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Instagram finally turned on the ability to hold down your finger to watch Reels at 2x speed. Additionally, Facebook is rolling out an OG Experience, trying to bring back the magic from the site's origins. The head of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, stops by to explain why they're doing this, and Mr. Beast chimes in with what he would change about Facebook.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Rolls Out Reels Playback at 2x (Threads)Adam Mosseri Explains You Can't Edit a Reel Once It's Posted (Instagram)Bringing the Magic of Friends Back to Facebook (Facebook Blog)Mark Zuckerburg and Mr. Beast on Colin and Samir (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instagram takes away features when they're not being used enough, which makes sense. Today Adam Mosseri, the Head of Instagram, announced that Content Notes are being removed, however it seems re-posts are coming soon! Additionally Threads has some updates, and the YouTube team is changing how Shorts views are counted. All of that and more on today's episode. Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How To Repost a Reel or Post on Instagram (Help)Threads: Now You Can Have the Following Feed as Your Default (Facebook Blog)YouTube: Update To How Shorts Views are Counted on YouTube (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every Friday, the Head of Instagram does an Ask Me Anything on his Story. I download the clips and compile them into an episode for you. Today on the show, he answers a few questions about reach, plus some new features that Instagram should have but doesn't.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The TikTok rumor mill is suggesting that Oracle will buy the TikTok app in the US, but in order for that to happen, a lot of different parties need to come together in agreement very quickly. Additionally the YouTube team continues to make improvements to the app, including some changes to mid-roll ads that creators aren't happy about. All of that and the Wednesday Waffle on today's show.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: Oracle Weighs Security Backstop, Small Stake to Land TikTok Deal (Bloomberg)YouTube: Visual Guides for Shorts, Copyright Details Page Improvement, AI Protection Tools Experiment, & MORE (YouTube)YouTube - Update To YouTube's Mid-roll Ads (YouTube)Wednesday Waffle: Pocket Casts 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 he uses AI, plus he shares if posting frequency affects ranking in the algorithm. Additionally we talk about the best messaging apps, and I share a tool I've been using to get all my messaging apps combined into one for a universal inbox experience. Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Video I Made About Beeper (Instagram)Get Beeper (Beeper) 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 Bluesky, Jay Graber, gave a talk at SXSW (South by Southwest) on the future of social media. Although I typically don't cover Bluesky on this show, I listened to the whole interview and thought it was fantastic. In this episode I share some of my favorite clips from the interview.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on the Future of Social Media (YouTube) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Wednesday, which means Wednesday Waffle, where I talk about a topic unrelated to social media. But of course, that's after the news. On today's episode you'll hear from the YouTube team with an update about Dream Screen, plus a Phishing scam that's going around. Also TikTok has some updates to help teens stay safe on the platform, and the Head of Instagram explains how to manage collaboration Reels on your profile page, plus de-bunks the myth that editing video in another app hinders your reach on Instagram.Show Notes:Leave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: Improvements to Dream Screen, Phishing Scam FYI and Best Practices for Creators (YouTube)TikTok: New ways we're supporting parents and helping teens build balanced digital habits (TikTok)Instagram: Does it editing in a different app matter? (Instagram)Instagram: Customizing where Collab Reels appear (Instagram) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Instagram held an "Unfiltered" event in Manhattan last week. Was I invited? No. Am I salty about it? Yes. Help me get invited to the next Instagram event or help me plan my own event that's better than Instagram's.  On this episode, we share key takeways from the event, and the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains what new features he's excited about and answers lots of other questions. Show Notes:Key Takeways from Instagram's Unfiltered Event (Instagram)Cross-posting between Instagram and Facebook (Instagram)  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 announced Premium Lite, which is ad-free YouTube without YouTube Music. Additionally, Instagram hosted a Creator Event in NYC where they shared some key takeaways I'll talk about, plus the Edits app is coming soon and we have more info about it. And the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how to think about your Instagram profile page.  Show Notes:YouTube Premium Lite (YouTube)Instagram's Edits App is Coming (Threads)Instagram Creator Event Tips (Threads) 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, 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.