Monday Morning Learning – 20 April 2020
Published on 21 Apr '20
Instagram is Testing Out New Features for DMs
There are two new features that Instagram is currently working on for its DMs.
The first of these two new features has to do with message forwarding. The second feature is also very reminiscent of WhatsApp. It allows you to quote certain messages and reply to them directly, adding a lot more streamlining into the conversations that you would actually end up having.
Instagram Live Streams Can Now Be Viewed on the Web
After rolling out access to Direct messages via the web last week, Instagram is now also giving users the option to view Instagram Live broadcasts on desktop PCs, which comes with a new, less intrusive format, and URLs to cross-promote your streams.
Link: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-live-streams-can-now-be-viewed-on-the-web/575949/
Instagram Adds Gift Card, Ordering and Fundraising Tools to Help Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Instagram has now officially announced the addition of its new gift card, food order, and fundraiser tools for Stories and profiles, which will provide businesses impacted by the COVID-19 shutdowns with another way to generate income during the ongoing crisis
Facebook Unveils New ‘Care’ Reactions to Help Express Responses to COVID-19
Facebook has now officially unveiled its new ‘Care’ Reactions for both Facebook and Messenger, which will provide another quick response option for COVID-19 related updates.
Instagram is Testing a New ‘Challenge’ Sticker to Prompt User Engagement
Instagram is testing a new ‘Challenge’ sticker for Stories which would enable users to call on their connections to participate in visual competitions, prompting more engagement. When applied, you’d then be prompted to tag friends to participate, while down the bottom of the screen, there’s also an option to ‘search challenges’ within the hashtag field, based on trending content.
Facebook Launches an Experimental App for Messaging Close Friends via Apple Watch
The app allows you to send a variety of messages with just one tap, including voice recordings, emoji, location sharing, scribbles and even dictation input — similar to how using iMessage from your Apple Watch works today. However, these messages are being sent over Facebook’s own Messenger service, not SMS or iMessage.
