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Adam Mosseri answers questions on his Ask Me Anything this week that include strategy about thumbnails (or cover images) on Reels, reposting Reels as Trials, what to include in your Instagram bio, and if shorter Reels are better.Show Notes:Show Notes:My latest lip-sync comedy video with Lauren (Instagram) (TikTok)Leave 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 been working on Blends for a while, and now it's available. It's a feed shared between you and your friends of Reels that you will all like. Additionally, the Verge is reporting that OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are developing a social media platform. Why? Ashley Coffey from Coffey and Code stops by to explain why.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--------------------------------------------------------------------------Instagram releases Blends (Instagram)Instagram @creators account explains how to use mute, restrict, and block (Instagram)--------------------------------------------------------------------------New Segment - This Week in AI !OpenAI is building a Social Network (The Verge)Ashley Coffey from Coffey and Code (Website)Coffey and Code Podcast (Podcast) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg has been testifying in the anti-trust trial from the United States Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Meta has a monopoly in the social media space. Is that true? We'll discuss, and Sarah Frier, author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" will stop by to share her take on the situation. Additionally there's some TikTok news and YouTube news. Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Users Spend Twice as Much Time on the App as Instagram Users Spend on Instagram (The Wrap)Mark Zuckerburg suggested spinning off Instagram (The Verge)Book - No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram - Sarah Frier (Amazon)YouTube: Creator Research and Feedback (YouTube)YouTube: Hype Feature (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You might think it doesn't matter what time you post. The Head of Instagram doesn't think it matters. But in today's episode, Kirsti from the Buffer team shares that it does make a difference, and shares the best time to post.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fake Famous Documentary (Where To Watch)Interview: Kirsti Lang from Buffer (YouTube) (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meta is planning a Reels webinar! You can sign up from the link below. Also you'll hear clips from an in-depth interview Adam Mosseri did. You'll hear him talk about the importance of shares, where people share the most content, and more.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meta: Reels Webinar - April 24th - 9AM Eastern (Meta)YouTube: Head of INSTAGRAM reveals secrets to GROWING in 2025 (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instagram is focused on getting teens on the platform, and to do that, parents need to feel comfortable. Today on the show, the Head of Instagram shares an update on teen accounts, and the YouTube team shares some new features they're working on. After all that, I do the Wednesday Waffle, where I talk about a completely different topic.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: Teen Accounts Update (Instagram)Instagram: iPad App May Be Coming (Verge)Instagram: Testing a new "unlock" feature (Test by using code "threads" without quotation marks) - InstagramYouTube: Creator Insider Update (YouTube)Movie: The Mitchells vs the Machines (Netflix) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adam Mosseri is the Head of Instagram. He started out working at Facebook for many years, where he eventually became head of News Feed, before becoming Head of Instagram. Every Friday he does an "Ask Me Anything" on his Stories, and on Mondays we talk about the clips. Today's show has answers to questions like "Should I have one account for personal and one for professional?" along with a bunch of Instagram feature suggestions.Show Notes:Leave 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.

Good news, TikTok still isn't banned in the United States. President Trump has extended the deadline by an additional 75 days. Also, we hear from Sarah Wynn-Williams, former global public policy director at Facebook, on the way Facebook manipulated teenagers and was willing to do whatever the Chinese Communist Party requested in order to get Facebook in China.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠President Trump: TikTok ban delayed another 75 days (Truth Social)Book: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Amazon)Ex-Facebook executive's first-hand dealings with Mark Zuckerberg (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coming up with ideas for content and hooks is hard. However, the YouTube team is looking to make that easier. Today's show features an update from Lauren on the YouTube Creator Insider team, plus a clip from Adam Mosseri sharing an update about edits.After the rap song, I share a book I'm reading that has killed my desire to work for Instagram or Meta. Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Announces New Inspiration Ideas and Repurpose.io (YouTube)Interview with Repurpose.io CEO, Hani Maura (Podcast)When Is The Edits App Coming? (Instagram)Book Recommendation - Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Amazon)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Good news - the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, confirms that scheduling your Instagram posts will not hurt your reach. On this episode we talk about Stories, Reach, Edits, and a bunch of other topics. Show Notes:Leave 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.