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  20 Best Instagram Reels Tips and Tricks Instagram Reels, along with YouTube Shorts, has emerged as one of the most popular  TikTok alternatives . Featuring a wide array of AR effects, hilarious stickers, and a solid library of music for lip-syncing videos, Reels has got almost everything covered to be a hot pick among both creators, as well as folks who wish to experiment with short-form videos. Whether you are a newbie or hunting for hacks to enhance your skill, these are the 20 best Instagram Reels tips and tricks that can help you step up your game. Best Instagram Reels Tips and Tricks for 2021 As a creator, we aspire to be one of the best in the business. Producing highly engaging videos that can grab eyeballs and compel onlookers to send a ton of hearts is where the bucks stop. But how do you create attention-grabbing content, and what are the tools required to make pro-level Instagram Reels? Well, we have taken all the aspects into account and included tips that c...

  by Techtonic Group Instagram‘s desktop website is just about a decent way to browse the photo sharing platform. In fact, it’s one of the only ways for users to access Instagram on an iPad since the company is yet to launch an iPad app (and probably won’t). However, while you can view posts, and send direct messages, there is no way to create posts from the website. That may be changing soon, if a new report is to be believed. App developer and analyst Alessandro Paluzzi has tweeted that the Instagram desktop website is working on bringing support for creating posts. That’s something which is currently available only on the mobile apps and the mobile website. Obviously, it’s unclear when Instagram will actually roll out this feature for users, or if it even will. However, bringing posting support to the website can solve a bunch of issues for iPad users who have been clamouring for an Instagram iPad app. Not to mention the added advantage of being able to post from ...

Instagram Parteners with Swiggy, Zomato to Let Resturant Add 'Food Order' Stickers in Stories By Techtonic group Instagram recently gave users the option to promote small (and local) businesses by placing a sticker in their Stories. Now, the company has partnered with two of India's renowned food delivery apps -  Swiggy and Zomato  - to bring a similar feature to the restaurant owners. It has debuted a new  'Food Order' sticker  that restaurants can include in their Stories to drive sales. The Coronavirus-led lockdown saw almost all restaurants and eateries shut shop for several days. And even when they opened, netizens have been wary to eat outside or order in due to hygiene concerns. Well, as restaurants open up in line with the WHO safety guidelines, they can now head to Instagram to find a new 'Food Orders' sticker in the Stories section. This new sticker is interactive and will  enable users to place food orders  simply by tapping on the sa...

A One-Year Old Chef Has Taken Over Instagram and We Cannot Get Enough By Techtonic group Since its launch back in 2010, Instagram has become the holy grail for  social media influencers  over the years. The massive popularity of the Facebook-owned platform has led all kinds of influencers -- from cute dogs to major movie stars, to share their pictures and videos. Now, a one-year-old chef has taken over the platform and looks like Netizens cannot get enough of this cute food-maker. The Instagram handle, "Kobe Eats" ( @kobe_yn ), is an account of a very young chef who likes  "to cook, eat and explore in the kitchen" .  The videos include chef Kobe, who is just one year old, making delicious dishes and making cute faces while doing it . The account is, of course, handled by the parents of the baby who say that  they started filming videos of Kobe in the kitchen to share with family and friends . However, when the parents started uploading the videos on ...

Instagram Starts Showing Two-Row Stories to Select Users By techtonic group Are you someone who hops onto Instagram every so often to check out new Stories? Is it a hassle scrolling through the single-file carousel looking for a particular story? Well, Instagram is currently testing a  minor redesign of the Stories carousel  to let you see updates from more users in one go. The single row of scrollable Instagram Stories has now been replaced with a two-row carousel, as seen in the images below. The new redesign was  shared  by social media consultant Matt Navarra on Twitter earlier this week. Instagram seems to be testing the same with a select few users, who can now swipe through more Stories in a jiffy. But, it also takes a lot more space - dense arrangement than the previously minimal one - at the top of the feed. Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Matt Navarra Another feature test that may hard to swallow for many is the switcheroo between the DM and notifi...

Instagram will Not Show Adds In IGTV Videos; Share Revenue With Creators By Techtonic group We've been hearing about Instagram's  revenue-sharing plan  for a long time. And well, Instagram has finally detailed them today in an official blog post. One, the company's long-form video platform, IGTV, will start showing ads and secondly, Instagram Live viewers will be able to purchase badges to support an influencer. First, let's talk about ads in IGTV videos. Instagram reveals that  ads will show up in IGTV videos starting this week . It has partnered ( via The Verge ) with a handful of English-speaking creators and advertising partners such as Ikea, Puma, and others. As per the  blog post , you will only see ads when you tap the 'Watch IGTV video' button from your Instagram feed. The  ads will be built for mobile  and can be  as long as 15-seconds . Currently, tapping an IGTV video in the feed makes it go full-screen and play from where you le...

How to Download Instagram History Before Deleting Account By Techtonic group Instagram recently introduced a feature that lets you take a bundle of your Instagram data when you leave the app. The social media platform was kind of forced to release this feature after Britain's exit from the EU. Reportedly, after the Brexit, major tech companies like Google and Facebook are moving their data from the UK to the US. So if you were planning to leave Instagram, you won't leave completely empty-handed now. Now, the feature works exactly how you expect it to work. So,  by using this feature you will be able to get your hands on a copy of everything you have done on the platform to-go . The data will contain all the posts you have shared, the comments you wrote, your profile info, and "more". How to Download Instagram Data The feature lies in the "Privacy and Security" tab of the "Settings" menu and here is how you can get your copy of data from...

Instagram Is Now Getting Messenger Rooms Integration By Techtonic group Last last month, Facebook  launched Messenger Rooms  — a new video calling feature aimed at helping users across Facebook's platforms join in and talk to each other. Since then, the company has been integrating the feature with its social media platforms at an impressive speed. After bringing Messenger Rooms integration to  WhatsApp beta , the company is now bringing Messenger Rooms integration to Instagram as well. The image sharing platform now allows users to create Messenger Rooms through the Instagram Direct page in the app. With this, up to 50 people can group video chat even if they don't have Facebook accounts. Using the feature is pretty easy as well, here's what you need to do. Head over to the Instagram Direct page within the app. Tap on the video chat icon. You Here, you will see the new 'Create a room' option at the very top. Tapping on this will prompt you to sign in to...

Instagram Now Makes It Easier to See When You Are Using Copyrighted Music By Techtonic group Instagram has today released  guidelines for using copyrighted music in live streams , stories, and posts. The platform is also making some changes to how pop-up notifications appear when someone uses copyrighted music or art in their stream. If you don't stream live on Instagram often, you probably don't know how this works. Up until now, Instagram used to sometimes  interrupt streams, or mute parts of them if they contained copyrighted music . However, the platform now has better notifications to inform users if their stream contains copyrighted content. Pop-up notifications on live-streams  will now prompt users if their stream is likely to be muted or shut down due to usage of licensed content.  This way, users can fix any issues before Instagram needs to take the stream down. Instagram's Guidelines for Including Music in Videos The company is trying to make i...

Instagram Introduces 'Guides' to Help People Discover Wellness Content Easily By Techtonic group Instagram is announcing a new feature today called 'Guides'. The feature is aimed at helping users discover recommendations, tips, and content from their favourite creators more easily and is rolling out now. Keeping in mind the  Coronavirus pandemic , Instagram is first rolling out Guides for wellness content. The company has  partnered with public figures and organisations to publish wellness content . According to the company's blog post, Guides are currently only accessible by heading over to participating users' profiles. Here are the creators and organisations Instagram has partnered with so far: @afspnational @heads_together @vitaalere @klicksafe @headspace_aus @deepikapadukone @sudahdong @eenfance While viewing guides, you will also be able to  see posts and videos that the creator has paired with the guides, along with tips and advice . Moreover,...

Instagram Now Lets You Save Live Videos to IGTV By Techtonic group Instagram Live has always been popular, and as we are now stuck in an unprecedented, and long, Coronavirus lockdown, the platform is quickly becoming the place where people hang out and conduct activities. Creators have been using  Instagram Live  to perform for their fans, and we here at Beebom have also used IG Live to hang out with other creators and more (shameless plug:  follow us on Instagram ). However, one of the biggest issues with Instagram Live is the fact that once the live stream is over, you can only share it to your Instagram Story. That's all well and good, but it means your Live session only lives for another 24 hours in the story and is then gone forever. Fortunately, Instagram is now fixing that. Instagram ✔ @instagram Want to save your Live videos to IGTV? Now you can and they'll stick around longer than 24 hours in stories. 973 8:48 PM - May 14, 2020 Twitter Ads info and p...