The Head of Instagram on the State of the App & their Biggest Mistakes
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Adam Mosseri was on a podcast recently and spilled ALL the secrets of Instagram, Threads, and the biggest mistakes Instagram has made over the years.
If you want to know what to focus on when it comes to social media, Instagram, text-based posts, and more, we take you through everything Mosseri explained is important on the social media apps in today's video.
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I remember back in the good old days when you saw pics from your friends and people you actually follow without drowning in suggested posts and ads.
And still had the time to find and explore new people. It WAS really an extremely interesting place, which while kind of 'competitive' really had more of an encouraging vibe, like get out and explore life!
Now its more like, look at how good I am, worship me worship me!
And what a great time it was! The 2010's was the last great decade for social media. Now it's more like meh. What a pity!
@@pointfrogg Its funny how you guys are on a social media platform to dick social media platforms. You both have no clue how much you are dependant on it. Nobody wants to see their friends dog picture for the 50th time.
I’m so fed up with this world rn
What’s worse is how it basically forces us to repost the post on our stories only to expose that our friends/peers intentionally don’t like your post.. you would think ads/suggested posts that drown our feed is the reason our usual followers don’t like our posts cause they don’t see them… swear in the last 6 months I’ve noticed everyone has changed. We all used to like each other’s stuff, I’m not talking about getting validation from others but just having that support. Whatever the post is if it’s a milestone, cute selfie, creative photography.. now everyone suddenly changed and got comfortable viewing and not liking which I think that’s what affects the engagement to even reach out for a new audience. Our own peers are intentionally not supporting :( and people got way too comfortable being quick to view your stories and never like your posts…
I have to be honest as an IG creator I am exhausted with the app. Any time I feel as if I'm getting a little bit of reach it gets tanked and I'm right back to the begining.
I agree with you. I’m over the plus followers bc of ads then the follower drop and lack of reach 😒
We must realize that it's more about money and the competition than content quality. Basically, Mosseri is covering his ass. Have you observed the lack of quality of content from people who are not at a real level of matured intellect? Hell, they barely have any education.
It’s because they want everyone to pay for their boost.
Yup. Me, too. 😢
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He sounds like Instagram is desperately chasing trend instead of being a trendsetter
Exactly!
definitely has been the case.. remember vine? instagram pretty much took them out by copying them
Mosseri: "how far do you want me to bend over, Zuck?"
Instagram chasing trends, killing chronological order and mimicking Tik Tok is what's leading to their own demise. When IG first started, it was the shit. Back when everybody would post casual posts of travel photos, food pictures and sharing hobbies to our friends/families. Getting potential followers at the time was a piece of cake! Chronological order kept us updated on what our friends and loved ones was up too.
As soon as Instagram changed their algorithm, it was never the same. It was more like keeping up with Joneses. Following the algorithm became more of a chore than an actual desire. Organic reach died. Every platform wants pay for play or else your post is pretty much hidden.
The golden age of social media unfortunately is dead :(
They have the data, can't lose
That's why I love Strava. Post photos and videos of my bike rides workouts everyone gets to see it! Always same average of likes!
@@imdannymartinsyeah but I only run 3 miles at a time and strava just makes me feel like a scrub 😂😉
@@JerryTeixeira 🤣get a bike 😎🙌
To be honest, he sounds like he and the team are in over their heads. Trying EVERYTHING and seeing what sticks.
IG is the feed. The team didn't understand this and that's why Instagram is now dead.
Seriously. Its really THAT simple.
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Instagram: *makes the feed suck*
Also Instagram: People aren’t using feeds 🤷🏻♀️
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Exactly. He says video took off. Well wasn't that because you deliberately prioritized video to compete with tiktok. Hes trying to suggest the tail (consumers) is wagging the dog (IG). They ensured video did better than photos. They literally engineered it that way. Hes such a dishonest ass
@@bitsybeans8982 I have worked with that personality type before- headstrong to a fault and unwilling to take accountability. Even with all the backlash, listen to his phrasing! Still completely convinced that he is right and that everyone else will see the light. So arrogant - and, in this case, also wrong.
@@bitsybeans8982 Yes, agreed. Can’t have it both ways. They caused people to switch to video, it wasn’t some miraculous shift in the consciousness of their users 🙄.
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Exactly!
This is so concerning they focus on the most impressionable, youngest demographic to get them completely addicted to this app. This whole interview just made me want to boycott instagram so much more. If the reason my quality content isn’t being shown anymore is because the app favors content geared towards children who can’t even vote yet… this app is not anywhere I want to be anymore. Wow.
100%
Join the club, my kids aren't and won't be on it
most underrated comment
Groomers 😂
My California teenagers dont use Instagram, its old technology. Tik Tok is what they are using, they will use twitter or reddit before using IG, so bad strategy thanking the youngins will follow this app
"Core focus is creators".... but we change the algorithm all the time to constantly make it difficult to figure out how to increase reach. Oh, btw, we aren't going to tell you what we changed, you've got to figure it out on your own lol!
…by creators they mean public figures and celebs.
Maybe they should stop shadowbanning people with different views than them and do something about bots and all those fake accounts. Just a thought.
Nailed it!
this guy is full of it. people only post to their stories because or posts doesnt get any reach! if you were actuall showing our posts to our followers there would be 50% less stories being posted. i have been getting shadowbanned for years. more ppl see my stories than my posts a lot of times so what does that tell me? post stories so that i dont completely feel like instagram is a total waste of my time. i have over 10k followers and only 200 ppl is how many ppl the algorithm shows my posts to. thats unacceptable
facts people don't post anymore cause no one really sees it so they just post to stories instead.
I just realised 3000 + of my 7k followers are bots. Now I have to delete them one by one because instagram doesn't even have an option to do it quick.
@@hedonismbot3274 how do you find out how many bots you have?
That’s really disappointing to hear 🫤. What are you going to do? As users, I believe the power remains with us.
Will you switch platforms? I’ve heard Vero is a good alternative but I haven’t tried it for myself yet. Another person in the comments said they’re using it and they like it.
Agree. I saw another comment that their account grew through stories and they hadn’t post on their profile in weeks.
Instagram changing so much has been to it's detriment - the purpose of the platform is lost in a sea of grey
Exactly. Seems everyone realizes this but them 🫤.
IG went from being the best photo sharing app to wanna be tiktok.
Instagram is a brand at this point. A name it can be whatever it wants. It has no identity.
Instagram went from the "IT app" to the "popular kid who felled off hard". It's a pity because the app had a lot of potential in the beginning.
IG should have a tab for a chronological feed, and their algo feed, they can do both
That would confirm what they fear, that they made a bad choice, and then they'd be supporting both the version users want and the version they're trying to make more money with.
They already have that, you have to tap on the instagram logo at the top of your feed 👍
There already is. Go to the top and instead of “for you” choose “following”
@@maybejensen I think that's TikTok you're thinking of, lol.
@@maybejensenbut you have to go back each time the app closes and set it back to feed. It’s tedious
"You don't understand, we HAD to butcher the feed. We already destroyed it, so why would people bother posting to it anymore? Friends who has friends they care about anymore?!" That's what I heard...
Someone needs to design an app that's like Instagram (video and photo sharing), but targeted for people 40+, so we're not constantly bombarded with teenage memes and reels that feel very immature for a 40 year old mindset. Why aren't the middle-aged demographic catered for? We're the people with the most money!
VERO is like that.... check it out.
Because attention = money , over 40s don't spend most of their attention during work hours on Instagram, they are busy earning money in real life, but younger people have fewer responsibilities, more screen time = more attention towards ads which social apps mostly make money of.
Good point.@@Lulelly
Totally agree with that statement. 40+ are the people with most money BUT they do take more time considering their purchase whereas GenZ spend less but more. That’s why brands like Shein, PLT exist and thrive within this generation.
Interesting. Thank you@@vanessaverron1025
He unknowingly identified the exact thing that's the problem. @1:05 ish. DUH YOU ARE A PHOTO PLATFORM. Duh. If you mess with what made you successful, you get to feel the disappointment of your bad decisions.
Ssshhhh keep it down 🤫
You’re making too much sense 🤣😩.
Reels is priority! Two weeks later photography is priority now "we want to make it community oriented again", two weeks later stories are priority now! And so on.. I'm glad I decided to leave IG permanently. No more dealing with ever changing hoop jumping, constant indecisiveness from Adam, and their double standards.
Yeah screw this guy
He said people spend more time in the DM's. Meanwhile all the DM's are flooded with messages from bots and fake accounts! "No, for the 10,000 time I don't want to be an ambassador for your jewelry brand." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Their biggest mistake is bombarding us with randoms on our feed. We want to see people we actually know.
Thanks, Adam, for letting me know that I might just as well delete my account and dump the app. My learned that my account and all the posting of my artwork on the app is now just a waste of time because I have zero interest in teenyboppers. My interest in the platform was based upon the back and forth visual conversation with artists around the world that took place and the opportunity for art lovers to join in that conversation. The last thing the art world needed was to be chaperoned, censored by algorithm, and defecated on by Marc Zuckerberg’s monstrosity as it desperately tries to be accepted into the kool kids click in high school.
I’d like to know what he means by content creator. Is he talking influencers? Social media marketers? What about people who are just trying to market their business? I’m an artist and it’s exhausting trying to keep up. Also why do we have to target teens for everything? Again I’m an artist and teens aren’t my demographic. I feel like there are more people in their 30s and 40s on the app than anybody else. Why not target them?
Yes
They don’t want real people to make money, just the people that are on their agenda!
The rise of Tiktok and they got delusional and have no idea what they're doing
Same
I'm on the same boat. Most people who follow my art journey are in their 30s or older. And now it's just sad. Also seeing that new posts under specific "#" has been removed - only top and top new...no reach at all,even with my fellow artists...
I deleted my Instagram account a couple of weeks ago, so this just reaffirms why I started to hate the app.
I had to comment straight away from his dig at people making excuses over reach. My page grew to 30k in 9 months in 2017/18 and then overnight when from 10k views on stories down to 2k and 8k likes per 2 posts a day to 1800 shared. I was posting what my followers enjoyed and it changed and then steadily declined since. Now my page gets 400 likes on photos, 10k views on reels 500 story views and my followers complain that they have to search to find me yet I post at least 3 times a week now. The app was fun, not anymore and I've spoken at length with some who have 1million views on reels who are photographers who'd rather just share their photo rather than a silly reel they feel they have to do for the app.
Dude is a liar talking in circles
Same here. I will often get comments from my followers exclaiming how they had no idea I have been active for months because I never show up in their feed. What’s the point of following anyone if they’re not showing your FOLLOWERS the content??? Like why follow at all?!
I absolutely see the same on my profile. We need to all move to a better app. Instagram is dead for all of us not spending all day creating reels.
Same happened to me. Imagine having 248K followers but my photo only got 380 likes, even one commenter said “ how is this only get 372 likes? This need more likes!!!”😅
Who the effff has time to create a reel?
An example of a CEO who doesn't listen to his customers AND creators at all. What if IG was finally regulated so that kids under 16 can't use it? Seriously, isn't it a bit creepy and weird for adults and teens to comingle on these apps?
Adam reminds me of Mr. Crocker but 2 decades younger
His whole stance on "your friends arent posting" is bullshit. I don't care. The explore page is there for a reason. Force feeding me content from people I dont follow on my feed is STUPID. If I wanna see something else, that's why I have the option to go on the explore page.
Unrelated, but he reminds me of David Wallace from The Office
The reason y ppl dont use feed is cuz they dont get any reach posting on feed. How hard it is for him to understand ?
His thought patterning explains Ig overall … All over the darn place 😩😩😩. If young people & creators is the focus listen to them. Thanks so much for this video.
They don't even feature all creators. I follow a lot of educational content and I've noticed that some of the people I follow on there do really great content and don't get as many likes as they should.
When we getting ads on reels back.. Them stopping that bonus was crazy
If they switched back to chronological order, they’d change the game!
They're chasing teens who don't even know what they want for breakfast.
Also Instagram sucks if your account has been hacked or a scammer is stealing your photos and posting them as their own. Also bots and fake accounts. They could be better at that.
Agree 💯
it's almost as if instagrams 'security' features are worthless, and are just a coding experiment because they have enough users they can afford to chuck some off
It’s crazy to focus on teens because they are easy to manipulate and get addicted easily. But I get it but focus on adults too, people age & we have been using this app since it was created.
Isn’t that what all brands do, especially the toy, cereal, and video game industry?
"You have to make controversial decisions for the betterment of the product. " Incorrect. You make informed decisions for the betterment. See the difference? This why he just talked a lot, but said nothing. I still don't know what their direction is, why I should use it, how I can leverage it. No informed information.
I want to know how come photos weren’t addressed in the interview!? Photographers are creators yet they are getting pushed to the bottom of the algorithm!
did he not? He mentioned least used is Feed, so if you only post photos, you are least important in the algo chain.
@@TheMrleeyang Let me simplify it for you…He DID NOT mention how posting photos will IMPROVE for the PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO HELPED BUILT INSTAGRAM! There is that better!
@@rogalaphotography I disagree. Instagram is long past the point when a professional photographer's work was the draw. I'm not too sure it ever was. Yes, great photographer's get a lot of followers but the second instgram was created it was a social media site. 1. Share pictures with friends 2. Follow inspirational photographer's and celebrities. Visual media-centric social media might be the a decent phrase.
And I don't think they plan to do anything specific for photographer's. You can link your website for images to be purchased. Beyond that the only two things they can really improve on is in app editing software and allowing higher resolution images. I wouldn't put either on a priority list for user engagement since one is covered by other software, apps, and new phones. The other is just a photohraphy website link away.
I’m enjoying IG less and less as time moves on
I haven’t posted on IG in a little over a year. To my personal page anyway. I have another page I use for other interests, but even those I haven’t posted in months. Months.
IG just isn’t the same anymore and it feels more and more like a waste of a time. It’s not a surprise that it’s gotten easier and easier to not look at it.
it's nothing more than a website of private photo albums at the moment
It's pretty much a second job doing all the posting, reels, stories, etc. It's overwhelming and there's times I feel like deleting all my content and starting over.
This 🙌
They don't even all you to delete
Anyone notices how many times he mentions teens and young people. Instagram is targeting teens and young people because everyone knows teens and young people have more free time on their hands. Teens and young people are easier to manipulate and susceptible to pour all their time, energy, and resources into the app in hopes their go virial. But most teens and young people never go virial. They become addicted and depressed because of these apps.
It's predatory and I wish it was regulated!!
Young people are the consumer class… it’s that way in every culture on earth who has money to spend.
Instagram is utter shit nowadays! They want you to pay for reach! That’s the bottomline! Pay them and they’ll share your content! Don’t pay and get the reach they give u
Thanks, you've spoke for us all
They just want you to pay for reach that all. Instagram is crap now!
@@ArtSam22 unfortunately there nothing to rival it! Vero is shit aswell. It’s just not instagram!
People either just suck it up and post because they enjoy taking photos or stop using it.
Cheers for replying 👍🏽
Yep. Every platform wants users to pay for play for more reach. Organic reach is unfortunately dead. The last time where we had organic reach was the 2010's.
If you pay them, how many people will they show your content to is my question?
@@jamilgotcher365 I’d depends how much you want to pay! You can pay for for reach and choose how many days your want your post sponsored for. It hits a wider group of people!
Someone needs to tell him no one spends time on the FEED because the FEED is useless hence why everyone is spends more time in Stories and DMs, when I open Instagram I check the feed first then I see ads and people I don't follow so I move to Stories and DMs.. how did this guy even become CEO?
Exactly!!!
True, the ads are invasive.
Exactly! There's too many ads, and I had to dig to turn off the "recommended based on interests" posts in the feed. I just want to see the 2,500 or so accounts I chose to follow! Ready to give up on IG after using it since the very beginning when everyone still used the filters. And IG has no idea why.
Yup back to front logic. He’s just spouting bs a and the interviewer is a sycophant
IG fell off when the original creators left the company. Now, we're left with clueless business man who don't know what they're doing 😅😅
No, Moss, it’s definitely the algorithm.
Instagram has a long way to go....the "ads on reels" they just dropped is TRASH lol i got $12 on a video that made over 300k views.....its horrible
I recently got 0, so you're doing better than I 😂😂
I reached 2milliond views they paid $60 and that’s it
You need to do brand deals, sponsorships or partnerships to make serious money. What did u expect bro, $50 000 for 300 000 views?😂
@@GenuineRSA i can tell you haven't really made money off of reels ads ....on facebook I'm getting around $150 to $200 off of the same amount of views ....I know what i"m talking about sir! i make really good money off of facebook reels ads already including bonuses. On instagram bonuses i was making around 2-5k off of that every month! The IG reels ads are paying less than the IG bonuses were ....which is my shock!
instagram is currently basically a website of private photo albums
Awesome video… great content and pacing that kept me watching to the end. Thank you.
I don't feel like anything of the stuff he said really matter.
I really think that if Instagram had done nothing over the last few years and just didn't change anything they would be seeing the exact same "growth".
Everyone's opinion of Instagram and social media in general has gotten worse and the apps have barely gotten better. There just isn't anyone doing it really well so a lot of users are just stuck with these current apps.
...but hey he's paid the big bucks to find reasons to change things, so I'm sure he knows more.
He doesn’t. Companies are copying each other pretty much down to the letter and that won’t work. Not every strategy or template will work for another platform. It’s okay to be different, especially when you’re “competing.” The move shouldn’t be to replicate or imitate everything you see just because it worked for someone else (TikTok) and they’re successful at it.
it's because the big social media sites are owned by children, (Zuck, Musk) all they see is shiny thing (tiktok) that they need to copy
Am I the only one that would love a social media app that's cater for older generations like millenals and up? I'm tired of being constantly reminded that I'm old, despite only being in my early 30's, or that I'm a loser because "look at those people being so successful at only age 22, 19, 16 etc." and "look at you, your so lame, you haven't even made a viral video yet!". We need an app for 30+ people who miss the way stuff were back in the day. 😂
I definitely don't think you are the only one! But most startups try to chase everyone and go for a moonshot, rather than service a specific demographic very well. Will be interesting to see if that changes!
Even RUclips showing me a 8 year old boy cosplaying as a girl wearing a bunch of makeup, creepy af and so inappropriate.
Just found your channel and I will say that this was such a useful video. Subscribed and looking forward to whats to come. Keep it up, Cheers!
I hate how every app wants to be a colossal all-in-one walmart of apps.
we need to know about the shadown ban feature that they are denying
Yeah!
Thanks for sharing this man. This is so dope.
False. I get more views in feed than in stories. And I get more views/likes on my personal account with 500 followers than I do with my account of 4200. They purposely stifle you to pay for reach. And when you do pay it’s a bunch of fake accounts that hit like. It’s all misleading conduct. If he was forthright about saying they’re finding ways to generate money that would be more respectful than taking a photo-sharing platform that had amazing organic growth, and transforming it into a dm’ing tik tok.
I’ll add to this - what Adam said about friends not posting is a lie. I have people I follow who have fallen out of my feed, and I theirs. not because they don’t post, because they do regularly, but simply because instagram replaces their posts with ads. I’d much prefer instagram go back to the chronological feed with organic growth, and take a percentage of any money I make off instagram, versus forcing me to pay for meaningless reach.
this was really helpful, thank you!
The design changes that they released last year were terrible. Let’s put text over photos wrecked the UX and made it frustrating to the point that I avoided my own feed and even removed the app from my phone.
The fact that Mosseri talks about everything as though the problems with reach are in the past. Teens are not the only ones that use the app. I’m 37. I don’t even know where to go anymore. I just started TikTok, but it’s too clunky. & to have to post vertical video on ig, TikTok, & yt with different watermarks & copyright rules. 😳
Same boat …
Good stuff … would love to learn more about the best ways to use Instagram for building a local, interest-based community.
Great video! Thank you 🙏
Facebook and Instagram are like working in the restaurant industry. It’s a busy and popular restaurant, buts it’s Dennys and WaffleHouse.
And the only problem with that. I don’t like Dennys and WaffleHouse, but I have to eat. So I have to eat with the peasants of social media.
cheap restaurants (I assume, we don't have those two here) that have bought or killed the competition
Every third post is an ad. It’s infuriating and the hate of Instagram is overtaking the love of it.
Ace. You killed it brother!!!
the lizard comment 🤣 immediate subscribe haha!!honestly though, great video and excited to check out more content like this
Very informative thank you 🎉
So in other words he saying a whole bunch of nothing. Why focus on stuff that nobody really cares about rather than focusing on what people are complaining about. Honestly I’m over instagram I’m on a never ending to find. Better apps grow organically. I’m sick of of IG
Same. IG gives me very little return on investment. I’m now switching to using social media as a secondary tool and getting back to in-person networking/outreach and growing my e-mail list. Best wishes to us all!
I’ve heard Vero is a good alternative but I haven’t joined them yet. I wanted to view their platform first but you need to signup before you can do anything 🙄.
haha YES! I'm listening to him and all I'm getting is tech jargon/buzz words, I'm like stop messing with the app, it was fine to begin with
I deleted my Instagram in June, I moved to Vero and I like Vero better
I’ve been thinking about moving to Vero but I’m honestly worried they’ll turn to sh*t like every other platform 🫤. I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying it so far, that’s comforting.
Vero does not censor but its a graveyard also. No stories, no music , no fun and no i am not 15 years old i am a fetish and boudoir foto/videographer. Which means instagram and tik tok hate me but sadly vero is not the answer
I like listening to the business side of this :)
great video :)
9:25 Not necessarily, I think standing out and differentiating is better than just trying to do what another is doing but better. IG had an experience that was different than other platforms and now bc they’re trying to keep up with the Joneses, they’re ruining the users’ experience which isn’t good for their rep.
Thank you
I deleted my Instagram. Instant weight lifted. Now the only social media I have is RUclips 🤷🏼♀️
They need to fix the caption section when I am writing it. It's so small and hard to navigate, even if I just copy and paste. It's important for it to be wide enough to see and easy to write and edit!
Good content
Instagram cares about creators. LOOOOOOOL - I haven’t grown in over a year because my content has 0 reach past my followers (bearing in mind that only 10% of them sees my content). People are so afraid of interacting with content that they send you tons of dm’s, but that’s not what makes you grow. Nor is Stories. Reels that get shared are either fear mongering or comedy, so tell me how you make all creators grow? Please! I’ve grown so much through RUclips in the same year that I even have some stable monetized deals…meanwhile I’ve just been so demotivated that I really don’t care what to post on Instagram anymore cos…what’s the point?
Ah not to mention that creatos have been hacked a lot for the past 365 days and received LITERALLY 0 SUPPORT from instagram, unless they paid huge money to freelancers who had friends within Meta to get their account back. Meanwhile, RUclips gathered small, medium, big creators who were using shorts and offered them real support and guidance. Listening to everything Instagram says, the only word that comes into my head is LIES.
Are you a creator account or business acct? I saw videos mentioning creator accounts have to engage far more often than a business acct
good video and points. please get a tripod not attached to your table, getting motion sick everytime you touch the table or move.
@2:45 Ofcourse we spend more time on DMs because its a real live conversation between people. And Stories takes longer to watch and process than a feed scrolling, press LIKE and then move to next one. But its never long since we jump into each users Stories as we see their posts on the feed.
Zuck .. lizard.. I’m on my echo bike mid sip of water and it almost came out my nose. Great video.
So basically get them while their young, then they're hooked. Basic social media companies approach 101. Instagram was good before you know who got their grubby hands on it. Thanks for the interview, very interesting:)
Man that 'bathroom blog' filter is crazy! ;-D
I really think that they believe everyone uses IG in the same way, they need to adopt a model where you can choose your interests and you get suggested content related to those interests. Just because you may ❤ something a friend sends you it doesn't necessarily mean that you want to be constantly pushed that type of content.
I typically consume more content on TikTok than on Instagram. For me, the experience isn't seamless. Also, as a creator, I get better views and engagement on TikTok, yet better conversion on IG. So both serve their purpose depending on what you do and your desired goals.
So Basically, Screw anyone 25-30+ and Focus on Teens because they make things sell. And that whole FEED bs, News flash....A lot of people post on FEED but If they can't get those post to even half of their followers and new folks, then what's the point?
BTW KIDS AND TEENS THINK IG IS OLD PEOPLE ANYWAY...Stick to the Millenials
If it was like back then 2010 era it would be great. U can still have add just sprinkle it in the explore
DMs < Stories < Feed. I came to this conclusion with my audience engagement
Why use IG DMs instead of just group texting? That always confused me as an *old person* user.
That’s what I wanted to know 😆😂. I was like if something is *ssoo interesting* on social media, my friends will text it to me directly. Not just send it in a DM because it can easily be missed. But whatever! What do we know? 🙄
Because they are sharing content too. Your friends are likely to respond via DM because they are already IN THE APP watching content.
Also the algorithm is predatory on promoting female promiscuity. it’s almost just a gateway to spicy links. Meta/adam have upset so many creators. Thank god meta doesn’t own RUclips.
I thought teens more into tik tok than IG/YT...🤣🤣
Consumtion wise I find myself getting a lot of news or other informative content on Instagram and more entertainment from TikTok.
Nevermind friend’s the push to follow is to see more of what you follow, not have that creator buried and rarely seen ever again, ALL the apps see to do this
I wanted to ask if I want to target the US audience being a non US resident, do I need to have a VPN for opening an IG account?? And, if not are there any steps to follow. Please answer this. I've been struggling with this question from a long time.
Same
Why would you need a VPN? 🤔 I know ppl from different parts of the world who use Instagram. Those in Europe, Asia, S. America, etc. is there a particular reason you feel you need one?😅
@@bubzzydraws Coz I've heard people saying. If you have ever seen Ecom king's content, he has claimed the fact that using a VPN will increase your CTR. That particular thing kinda confused me too. Because the term CTR is used in ads.
No VPN needed. Just need to post when the audience you want to reach is online. Start scheduling your content during their time zone and you should be able to reach them.
They say they "care" about Creators,
*yet they refuse to compensate Creators for bringing audiences to their platform* .
🤦♂️
Next time please ask Adam why is the compression different with Reels compared to Stories. There is a clear difference. One might look horrible while the other will be okay.
It could be that you didn't edit the reel on the app whereas stories are most naturally created on the app.
@@charitymasango2649 I didn't edit my reel on the app and it looks good.
I deleted the app. Still have my account but I can’t keep up with their constant identity crisis. These social media platforms want to do things to supposedly support safety and mental health but are making sure to keep you addicted to your phones
Most of the teens at my job don’t even use instagram lol so I’m confused on that whole topic
Ig is dead what the point of it anymore
What king is gonna write summary of the new changes 😅
I don't agree with the take that I don't see my friends' posts because my friends aren't posting as much. I think it's a little more complicated than that. Firstly, even when using the Following tab I notice that some of my friends' posts don't appear and I'll see it three days later. But secondly, yes, my friends are posting less. But they're posting less because their reach is drastically dropping so they're unmotivated to actually post. It's a circular issue, not just a "they're not posting" issue. IG isn't paying their creators in anything but exposure. So when that payment disappears, so do they.
The people I follow are really cool creators and instead my feed is flooded with suggested posts and ads about cats! What's worst is I don't even own a cat! 🤨 lmao
Lmfao. Same.
Terrible app. They have one job and they are too greedy to let people get views.
Very true, Instagram is crap now! So disappointed with them. I use to love them before, but now I wish I can delete my account
I really strongly dislike the hard push of videos on Instagram.
I just want to scroll in peace, and watching mute videos isn‘t it doing it for me. If I would want to watch Video I would have go for RUclips or Tiktok…
I really miss to have a nice social media for photos … :(
I don’t even know what notes are. I went and looked around for them. No idea.
I don't even waste my time on Instagram. That thing gives you no engagement. If you start a business or if Instagram feel like you are not a part of large content creator class, they will not show your content like that. I thought I was the only one Getting low.
engagement But I seen my friend's instagram a few days ago This dude has 2000 views with only 72 likes.🤷🏾♂️. So it doesn't matter how good your content looks If the algorithm doesn't feel like pushing you, it's not going to push you. And yes, it's being done on purpose.😢
The view count might matter more when the like ratio is low. Two thousand views means 1,928 watched it. Having 72 watches and 72 likes isn’t good either. Reposts, shares and saves help when the like count is lower.
@laandle To be honest with you, I don't think those numbers are a 100% accurate. I think people might be liking your post. But those likes are not going through. Because realistically speaking, these patterns wasn't like that before a few years ago. It's really not that hard to tell if the algorithm is playing around with your numbers.
And pretending these things are not happening is not going to help People achieve their dreams on these platforms.
If you go on a platform like clapper. You will get the exact same views, but more likes.🤔 And plus All these platforms do the same thing after a while They make sure you get a lot of likes at the beginning. And once they get used to you, they stop allowing you to get really large engagement. TikTok is doing the same thing as well, too. But I believe they all learned it from Facebook.
I select "show less posts like this" for teenage girls, and the app keeps flooding my explore page with them 🤔
I thought TikTok exploded cuz they were the only platform who promised to pay their creators.
No. TikTok was already huge when they announced the creator fund