Social Media News | Focusing on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, and Edits
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Platform news translated for working creators.
The Instagram Stories tracks changes across Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, Edits, and adjacent creator tools. Daniel Hill turns product news into plain-language explanations, often pairing official clips with practical notes on reach, links, trial reels, comments, and brand deals.
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The Instagram Stories is built for the daily reality of social media work: the rules change, the buttons move, and every new feature might affect reach, workflow, or revenue. Daniel Hill covers that churn with a brisk, practical rhythm. Episodes often begin with a stack of platform updates, then narrow into what a creator or marketer can actually do with them. Instagram comment editing becomes a small but meaningful quality-of-life change. Trial reels become a warning about experimentation versus repeated growth hacks. Reels links are treated as a way to route viewers from one piece of content to another, especially through the Edits app. Affiliate product tags are explained as a monetization tool with visible commission rates. Threads web updates are read through the lens of power users who want messaging and navigation on desktop. YouTube Create and YouTube creator tools get similar treatment, from media kits to auto captions, overlays, cutouts, and AI editing features. The show’s strongest habit is translation. It takes official platform language, creator-team clips, or Adam Mosseri Q&A answers and restates them in plain terms. Then it adds a quick judgment: useful, minor, confusing, or worth watching. That keeps the tone analytical without becoming stiff. Hill also makes space for interviews, including a conversation with Sean Callett about creator content, influencer partnerships, and media marketing. Weekend editions can broaden into AI news with Ashley Coffey, covering stories such as ChatGPT’s timer limitations, Sam Altman’s response, and Mark Zuckerberg’s AI meeting clone. The show is polished but not overly formal. It has sponsor breaks, clear transitions, and occasional dry humor. Its value is cumulative: episode by episode, it builds a working map of how Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, and creator tools are shifting. For people who publish, advise, edit, sell, or manage content online, that map is the point.
Made for: The show suits creators, social media managers, marketers, and brand strategists who need practical context around fast-moving platform changes. It is especially useful for people tracking Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, Edits, and creator monetization tools.
What sets it apart: Its edge is the quick editorial pass after the news: Daniel Hill explains the feature, names the creator consequence, and moves on. Official clips and interviews give it source texture, while the commentary keeps the focus on practical use.
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'.Instagram and the Glyph are trademarks of Instagram, LLC in the U.S. and other countries. The publisher, author, and contributing photographers are independent and not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Instagram, LLC. Instagram and...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It turns platform updates and practitioner interviews into concrete guidance for making business decisions around social content.
Daniel Hill treats social platforms as working infrastructure, tracking how product decisions alter the choices available to creators and marketers. He pairs news briefings with interviews, then keeps asking what each change means in practice.
Algorithm sliders, carousel math, DM automation: Daniel Hill gives your platform confusion somewhere useful to go.
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A brisk creator-workflow rundown that turns one filming fix into a broader platform update.
This episode keeps a brisk pace as it moves from Dual Shot Recorder to Instagram's trial reel scheduling and affiliate-link changes, then to YouTube Create's new editing tools.
A concise creator-news roundup that turns platform updates into practical strategy.
Daniel Hill keeps the focus on practical creator news, moving quickly through three platform updates: Meta's premium Instagram test with anonymous story viewing, story rewatch counts, and broader audience lists; TikTok's Cameo partnership that lets creators' videos be purchased;…
A practical look at newsletters, niche choice, and the Beehiiv tools that can make writing faster.
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Practical Instagram automation with clear workflow implications.
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TikTok topic sliders and Cindy Zaweski's on-camera advice make for a practical, fast-moving listen.
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A grounded look at Facebook's Gen Z push and Instagram's growing user friction.
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Stephen Dubner tests bourbon economics, Alzheimer's research, and money advice against hard data.
Daily business news with Kai Ryssdal, tracking Fed policy, oil shocks, and private credit.
Galloway rotates Office Hours Q&A, Raging Moderates politics, and China Decode geopolitics weekly.
Joel and Matt answer listener money questions weekly in the show's Ask HTM segments.
Brené Brown's long-form conversations linking grief, caregiving, politics, and nonviolence to her vulnerability research.
Daniel Hill opens the Saturday, April 18th weekend edition of The Instagram Stories with Instagram product news, strategy updates, and an AI segment with Ashley Coffey.
This episode features Instagram head Adam Mosseri answering questions about editing comments, content strategy, and whether watching your own reels increases view counts.
This episode covers Instagram's new comment editing feature and lesser-known app features, along with AI news about ChatGPT's limitations.
The head of Instagram explains that posting more frequently, even daily, generally increases reach and followers over time despite temporary unfollows.
Host Daniel Hill covers the DualShot Recorder app that records landscape and portrait video simultaneously, Instagram's new ability to schedule trial reels and add affiliate product links to reels, and YouTube Create's integration of Google's Nano Banana AI image generation.
An interview with digital strategist Sean Callett about his experience in media and marketing, including insights from working with influencers like Logan Paul.
Daniel Hill opens the April 1 episode with three social-media updates: Meta is testing a premium Instagram subscription, TikTok has partnered with Cameo, and YouTube has rolled out a way to like all comments at once.
The host answers listener questions about Instagram growth, featuring insights from Instagram's head on reach, likes, shares, and engagement.
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This episode covers Instagram's new feature allowing users to reorder carousel posts after publishing, with step-by-step instructions and implications for creators.
This episode covers Instagram's new pause feature for reels, voice memo customization, and Meta's AI feature on Facebook.
This episode covers Instagram testing links in captions and a Q&A with the head of Instagram about creator growth.
This episode covers the latest social media news, including updates on Instagram's Edits app, Reels customization, and YouTube multi-channel ad revenue.
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This episode covers a landmark social media addiction trial and a creator's journey from 2,000 to 1 million followers.
In this weekend edition, host Daniel Hill shares a personal interview where he discusses his background, age, marriage, and upcoming insights on social media strategy.
Diego Sanchez from Buffer discusses strategies to increase social media engagement and introduces Buffer's new Community tool.
Interview with UGC coach Anna Mangiello about how to start making money creating user-generated content for brands.
The hosts discuss their favorite innovative marketing campaigns and social media accounts from 2025, starting with Duolingo's mascot death stunt.
Hosts Daniel Hill and Jen Lehner recap their 2025 predictions for social media and tech, discussing what came true and making new predictions for 2026.
Host Daniel Hill discusses Instagram's new 20-minute reel feature and shares insights from the head of Instagram's AMA.
A daily news roundup covering the latest updates and tips for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other social media platforms.
Host Daniel Hill discusses Instagram news, including a survey for listeners and an analysis of Adam Mosseri's AMA on posting frequency and reach.
This episode features an interview with UGC expert Kristen Bousquet, who teaches content creators how to monetize their social media through brand partnerships and user-generated content.
A roundup of social media news including Threads podcast features, Edits app updates, Instagram Monthly Recaps, trial reels scheduling, and Buffer comment management tools.
This episode reviews questions answered by Instagram's head Adam Mosseri in an AMA, covering features like Reels translation, broadcast channels, and algorithm changes.
A news roundup covering updates from YouTube and Instagram, including multi-format streaming, AI editing for Shorts, and tips for increasing content reach.
This episode covers Instagram's new competitive insights feature, algorithm control, account security, and content repurposing tips.
A news roundup covering updates from Instagram, YouTube, and Threads, including new features and strategies for creators.
This episode covers Threads' new disappearing 'ghost posts' feature, YouTube's partnership with Adobe for Shorts integration, and insights from Adam Aseri's AMA about app development.
A news roundup covering Instagram's new watch history feature for reels and an interview about Buffer's Threads integration.
Daniel Hill switches up the format.
Daniel Hill interviews Kirstie Lang, a senior content writer at Buffer, about data from Instagram accounts using Buffer's publishing and analytics tools.
Daniel Hill opens the April 28 episode with two strands of Instagram news and strategy.
The episode opens with TikTok’s new topic preference sliders for the 4U feed.
Daniel Hill opens the weekend edition with Facebook’s push to win over Gen Z by focusing on young adults instead of teens.