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Instagram’s Explore tab just became a more attractive platform for advertisers. Parent company Facebook recently decided to begin inserting ads into the content discovery space.  According to Tech Crunch, to avoid suddenly overwhelming users with advertising content in the Explore grid, ads … [Read more...]

It has been a while since Instagram has made it in the headlines, whether for a feature rollout or some other important announcement, such as reaching a new milestone of one billion active users.  However, Instagram kicks of July with an eventful week, and frequent users of the app have … [Read more...]

APR. 19, 2019 JUL. 18, 2019 update: According to Tech Crunch, Instagram is extending the test to six more countries starting today: Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. When the like-hiding tests were first discovered by software engineer Jane Manchun Wong back in April, the … [Read more...]

Social media platforms are constantly evolving. Sometimes the changes are small; others are complete game changers. Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram have announced a few major changes that we may love, hate, or simply be indifferent to. Here are the latest updates for this trio of social media … [Read more...]

If you’re perplexed by the sudden reduction of LA traffic as you quickly breeze through the unusually unclogged 101 freeway, you’ll be delighted to hear that I have the answer to this bizarre phenomenon: Coachella weekend. Each year thousands of festivalgoers donning bandanas over their mouths, … [Read more...]

Instagram influencers are like dandelions emerging out of immaculate lawns: they’re rapidly growing, to some people’s dismay. While most of them are real social media cognoscenti that carry the influence brands seek, some are merely wannabes appropriating the title to score free traveling … [Read more...]

Nicole Frost, writer at Advertisemint, facebook advertising agency If you aren’t already using Instagram to promote your brand, you’re missing out on a powerful way to reach and connect with your followers. Stories is one of the site’s most popular features, and now you can save your … [Read more...]

Anne Felicitas, editor at AdvertiseMint, Facebook marketing agency When a new social media feature rolls out to users, I can’t help but suspect monetization to be the ulterior motive. Before you label me a tin-foil-hat-wearing conspiracy theorist, let’s review both Facebook and Instagram’s … [Read more...]

When it comes to Instagram, some celebrities got it and some celebrities don’t. Jonathan Van Ness, an American hairdresser, podcaster, and television personality known for the hit Netflix show Queer Eye, is one who’s got it—just take a look at his more than three million adoring followers. Scrolling … [Read more...]

Instagram doesn’t shy away from innovation. IGTV, Stories, and Direct are only a few of the changes it has added to the app. Yet, for a company that’s so inventive, Instagram doesn’t have a basic feature common to all video formats: a feature that lets users forward and rewind. That may change soon. … [Read more...]