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Update: Things change quickly! As of July 26th, All vertical videos that are less than 15 minutes will be published as Reels. Only videos between 5-90 seconds will appear in the Reels tab. You no longer have to specify ‘also publish as Reel.’ It happens automatically. Adding Reels to your Instagram account just got easier!…
Meta recently released Instagram Reels publishing capabilities to its API – and now we’re excited to bring Reels publishing to you right inside the SND Dashboard! Reels have been available in the Instagram native platform for just about two years, and many newsrooms have already been taking advantage of this vertical short video format. What…
Having trouble picking just one picture to share with your Instagram followers? No need to choose! SND Dashboard now supports Instagram Carousels, allowing users to publish up to 10 photos, videos, or a combination of media types. Instagram Carousels offer users a more interactive experience, and generally get more engagement than other post types. When…
Sinclair Broadcast Group recently expanded The National Desk, a national news broadcast, to 20 new markets across the United States. With goals of driving additional website traffic and increasing awareness of the broadcast, they enlisted SND Promotions to get the word out. Our Meta-certified Promotions team quickly launched a large-scale campaign that promoted local tune-in…
Have we seen your Newsin.bio yet? More importantly, is it available for your Instagram audience to access your content? Providing a clickable link in your IG profile isn’t new, but the way SND is streamlining the workflow is. You know, we’re just over here trying to make our clients’ lives easier. Here’s a round-up to…
Newsrooms large and small are simplifying their workflow for Instagram links with SND’s Newsin.bio. The Oklahoman, part of Gannett’s USA Today Network, uses eye-catching images on Instagram. Using Newsin.bio, they are able to direct users to a gallery of links that clearly outline which story the user is looking for. Jaime Cardenas, who works in…
Most Instagram users have gotten used to the necessary (yet annoying) step of clicking your IG profile bio to get to the link for a post. It’s just life on Insta. But you don’t have to spend YOUR whole life uploading those links to your link in bio solution. SND just made it a whole…
The team at Instagram has announced plans to cap the number of posts an account can make per rolling 30-day period, along with a small handful of other – less impactful – adjustments to the way its publishing API functions. Why now? Believe it or not, Instagram’s Content Publishing API has officially been in “beta”…
We released SND Planner today and unleashed a bunch of eye-opening comments, compliments and genuine enthusiasm from our clients. We’re all high-fiving behind the scenes because we KNOW this is a feature set newsrooms need now. Read more feedback! Where to find SND Planner! Sign up for a live training webinar! SND Planner is comprehensive,…
For years, Facebook required that images on ads contain less than 20% text – commonly known as the “20% Rule.” But Facebook has quietly removed that requirement. While Facebook hasn’t published any official confirmation that the requirement is no longer in place, they did issue this confirmation to social media consultant Matt Navarra. The current…