{"id":73213,"date":"2018-11-01T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/?p=73213"},"modified":"2018-11-01T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:16:48","slug":"instagram-updates-potentially-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluflamingo.net\/blog\/instagram-updates-potentially-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Updates Potentially In Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram\u2019s continuous stream of updates means that they\u2019re always working on The Next Big Thing to keep their platform in top status as The Current Big Thing.<\/p>\n<p>Right now,\u00a0we have evidence that Instagram is testing the following two features:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2018\/09\/20\/new-instagram-feature-could-make-captions-hashtag-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2018\/09\/20\/new-instagram-feature-could-make-captions-hashtag-free\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1541157142361000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcgfi6P82l4IhZv7Kb_XB_xcN7pQ\">Hashtag free posts.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2018\/09\/20\/new-instagram-feature-could-make-captions-hashtag-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2018\/09\/20\/new-instagram-feature-could-make-captions-hashtag-free\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1541157142361000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcgfi6P82l4IhZv7Kb_XB_xcN7pQ\">The Next Web,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0is a new post format that would involve users adding hashtags to a distinct section on posts instead of in the captions themselves. Theoretically,\u00a0this would allow brands to still get the reach benefits of hashtags\u00a0without having the giant blocks of them appearing in captions,\u00a0treating them more likely categorization tools.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73215 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hashtag-free-post.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"644\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattNavarra\/status\/1040663713265733632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattNavarra\/status\/1040663713265733632&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1541157142361000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7nF2N_IjIIw2FFulg5ks6fqgE3Q\">Audio messaging<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A post from Matt Navarra got a glimpse of what looks like a new audio messaging feature that would be available in direct messaging.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73219\" src=\"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/audio-messaging-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p>Both of these features have yet to be even confirmed by Instagram, but the screenshot evidence is clear.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep you updated on these as more information rolls out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram\u2019s continuous stream of updates means that they\u2019re always working on The Next Big Thing to keep their platform in top status as The Current Big Thing. Right now,\u00a0we have evidence that Instagram is testing the following two features: Hashtag free posts. According to\u00a0The Next Web,\u00a0\u00a0is a new post format that would involve users adding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter","category-november"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Instagram Updates Potentially In Development | Newsletter, November | BLU Flamingo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Instagram\u2019s continuous stream of updates means that they\u2019re always working on The Next Big Thing to keep their platform in top status as The Current Big Learn from BLU Flamingo \u2014 Africa&#039;s leading tech-enabled digital marketing agency.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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