8-4-25 - Does Using AI on Instagram Hurt Reach? Adam Mosseri Explains it does not
There are many ways to share content on Instagram - Reels, Carousels, Single Posts, Broadcast Channels, Stories, Going Live - when should you use each one? Today's episode explains. Also the Instagram team has been working on improving the available analytics - we'll discuss. And the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answers questions about reach, engagement, Stories, and more. Show Links:Instagram: Engaging By Surface - Graphic (Instagram)Instagram: Insight Updates (Instagram)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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8-1-25 - TikTok has Creator Chats and Instagram disables live for some Creators
TikTok has a bunch of new features and news to talk about, including Creator Chats - which Lia Haberman stops by to talk about. Instagram has taken away the ability to go Live if you have less than 1,000 followers - which Heston Roberts stops by to discuss. And Microsoft released a study of which jobs they think will be most impacted by LLMs - and which they think will be impacted the least. ICYMI: TikTok Bets on New Creator Chat Rooms — and Community?! (Substack)Find Lia Haberman: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Lia: (Video) or (Audio) Instagram Restricts Live Streaming to Creators with 1K or More Followers (Social Media Today)Find Heston Roberts: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Heston: (Video) or (Audio)Heston's ManyChat Template for DM Automation (Shopify) AI News:Microsoft Study - Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI (Cornell University) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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7-30-25 - Mark Zuckerberg Talks About Personalized Superintelligent AI and Edits Gets Updates
Today's episode features the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answering a question about how Instagram has changed since purchased by Meta, plus Mark Zuckerburg stops by to talk about AI. Edits has a bunch of updates, and the YouTube team has tons of news too, then I get into Wednesday Waffle. Links:Instagram: Adam Mosseri answers how Instagram has changes (Instagram)Meta: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Personalized Superintelligence (Instagram)Edits Adds Remove Silence Feature and more (Threads)YouTube: Protections for Teens and Shorts Tools (YouTube)YouTube: Changes To Profanity and Monetization (YouTube) Wednesday Waffle:Yoto Mini Player - Kids Screen Free Audio Player (Amazon)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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7-28-25 - The Best Time to Post on Instagram Based on Data from Kirsti Lang at Buffer
Kirsti Lang from the Buffer team stops by to share the best time to post on Instagram, and shares data that carousels are more engaging than Reels. Find Kirsti online at:Instagram: @itsmekirstiBuffer: Blog Read all the articles discussed in the episode:Data 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 Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
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7-26-25 - Vine Coming Back with AI, Latest on TikTok Ban, Plus AI News
Today we talk about Vine coming back and how great it was back in the day, plus the latest on the TikTok ban in the US. Additionally, Ashley Coffey and I dig into AI news around a new privacy first assistant and how the US Government has enacted Executive Orders for AI. Links:Twitter: Elon Musk: We’re bringing back Vine, but in AI form (Twitter)TikTok: Commerce Sec. Lutnick says TikTok will go dark if China won’t agree to U.S. control of the social media app (CNBC) AI News:Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs (Techcrunch)The US Government Issues New Directives on AI Development (Social Media Today) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
The ultimate destination for the latest in social media news, focusing on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, and Edits. 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 - Social Media News'.
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