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Instagram is working on a paid Stories subscription feature
Instagram has confirmed it's working on a new feature called "Exclusive Stories."
WhatsApp uses Stories to try and assuage users' privacy fears
WhatsApp is using Status messages (aka Stories) in a bid to reassure US and UK users that it protects their privacy.
Instagram rolls out its new look for Stories on desktop
It says the redesign makes things more immersive and easy to navigate.
Facebook will start paying UK publishers for news stories
Facebook is launching its dedicated News tab in the UK with a promise to pay UK news sites substantial sums to license articles.
Spotify taps big-name musicians to help test Instagram-like stories
The latest test includes artists talking about their holiday songs.
Slack is experimenting with Instagram-like Stories
Slack has announced Slack Connect Direct Messaging, Verified Organizations, plus a couple of experiments like Video Stories and an optional audio feed.
Google is giving Web Stories a bigger spotlight in its mobile app
They'll pop up in the Discover feed on iOS and Android.
Pinterest lures lifestyle influencers with its own version of Stories
Pinterest is stepping up its efforts to lure influencers to its platform with a new set of Instagram-like features.
Some Facebook users are about to start seeing Instagram Stories
Facebook is testing a new feature that allows users to view Instagram Stories from the main Facebook app.
Twitter says disappearing ‘Fleets’ are reported less often than tweets
Could Twitter's experiment with Stories help it fix harassment?
Oprah and Facebook team up to host a virtual graduation ceremony
It's not much, but Facebook plans to host a virtual graduation ceremony with Oprah to celebrate the grads of 2020.
Snapchat users can finally post Stories from other apps
Snapchat is finally opening up Stories to outside apps. Nearly a year after it was first previewed, the company is introducing App Stories, a feature that allows third-party apps to post Stories created in the Snapchat app to their services. First announced at the company's Partner Summit event, App Stories is now available in four apps: Triller, Squad, Hily, and Octi. The company says more apps will adopt App Stories over time, though it's not clear how quickly Snap will be ramping up. (And no word yet on when Stories might show up in Houseparty or Tinder -- two early partners that were teased during last year's Partner Summit.)
Facebook's experimental Stories feature lets users cross-post to Instagram
Facebook has started testing a feature that will finally allow you to cross-post Stories to Instagram. The social network released a tool that gives you the capability to cross-post Instagram Stories to Facebook way back in 2017. However, that tool has no capability to cross-post the other way around. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered the experimental "Share Story to Instagram" toggle within the Story Privacy settings, and switching it on activates a "Share to Story" button.
Twitter acquires Stories photo and video editor maker Chroma Labs
Twitter has acquired Chroma Labs, the firm behind an editor for photos and videos meant specifically for Instagram and Facebook Stories, as well as for Snapchat. Whether the acquisition means Twitter is also launching a feature for ephemeral posts remains to be seen. All Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour said in his post is that Chroma Labs' employees will be joining the social network's product, design and engineering teams.
Instagram will let you reply to Stories with GIFs
For a couple of years, Instagram users have been able to pull GIFs from Giphy to use as animated stickers in Stories. When your friend posts something that you just have to respond to and words or a static image just won't cut it, you might want to reply with a GIF of your own. And guess what? You can do just that following the app's latest update.
Why are we obsessed with Instagram's ‘What are you?’ filters?
We're barely one month into 2020, and one social media trend has truly taken the definition of 'viral' and rammed it down our collective throat: Instagram's "What X are you?" story filters.
Spotify tests Stories for influencer playlists
Spotify is testing a new feature that lets influencers share Stories alongside their public playlists, TechCrunch reports. Spotify's version will allow select users to share video clips that contain snippets of songs and album art. As you'd imagine, it looks a lot like the Stories you've seen on Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and YouTube.
Instagram's Layout feature adds collages to your Stories
Today, Instagram is rolling out new Layout feature that will let you include multiple photos in a single story. When you open the Stories camera and select the Layout option, you'll be able to choose between two and six photos to combine in a grid-based collage.
Facebook can flesh out your Dating profile with existing Stories
If Facebook Dating is going to compete with the heavyweights of the hookup world, that means offering livelier profiles -- and it won't surprise you to hear how it's going to accomplish that. You can now share your existing Facebook or Instagram Stories in Dating to give potential partners a sense of who you really are. If they're enamored, they can send a Like to (hopefully) get the sparks flying.
Duolingo adds short stories to its language-learning iPhone app
Duolingo's library of interactive short stories is finally available for mobile, particularly for iPhones. The language-learning portal's Stories feature, which offers over 100 fully voiced bite-sized stories designed to test your reading and listening comprehension, was only available on the web. Now, you can also access it from a tab within Duolingo's iPhone app.