The Instagram Stories - Social Media News

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Looking for the best weekly social media news podcast to navigate algorithm changes, platform updates, and digital marketing strategies? The Instagram Stories - Social Media News is your essential guide to understanding creator tools, audience growth, and online visibility. Hosted by Daniel Hill, the show breaks down official updates directly from platform executives like Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. Each episode delivers clear, actionable social media tips covering Instagram Reels reach, account status management, video monetization, and app features—giving creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs the exact tactics needed to expand their reach across social networks.

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Welcome to The Instagram Stories - Social Media News—the top-rated social media strategy podcast for creators, marketers, and business owners looking to grow their reach and master platform algorithms.

Hosted by Daniel Hill, this show translates complex algorithm updates, platform features, and executive Q&As into practical steps you can use immediately. In this episode, we analyze Adam Mosseri’s latest insight on how daily posting affects your views and impressions, how to handle copyright strikes safely using your Account Status, and step-by-step guides for hidden app settings.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

Daily Reels & Reach Strategy: Does posting Reels every day increase views and impressions, or does quality dictate algorithmic reach?

Direct Messages & Engagement: How follower DMs and comment interactions indirectly boost content visibility in feed algorithms.

Handling Copyright Strikes: Step-by-step navigation in Profile Settings to appeal flagged content and maintain account health.

Reels Metrics Explained: The precise technical difference between total views and unique viewers.

Instagram App Hidden Features: How to locate un-saved Reels in your activity log, reduce unwanted suggested content, and un-send DMs.

Head of Instagram vs. Head of Threads: Inside the playful executive banter between the heads of Instagram and Threads.

 

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Stuck at 200 views on TikTok? In this episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News, host Daniel Hill reveals how to break out of TikTok’s 200 view jail using the app’s Creator Search Insights tool. Discover how keyword optimization, on-screen text, and script placement help the TikTok algorithm properly index your content for higher reach.

Plus, we cover major platform updates across YouTube, Instagram, and Google:

How to Get Out of TikTok 200 View Jail: Step-by-step strategy to fix low view counts, find trending search terms, and signal the algorithm.

Google Search Profiles Updates: Google drastically lowers subscriber and follower requirements (down to 35K) for creators to manage their official Search Profile.

YouTube "Qualified Views" Demystified: What actually counts as a view vs. an engaged view for YouTube Shorts and long-form monetization.

Instagram Collab Post Strategy: Why waiting 24 hours to accept a collaboration invite can double your Reel’s reach and engagement.

Editing Apps & Algorithm Penalties: Adam Mosseri clarifies if CapCut, Templify, or external video editors suppress your Instagram reach (and the watermark rule you must avoid).

 

Links:

YouTube: New! Practice Mode, Copyright Email, Qualified Views, and Search Profiles Update (YouTube)

All Social Media Platforms: What Counts As a View (Social Media Today)

Instagram: Editing In Other Apps (Instagram)

TikTok: Getting Out of 200 View TikTok Jail (TikTok)

Instagram: Strategy for Collab Posts (Instagram)

 

 

 

 

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In this episode of The Instagram Stories - Social Media News, host Daniel Hill breaks down key takeaways from Instagram Head Adam Mosseri's recent Q&A. Learn the design history behind Instagram’s new wordmark logo and whether the main app icon is due for a redesign. We also tackle common growth and algorithm myths—including whether switching to a business account hurts your reach, if editing captions resets post performance, and whether third-party scheduling tools penalize your visibility. Plus, explore strategic tips for testing content with Trial Reels, updates on the upcoming Series feature, and step-by-step navigation for managing blocked accounts.

Key Topics Covered:

Instagram Wordmark Redesign: Why Adam Mosseri says the new logo nod to the 2016 script style and what's next for the app icon.

Algorithm & Reach Myths: The truth about Business vs. Creator accounts, editing captions post-publish, and using third-party schedulers.

Trial Reels & Series Features: Best practices for testing video hooks without spamming your feed, plus updates on Instagram's short-form Series format.

Account Controls & App Settings: How to check your blocked list and story-hiding settings directly in the app.

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YouTube has increased the requirements to be part of the YouTube Partner Program. It feels like they've moved the goal posts for small creators. In this episode, we discuss the new requirements and get into a bit about why they've made this change.

Additionally, Instagram has updated some of their design elements, and a new post from the @creators account helps you think strategically about your Instagram captions.

Links:

YouTube: Updates to the YouTube Partner Program (YouTube)

YouTube: YouTube Partner Program Changes - Explained (YouTube)

Instagram: Built to celebrate creativity: the new Instagram brand identity (Meta Blog)

Instagram: Strategy for Captions (Instagram)

 

 

 

 

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When you create content with someone, you can post it as a "collab" - meaning it appears in both of your follower's feeds, and you can both respond to comments and see the analytics to know how it performs. The Head of Instagram explains how collab posts work, along with answers about using a logo or a photo as a profile picture, changing the order of posts on your Instagram grid, and translated posts into other languages.

 

Links:

The Instagram Stories - Video Version (YouTube)

 

 

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Connect with me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia

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The Equipment I Use:

Microphone: Shure MV7+ USB-C & XLR Podcast Dynamic Mic with Stand (Amazon)

Headphones: Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds (Amazon)

Laptop: Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Detachable 2-in-1 Laptop Tablet Touch | 13" (Amazon)

Phone: Samsung S25 Ultra with S-Pen included (Amazon)

 

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