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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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The Head of Instagram answers questions like "why can't Creators make money off Reels forever?" and "does boosting dampen your reach over time encouraging you to post more?" He also explains how to see who viewed your Story after 24 hours using the Stories Archive, and takes on feature suggestions like "why not 2x for Stories?" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
My wife and her friends have a podcast, and they invited me to join as a guest. Hear me talk about why I don't hug people, my motto in life, and my thoughts on social media. 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 talks about how to manage notifications, including how to get uninterrupted sleep. Additionally, Open AI is working on a social media platform with no AI, and I share a strategic growth tip for increasing your followers. Links:Instagram: Managing Notifications (Instagram)Open AI: OpenAI Wants To Create Biometric Social Network To Kill X’s Bot Problem (Forbes)TikTok: Strategy to get more followers (TikTok) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
TikTok's new ownership is now in place in the US! But the platform has had problems over the weekend, and people are looking for alternatives. Additionally, the CEO of YouTube, Neal Mohan, stops by to share his 4 big priorities for the platform in 2026. Links: TikTok: Announcement from the new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (TikTok)TikTok: CEO Shou Chew (TikTok)TikTok: What's new on TikTok for brands: Q1 2026 Product Preview (TikTok) YouTube: YouTube CEO - 4 Big Priorities for 2026 (YouTube) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
In this interview, I chat with Diego Sanchez, a product manager at Buffer. He is a product leader with over a decade of experience launching new products from zero to one. At Buffer, he leads Community, the company’s newest product, focused on building scalable, meaningful social engagement.Diego explains what makes Buffer different from other social media management platforms - the team is dedicated to helping small businesses and creators grow through publishing, analytics, and engagement tools. He highlights the company's unique culture of transparency, featuring public salaries and a four-day work week to prioritize employee well-being. A major focus of the discussion is the launch of Community, a new tool that uses gamification and AI to help users respond to comments and build meaningful connections. Watch the entire interview (YouTube)Listen to the entire interview on your favorite podcast app (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify) (Others) Diego shares data showing that active engagement can increase post interactions by up to 42%, reinforcing the idea that creators should not simply "post and ghost."Ultimately Buffer aims to simplify the complex landscape of social media while remaining an independent and mission-driven company. You can find Diego online at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diesanxYou can find Buffer at: https://buffer.com/ Watch the entire interview (YouTube)Listen to the entire interview on your favorite podcast app (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify) (Others)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
TikTok's 2026 trend report is out! Longtime listener Casey Ross stops by to share his insights. The YouTube team has improvements to the content upload system, then actor Chris Gethard shares his thoughts on the creator economy and compares the American Revolutionary War being kicked off by mail delivery to our current system of gatekeepers with Instagram and TikTok. Then I do Wednesday Waffle, part 2 of the story where I hired actresses as a gift for my wife. Links:TikTok: 2026 TikTok Trend Report (PDF)Connect with Casey Ross (LinkedIn)YouTube:This Week at YouTube: Improvements to Content Management and Video Settings Page (YouTube)Vulture: Preparing for the Creator Economy Apocalypse (with Chris Gethard) (YouTube) Wednesday Waffle: Just Bananas (Overheard Conversation) - Pick Your Podcast App Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answers questions about posting every day on Instagram, and explains the new Edits linking feature. He also gets into improvements around saves, and explains why there's no dedicated Direct Message app for Instagram. Links:My Latest Reel - Anna Mongiello's Story (Instagram) (TikTok) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
Apple announces a direct competitor to Adobe Creative Cloud - it's cheaper and you can purchase the apps so you don't need to pay monthly. Also, the Head of Instagram busts the myth about needing to edit video in Instagram, and YouTube rolls out protections to keep kids limited in their Shorts watch time. Lastly, I do Wednesday Waffle, talking about a gift that I set up for my wife.NordVPN: Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here → https://nordvpn.com/ignews It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Links:Apple: Creative Studio (Apple)Instagram: Mythbusting - Videos Created In Other Apps (Instagram)YouTube: Limiting Watch Time on Shorts (YouTube)YouTube: Interest Targeting for Promote, Ingredients to Video, and Creator Insider Content Requests for 2026! (YouTube) NordVPN: Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here → https://nordvpn.com/ignews It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Wednesday Waffle:Just Bananas (Overheard Conversation) - Pick Your Podcast App Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmediaNordVPN: Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here → https://nordvpn.com/ignews It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! 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 explains how often the Instagram algorithm changes, how to use Trial Reels and make them permanent, along with how to share a Reel to Broadcast Channel. We also talk about music on Reels, and how frustrating it is when Instagram loses music rights to a song and now your Reel has no audio. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this episode, I interview Anna Mangiello, a User-Generated Content (UGC) creator and coach. Anna is a former high school teacher turned full-time UGC creator and coach who has been creating UGC content since 2021.She has worked with over 800 brands, including Fiverr, Maybelline, L’Oréal, TikTok, Microsoft, Dr. Squatch, and many others.Anna has helped more than 700 creators build profitable online businesses through her programs, community, and digital resources. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur with a no-BS teaching style, Anna combines real industry experience with step-by-step education to help women build sustainable, scalable UGC businesses that support their families and give them true time flexibility and freedom.In this interview, Anna defines UGC as content produced by everyday people for brands to use on their own social media or for paid advertising, which allows creators to work without the pressure of posting to their personal accounts or having a large following. She emphasizes that while UGC offers creative freedom and flexibility, it is a demanding business that requires managing administrative tasks, legal contracts, and client negotiations. Anna also discusses her A+ creator community and her "Two-Hour Creator" course, which helps busy individuals—specifically those in the 30-plus demographic—break into the industry and leverage market gaps.You can find Anna online at: YouTube , TikTok, and Instagram Watch the full episode on YouTubeListen to the full episode audio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other platform Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
The Head of Instagram gave 3 tips for Reels in 2026, which involve the Edits app for ideas plus Trial Reels. He also wrote a long blog post about the state of Instagram and where things are headed with respect to AI. The CEO of YouTube, Neal Mohan, gave an interview explaining where he sees YouTube fitting into the landscape compared to Netflix and where things will be in 5 years.Links:Instagram: 3 Reels Tips for 2026 (Instagram)Instagram: Carousel Post on State of Instagram from the CEO (Instagram)YouTube: CEO of the Year Neal Mohan Discusses YouTube’s Cultural Dominance (YouTube)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
When the new year starts, Jen Lehner and I make predictions for the next 12 months. In today's episode, we talk about our favorite marketing campaigns of 2025 and our predictions for social media in 2026. Links:Watch the rest of the interview (YouTube)Listen to the rest of the interview (Spotify)Jen Lehner: https://jenlehner.com/Front Row Daily Briefing: https://jenlehner.com/flash/ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
At the end of every year, Jen Lehner and I discuss social media and tech - the biggest fails, the best new features, and make predictions for the next 12 months. In today's episode, we get into the biggest social media fail of the past 12 months, our favorite new Instagram features, and our favorite new apps and platforms. Links:Jen Lehner: https://jenlehner.com/Front Row Daily Briefing: https://jenlehner.com/flash/ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
Every year around this time, Jen Lehner and I talk about our favorite social media moments of the year, the biggest fails, the best new features, and make predictions for the next 12 months. In today's episode, we start by talking about the predictions we made for 2025, then get into our favorite social media news story of the year and our favorite TikTok trend of the year. Links:Jen Lehner: https://jenlehner.com/Front Row Daily Briefing: https://jenlehner.com/flash/ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
Today the head of Instagram explains why Follower count still matters, the limiting of hashtags to 5, Instagram on televisions and the available data, plus a feature request that already exists in the Edits app. Links: Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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 announces that hashtags will be limited to 5 - but don't worry, they weren't helping you get reach anyway. TikTok has been sold! The CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, sent a memo to employees, which thankfully we have access to. Also the YouTube team is hard at work, rolling out the YouTube Create app for iOS and Nano Banana AI features in YouTube. Links:TikTok: TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says (CNBC)TikTok: The CEO of Instagram on what TikTok does well (Instagram)YouTube: This Week at YouTube - The Last Newsflash of 2025 (YouTube) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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 announces their TV app is coming to Amazon Fire devices first, the Edits team has a bunch of updates, X (AKA Twitter) makes a separate desktop inbox that Threads needs to add ASAP, and the YouTube team adds images to the Shorts feed. Plus the YouTube team discusses strategic ways to use the new collabs feature and I do Wednesday Waffle. Incogni: Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code [ignews] at the link below and get 60% off annual plans:https://incogni.com/ignews Links:Instagram: Instagram for TV is coming! (Instagram)Edits: Updates to the Edits app - Effects! (Instagram)X / Twitter: Desktop Inbox (Chat.X.com)YouTube: Images coming to Shorts Feed (YouTube Blog) Incogni: Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code [ignews] at the link below and get 60% off annual plans:https://incogni.com/ignews Youtube: YouTube Studio features for creators w/ @Andru (YouTube) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia Incogni: Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code [ignews] at the link below and get 60% off annual plans:https://incogni.com/ignews 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, talks about what Creators should focus on in 2026, how to adjust your Instagram algorithm settings, how to Edit a Reel after posting it (hint: you can't!) and the future of the Edits app on the desktop. Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.
Today we hear from Mr. Beast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, on which platform is the most important to create content for, and why. If you've ever struggled with this question, and I certainly have, you're going to like this episode. Also the Instagram @creators account explains the analytics stat "when people liked this" for videos, and why it's so important. Lastly the YouTube team explains Brand Partner Video Access via BrandConnect. YouTube: Sneak Peek: Brand Partner Video Access via BrandConnect (YouTube)Instagram: Analytics - Using the When People Liked (Instagram)YouTube: Mr. Beast and the Attention Economy (YouTube) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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 added Story Re-Sharing - I explain how we all did this before using workarounds, but how businesses and brands can use this new feature strategically. Also Instagram is rolling out Reels topic customization in the USA this week, plus testing Early Access Reels. The YouTube team is has been improving the YouTube Studio Inspiration tab, the Create app and Thumbnail/Title A/B testing. Then after the end music, I do Wednesday Waffle where I talk about an idea for a show that you can definitely steal (or hit me up to collab). Links:Instagram: Public Story Sharing (Threads)Instagram: Control What You See in the Reels Tab (Instagram)Instagram: Early Access Reels (Threads) YouTube: Updates to YouTube Create (YouTube)YouTube: Improvements to the Inspiration Tab (YouTube)YouTube: Thumbnail and Title A/B Testing (YouTube) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave 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.





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