Jeffree Star celebrated through his first Valentine’s Day since breaking up with Nathan Schwandt by heading to Las Vegas with Trisha Paytas for the weekend. Star showed off his private jet flight, pink Hummer limo, and designer outfits on Valentine’s Day alongside his good friend Paytas, who was most recently […]

Amid fears about the Wuhan coronavirus, Dr. Sandra Lee, known as Dr. Pimple Popper, shut down a claim on the beauty guru Michelle Phan Instagram Story that “antiviral” essential oils could kill off viruses. Phan had posted a picture of her essential-oil diffuser with the caption “If you are burning […]

You can change the background colour of your Instagram story with a photo by using 3D Touch or Haptic Touch on your iPhone 6S or later. When you post or repost a photo on your Instagram story the background will automatically be a gradient matching the photo, but you can […]

You can add a GIF to your Instagram story using the platform GIPHY – which hosts a vast supply of GIFs within Instagram. In six easy steps you can add moving flair to your next Instagram story. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. From the mainstream to the obscure, […]

You can add highlights on your Instagram profile as an expressive way to curate content from your Instagram stories. If you would like to add an extra layer of storytelling to your Instagram page, follow these seven easy steps to add Story Highlights to your profile. Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]

You can easily unmute an Instagram story that you had previously hidden by finding your muted stories at the end of your story feed. If you aren’t familiar with Instagram Stories, Stories are used to post or repost photos and videos to share with your followers temporarily, and are found […]

You can give your Instagram Highlights a cover photo, made from any photo or video in the Highlight. By default, your Instagram Highlight cover will be the first photo or video frame in the Story. To make a new Instagram Highlight cover, open the Highlight and then open its “Edit” […]

It’s possible to share your Instagram Story, as well as other people’s Stories, from your Instagram account. If your account is private, your Instagram Stories will only be viewable to people who follow you. Other users’ private Instagram Stories can’t be shared. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Instagram […]

WeWork Chairman Marcelo Claure shared his pasta-tasting outing at a high-end New York City restaurant on social media a day after the embattled startup began massive layoffs. Marcelo, who was formerly chief operating officer, was installed as executive chairman to oversee the company’s turnaround. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]

Instagram is launching Reels, a new video format within Instagram Stories, that allows users to create 15-second videos set to music, according to TechCrunch and Variety. The new feature is a near copycat of popular social video app TikTok. Instagram is currently testing Reels with users in Brazil. The feature […]

Reverse app engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered that Instagram is working on something called “Clips,” a new camera mode for creating Instagram Stories. “Clips” seems to mirror many features central to short-form video app TikTok: It would allow users to string together recorded clips into one video, add music, and […]

Facebook on Thursday launched its in-app dating feature, called Facebook Dating, in the United States. The dating feature shows cards of other Facebook members who have also opted into the service, and won’t surface your current Facebook friends as potential matches. This is the 20th country Facebook Dating has launched […]

Tiffany Trump posted an Instagram story on Saturday after her father tweeted that he forgave his former personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout for her comments to reporters at an off-the-record dinner that he did not like taking pictures with Tiffany, 25, because he perceived her as being overweight. President Donald Trump […]

You can add a link to your Instagram Story using the chain link icon in the top menu of your Story screen. Once you add a link to your Instagram Story, followers and viewers can view that linked content by swiping up on your Story. The link tool is only […]

You can save your Instagram stories to an iPhone or Android phone, even though they are meant to disappear after 24 hours. To save Instagram stories, you can archive them on the mobile app, download them to your iPhone or Android phone, or use a third-party app to auto-save stories. […]

It’s possible to share a video on Instagram in a variety of ways. You can share videos on Instagram that you find in posts, Stories, and IGTV. You can also share Instagram video posts or IGTV videos outside the app (in text, email, or another social network) – but you […]

It’s easy to make a poll on Instagram to gather your followers’ thoughts on a particular topic. You can make a poll on Instagram using Stories, or you can share a poll with a specific amount of people in a group message using Instagram Direct. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for […]

You can repost an Instagram Story someone’s tagged you in – you just need to head to your direct messages page. When someone tags you in a Story, Instagram will send you a direct message with a link to repost it to your own Story. The original poster’s username will […]

You can save Instagram videos to your iPhone or Android phone in three different cases. It’s easy to save your own Instagram videos, or any videos that you’ve posted to your Instagram story. To save an Instagram video postsed by somebody else, you’ll have to record your screen – just […]

You can go live on Instagram through the stories feature, where all your followers will be able to view your live video in real time. Instagram allows you to ask questions to your followers in live video, and you can even go live together with another follower watching your video. […]

Actor Armie Hammer, known for his roles in “Call Me by Your Name” and “The Social Network,” posted an Instagram story of his young son that had enough people gagging that the negative response trended on Twitter. The ire wasn’t directed toward Hammer’s son, but rather what he was doing: […]

If you’ve shot a great video that you want to post on Instagram, you should be aware of how long Instagram videos can be in their various forms. Instagram videos in a regular post can only be 60 seconds long, but you can upload and trim videos that are longer […]

You can ask a question on Instagram using the Story feature to receive feedback or recommendations from your followers. It’s easy to ask a question with InstagramStories, and it could be a helpful way to get tips while travelling, or find out what people think about something. Visit Business Insider’s […]

On Monday, a Los Angeles resident documented a fight over a parking spot that was taking place outside of her Koreatown apartment. Two cars had blocked each other from taking a spot, and stood their ground for more than an hour. The saga stirred up debate on Twitter, with the […]

Instagram Stories have become wildly popular for users to share Snapchat-like updates with their friends and followers. Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phones, released earlier this month, are equipped with an “Instagram mode” that lets phone users seamlessly post to their Stories from the phone’s camera. Here’s how the Galaxy’s “Instagram mode” […]

Instagram has updated its app so users are unable to see viewer lists on their Stories after 24 hours. Users have taken to Twitter to decry the update for no longer letting them see who is “stalking” them through Stories. Viewer lists are also now unavailable after 24 hours even […]

Instagram announced a new feature called “Close Friends” which will allow people to share their Stories exclusively with a list of approved users. Instagram’s Head of Product Robby Stein said that in testing, people mostly used the feature to send Stories to their real-life friends. The feature rolled out globally […]

Instagram’s Stories feature now has 400 million daily users. Snapchat – the inventor of the Stories format – still has less than 200 million users in total. The Facebook-owned app has more than one billion users overall, it announced earlier this month. On Thursday, Instagram announced that it now has […]

If you’re really trying to set the mood for that perfect Instagram story, it might have just become easier. On Thursday, Instagram launched a feature that lets users add clips of songs to their stories. Instead of playing the songs through their speakers while recording a video, users can include […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly asked Instagram’s founders to build a feature similar to Snapchat’s “Stories” feature after they initially refused to build any copycat features unless directly ordered. According to Bloomberg’s source, Zuckerberg was concerned that Instagram would lose out on a new generation of consumers if it didn’t […]

A new anonymous messaging app is quickly climbing to the top of the App Store. Lipsi, available for iPhones (and soon Android phones), lets you send and receive messages without revealing your identity. You can also post a link to your Lipsi account on Instagram or Snapchat account to get […]

Rihanna has weighed in on the Snapchat ad that referenced the rapper Chris Brown’s assault on her in 2009. The singer said in a post on her Instagram story that the ad intentionally shamed victims of domestic violence. “All the women, children and men that have been victims of DV […]

Instagram updated its Stories feature on Tuesday. The app will now automatically save users’ Stories to their archive page. A new Highlights area will allow users to tout particular Stories on their profile pages. Instagram is ramping up its battle with Snapchat. Facebook’s photo sharing app on Tuesday added two […]

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