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Instagram adds reels and shopping to the homescreen

Reels just got more important with a slot on the Instagram homescreen

Instagram have just given even more clout to their pushes into eCommerce and Reels, by giving them both new tabs on the Instagram homescreen. The push towards Reels isn’t a huge surprise, as since TikTok exploded in popularity this year Instagram have seemingly been keen to add a similar offering – and honestly, most of …

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InChief Explains: Why are some YouTubers moving over to IGTV?

TL;DR they’re following the money Since the launch of IGTV in 2018, the longer-form video function on Instagram has been…. odd. As videos in Instagram posts are limited to 60 seconds of footage, IGTV offered a space for videos of up to 60 minutes in length. However, creators weren’t given an opportunity to make any …

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YouTube and IGTV make videos shoppable

IGTV and YouTube experiment with product tags and in-video shopping

Google announce plans to introduce YouTube commerce as Instagram launches shoppable videos As social platforms are all looking for new ways to make money, most of them are seemingly turning to e-commerce. Creators are spreading their content over multiple platforms and having to produce seemingly endless new video formats, and the platforms are trying to …

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