stories

• Twitter Launches Stories-Like ‘Fleets’ Feature, With ‘Audio Spaces’ Soon To Follow
• Instagram Launches New Tool To Help Users Tidy Up Their Follows

  Instagram is adding a new feature that gives users a more all-encompassing look at the accounts that they interact with -- to make it easier to unfollow accounts that no longer spark joy. 

  
• Instagram Reportedly Developing A TikTok Copycat Feature Called ‘Clips’

  After copying Snapchat’s hallmark Stories format to wild success, Instagram may be looking to pilfer the latest platform favored by Gen Z: TikTok, which enables users to create 15-second videos comprising lip-syncing, comedy, hashtag challenges, and more.

  
• Billboard Music Awards Pacts With Nascent Stories-Editing App ‘Unfold’

  The Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) have launched a partnership with Unfold -- an app that provides photo and video templates to help users create sleek, cohesive Stories for Instagram and other platforms.

  
• YouTube’s ‘Stories’ Feature Adds AR Selfie Filters, Like Snapchat Lenses
• YouTube Is Changing Its Community Guidelines Strike System For The First Time In A Decade
• YouTube Is Hard. So Creators Are Starting To Do ‘Vlogmas’ On Their Instagram Stories.
• Snapchat’s Latest Influencer Overture Lets Creators Helm Their Own Sticker Packs
• Snapchat To Act As Matchmaker For Creators And Advertisers Via ‘Storytellers’ Initiative
• Instagram Exec Says Monetization Will Arrive On Just-Launched IGTV Platform By Year’s End
• Airbnb Is Yet Another Company To Try Out Snapchat-Style ‘Stories,’ With Select Users
• Actress-Influencer Bella Thorne Gets $65,000 Per Instagram Post, Says Social Media Paid For Her House