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You Should Try Instagram’s New ‘Blend’ Feature for a Custom Reels Feed
Instagram has a new feature that curates custom Reels feeds for you and your friends. Blend, an invite-only option within individual or group chats, refreshes daily and suggests content based on participants’ tastes. Spotify has a similar Blend feature that creates shared playlists—also updated daily—based on both listeners’ tastes. Note that Instagram Blend, which is a mobile-only feature, is not…
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Instagram Finally Lets You Fast Forward Those “Long” Reels
Thanks to TikTok and Instagram Reels, our attention span has gone down the drain. It’s hard to focus on something for more than 30 seconds unless it has Subway Surfers at the bottom. I guess the folks at Instagram might also be suffering through the same plot, which is why they are now rolling out the ability to fast-forward Reels.…
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Instagram Reels Is Now Broadcasting Your Likes to Your Friends
TikTokers may have returned to their platform of choice, but with the U.S. ban still on the books, they are facing an existential threat. Meanwhile, Instagram Reels users are encountering a problem of the platform’s own making: Meta, in all its wisdom, is making it easier than ever for users to see who liked a particular reel. That means two…
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