Instagram’s 10th birthday release introduces a Stories Map, custom icons and...
Instagram today is celebrating its 10th birthday with the launch of several new features, including a private “Stories Map,” offering a retrospective of the Stories you’ve shared over the last three...
View ArticleTwitter’s new Stories feature ‘Fleets’ is struggling under the load
Twitter’s new Stories feature, “Fleets,” appears to be struggling under the load. Launched this morning to Twitter’s global user base, Fleets appear at the top of the Twitter app, allowing users to...
View ArticleInstagram adds a captions option for Stories and soon, Reels
Instagram is making its video Stories and Reels more accessible with the launch of a new “captions sticker” that will allow users to watch without having the sound on. The addition will not only make...
View ArticleSpotify partners with GIPHY to connect users with artists’ music via GIFs
Spotify announced this morning a new partnership with online GIF database GIPHY to enable discovery of new music through GIFs. No, the GIFs themselves won’t play song clips, if that’s what you’re...
View ArticleFleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. After a fittingly fleeting time in the wild, Twitter is banishing its ephemeral stories feature known as Fleets, which debuted in November 2020. Twitter...
View ArticleTikTok confirms pilot test of TikTok Stories is now underway
Twitter may have shut down its Stories features known as Fleets, but the Stories format will continue to invade other social platforms. TikTok today confirmed it’s piloting a new feature, TikTok...
View ArticleThis Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories,...
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a...
View ArticleInstagram is ditching ‘swipe-up’ links in favor of stickers
Instagram is ditching the “swipe-up” link in Instagram Stories starting on August 30. The popular feature has historically allowed businesses and high-profile creators a way to direct their Story’s...
View ArticleLinkedIn is scrapping its Stories feature to work on short-form video
What do LinkedIn and Twitter have in common? They both introduced ephemeral story features that were pretty fleeting. LinkedIn announced today that it will suspend its Stories feature on September 30...
View ArticleLinkedIn launches a $25M fund for creators, will test Clubhouse-style audio...
When LinkedIn first launched Stories format, and later expanded its tools for creators earlier this year, one noticeable detail was that the Microsoft-owned network for professionals hadn’t built any...
View ArticleFacebook tests a new option for cross-posting your Facebook feed posts to...
Facebook already allows users to cross-post their Instagram Stories and Reels to Facebook. Now it’s testing a new feature that would see posts flowing in the other direction, too. The company recently...
View ArticlePinterest now lets creators export their video content to other platforms
In an effort to help Pinterest creators better reach their wider audience across social media, the company today is launching a new feature for its Idea Pins — its video-first new Pin format introduced...
View ArticleXbox mobile app rolls out new stories feature for sharing game clips,...
Microsoft is updating its Xbox app to allow players to create, share and view Snapchat-like stories, the company announced this week. Players can share their favorite gaming moments including game...
View ArticleMicrosoft wants to add Stories to corporate portals
Stories are everywhere — and I’m not talking about the fantasy kind. In the early aughts, Snapchat launched Stories as a way to let users share candid moments throughout the day, like catching the...
View ArticleFacebook’s new ‘Feeds’ tab chronologically displays posts from your friends...
Facebook is revamping its main news feed and launching a new “Feeds” tab where users can see posts from their friends, groups, pages and more in chronological order, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced...
View ArticleSignal is the latest app to roll out a Stories feature
End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out a new Stories feature to all users on Android and iOS, the company announced on Monday. The official launch comes a few weeks after the company...
View ArticleSnap announces tests of sponsored links in My AI, new ad products for...
After Snap’s stock took a hit from its weak first-quarter earnings, the company today made its pitch to advertisers at IAB’s NewFronts where it introduced new ad products and opportunities. Here,...
View ArticleYouTube Stories are shutting down June 26 as company focuses on Shorts
Stories are over — at least on YouTube, that is. The Google-owned video site announced today that YouTube Stories will be shutting down on June 26, 2023, as the company aims to focus on other key...
View ArticleTelegram is adding Stories next month
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced today that the messaging app is adding Stories in early July. Durov says users have been asking for the feature for years, noting that more than half of all feature...
View ArticleInstagram’s latest test lets creators highlight comments in their stories
Instagram is experimenting with a new feature to let creators share notable fan comments to their Stories, such as comments on their posts or Reels. In a post on the “IG updates” channel, Instagram...
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