Facebook’s F8 Conference Takeaways for Newsrooms
Every year, Facebook holds its annual developer conference, F8, to announce the future of Facebook, Instagram and its other platforms. Typically, the focus is on the exciting, futuristic ways people will communicate. From video live streaming, to bots, to augmented reality, Facebook has historically used this event to tout how its platform will connect people … Continued
New: Instagram Metrics Reports in SND
You can now build custom, Instagram-metrics reports inside your SND Dashboard. This brand-new SND Reports capability allows you to view your Instagram accounts, benchmark their growth and track performance over time. You can even compare a group of accounts to one another for added context. Stats Roll-Up In addition to Facebook and Twitter metrics already … Continued
NEW: Instagram Analytics now LIVE in SND Dashboard
Instagram analytics are here! Thanks to an API update and hard work from our development team, you can now view analytics for your Instagram accounts in stream columns and the Post Manager. You can see the number of likes and comments accurately displayed on your posts in the “User Posts” stream for your connected accounts … Continued
Telling Weather and Sports Stories with Instagram Video
Instagram Video publishing is brand new to SND Dashboard, and news outlets are already using video to keep their audience informed (and entertained). If you’re still looking for ways to take your video storytelling to Instagram, here are some great ideas we’ve seen lately from our friends in weather labs and sports departments nationwide. It’s … Continued
IT’S HERE: Post & Schedule Instagram Videos with @SocialNewsDesk
You wanted it. We built it. And now you can have it: posting and scheduling Instagram VIDEOS right from your Social News Desk Dashboard! We’re excited to be one of the first software tools to offer this feature. Just like posting video to Facebook and Twitter, the entire workflow happens right in your Dashboard. (We … Continued
COMING SOON: Instagram Video in Social News Desk
Instagram has just announced NEW support for video publishing in its API! We know you’re just as excited as we are – this has been one of the biggest feature requests you’ve had, and we’re hard at work making it happen inside SND Dashboard. Local news brands are already using Instagram Video posts to share … Continued
Tips for Using Instagram as a Source
#TeamSND just returned from a great week at the Online News Association conference in Austin, TX. Did you miss it? Not to worry – we took notes on all the sessions we attended including one on how to use Instagram as a source… Lead by the news team at Instagram, this session focused on how … Continued
Instagram Verification Available for All
Instagram’s verification process has just gotten easier for public figures and brands. Beginning this week, Instagram allows users to request a blue verification badge for their account, right from the app. Your Instagram account settings will have an option called Request Verification. Before you get started, check that you’re ready to submit your request. What … Continued
Instagram TV… Is it for you?
Instagram recently announced and launched a new app: Instagram TV, aka IGTV. This vertical video (yes… you read that right) platform is available for anyone who wants to create content for it. You don’t have to be verified, and you don’t even have to be a business page. This is a nice benefit for any … Continued