stories'.
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Jan 18, 2025 • 6min
1-17-25 - The Supreme Court Rules on TikTok and the CEO of TikTok Shares a Message
The Supreme Court announces its ruling to uphold the TikTok ban, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew shares a message and the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shares a new Reels feature to help you connect with your friends.Show Notes:Supreme Court OKs TikTok Shutdown (Wall Street Journal)
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Jan 15, 2025 • 14min
1-15-25 - TikTok Prepares for Shutdown and Adam Mosseri answers questions
Today on the show, I share the latest news on the TikTok ban, and play answers from the Head of Instagram about Community Notes, how long Reels can be, getting rid of Story Highlights, and more. Show Notes:TikTok Prepares for Immediate Shut-Off in the U.S. on Sunday (The Information) Note - this is behind a paywallTikTok Will Reportedly Shut Down Its App Completely on Sunday (Gizmodo)How to Preserve Everything You Love on TikTok Before It Goes Away (Lifehacker)
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Jan 13, 2025 • 12min
1-13-25 - The Supreme Court Hears Arguments from TikTok and Adam Mosseri Shares Instagram's 2025 Goals
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments from TikTok's lawyers last week, and the head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, shares the platform's goals for 2025. Show Notes:Supreme Court Hearing (YouTube)Adam Mosseri on Instagram's Goals in 2025 (Instagram)
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Jan 8, 2025 • 12min
1-8-25 - Mark Zuckerburg, CEO of Meta, Annouces Major Changes and Adam Mosseri Weighs In
Mark Zuckerburg annouced some major changes across Meta, including opening up the platforms to political content, and replacing Fact Checkers with Community Notes. What does that mean for Creators? Adam Mosseri weighs in.Show Notes:Mark Zuckerburg Announces Updates for Meta (Instagram)Adam Mosseri Explains What Updates Mean for Creators (Instagram)
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Jan 6, 2025 • 8min
1-6-25 - Adam Mosseri Talks Burnout and YouTube Team Explains Updating Thumbnails
Today on the show, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, talks about what to do if you're feeling burned out. Additionally we get an update on a President Trump social media post about TikTok, and Rene Ritchie from the YouTube team busts some myths about thumbnails and what kind of equipment you need to be successful on YouTube. Show Notes:Adam Mosseri on Creator Burnout (Instagram)President Trump on TikTok (Truth Social)Mythbusting from YouTube - Thumbnails (YouTube)Mythbusting from YouTube - Equipment (YouTube)
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Jan 2, 2025 • 18min
1-2-25 - Predictions for 2025 in Social and Tech
Do you ever listen to the Front Row Entrepreneur Flash Briefing? It's hosted by Jen Lehner. Today on the show, Jen and I make our predictions for social media and tech in 2025, plus some listeners give their predictions too. Show Notes:
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Dec 30, 2024 • 17min
12-30-24 - Jen Lehner Shares Her Favorite Trend from 2024
If you're not familiar with Jen Lehner of the Front Row Entrepreneur Flash Briefing, she's great and I highly recommend her content. Today on the show, Jen gets into her favorite new tech and her favorite social media trend of 2024, then we talk about the biggest social media fails of the year. Show Notes: Show Notes:Jen Lehner is a digital marketing strategist, online course creator, and adjunct professor of digital marketing at Notre Dame College and Cleveland State University, founder of Jen Lehner Media, LLC, The Front Row and The Front Row Entrepreneur podcast. She is completely obsessed with sharing the wonders of digital marketing and online entrepreneurship with others.You can find Jen online at:The Front Row Flash Briefing: Amazon AlexaWeb: https://jenlehner.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejenlehner/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen_lehnerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jenlehnermedia
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Dec 26, 2024 • 11min
12-26-24 - Jen Lehner Talks Her Favorite Instagram Feature in 2024 Plus Listeners Share Too
Today on the show, Jen Lehner from the Front Row Entrepreneur Flash Briefing stops by to talk about her favorite social media or pop culture story of the year, plus her favorite Instagram feature from 2024. Also some of you who listen were nice enough to send me audio clips so I included those in the episode.Show Notes: Jen Lehner is a digital marketing strategist, online course creator, and adjunct professor of digital marketing at Notre Dame College and Cleveland State University, founder of Jen Lehner Media, LLC, The Front Row and The Front Row Entrepreneur podcast. She is completely obsessed with sharing the wonders of digital marketing and online entrepreneurship with others.You can find Jen online at:The Front Row Flash Briefing: Amazon AlexaWeb: https://jenlehner.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejenlehner/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen_lehnerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jenlehnermedia
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Dec 24, 2024 • 13min
12-24-24 - YouTube Rolls Out Auto-Dubbing and Ashley Coffey Shares Social Strategies
Today on the show, Rene from the YouTube team explains how auto-dubbing works, the Instagram @creators account gives some ideas based on the Q&A Sticker, and Ashley Coffey answers a listener question about social strategy over the holidays. Show Notes:YouTube Auto-Dubbing Instructions (YouTube)Instagram Creator Explains Her Strategies (@Instagram) Send audio to one (or all!) of the following questions:"what's your favorite Instagram feature in 2024?" "what was your favorite TikTok/ Reel trend from 2024?” "What are your predictions for social in 2025?”Your audio should be something like "Hi, I'm Daniel from New Jersey, I've been listening to the Instagram Stories for (X time), and my favorite Instagram feature to use in 2024 was...."Thank you in advance!!!
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Dec 19, 2024 • 10min
12-19-24 - Instagram DMs and Threads Both Get Scheduling
Today, we talk about a ton of new Instagram features, including DM scheduling, a 2024 Story Collage, and AI for video. Additionally we get into some new Threads features, including scheduling of posts, sharing media directly without quote posting, and more.Show Notes:Instagram lets you schedule DMs (The Verge)Instagram 2024 Story Collage (The Verge)Instagram working on AI video tools (Instagram)Threads hits 300 million monthly users (Threads)Schedule Threads Posts (Threads)Reshare Threads Media without Quote Posting (The Verge)Add custom links and promo codes to your affiliate content on Facebook (Facebook) Request for next week's show:Send audio to one (or all!) of the following questions:"what's your favorite Instagram feature in 2024?" "what was your favorite TikTok/ Reel trend from 2024?” "What are your predictions for social in 2025?”Your audio should be something like "Hi, I'm Daniel from New Jersey, I've been listening to the Instagram Stories for (X time), and my favorite Instagram feature to use in 2024 was...."Thank you in advance!!!
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