7 Tips For More Engaging, Top Performing Instagram Carousel Posts
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/instagram-carousel-tips/429880
Studies have shown that carousels are the most engaging type of post on the platform.
One of the most effective techniques: know your audience and talk directly to them as individuals.
you’re leading with the most compelling information or image for the reader, and think about “what’s in it for them” throughout the carousel.
add a visual signal in the images, like an arrow pointing to the right in all but the final image.
You want every slide to stand on its own.
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more on instagram in this IMS blog
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https://www.npr.org/2019/10/03/766507832/instagram-now-lets-you-control-your-bullys-comments
Instagram announced a new anti-bullying feature called Restrict.
Fifty-nine percent of American teens have been bullied or harassed online, according to a 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center. Instagram is one of the most popular social media networks among teenagers and a likely place for teens to be bullied.
In a recent study, conducted by the investment bank Piper Jaffray, Instagram is the second most popular social media platform among teenagers. Thirty-five percent of teens surveyed said that Instagram is their favorite social media platform, compared with 41% who preferred Snapchat.
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The Most Important Video Game on the Planet
How Fortnite became the Instagram of gaming
https://medium.com/new-york-magazine/the-most-important-video-game-on-the-planet-c26988a8f497 Jan 11 2019,Brian Feldman
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/how-fortnite-became-the-most-popular-video-game-on-earth.html
Every number released in conjunction with Fortnite is staggering, even within the context of a $137 billion industry. On the same day as its Fortnite Pro-Am tournament at E3, the video-game industry’s largest convention, the game was released for the Nintendo Switch, and within 24 hours it had been downloaded more than 2 million times. Analysts estimate that Fortnite is currently raking in more than $300 million a month, and has made its maker, Epic Games, more than $1.2 billion since its battle royale mode launched in late September.
Fortnite is virtually identical on every platform, and players can move from their PlayStation to their phone and back without missing a beat. Milligan first heard about the game back in September. “It was the next new game, like when Minecraft came out, but way more popular.”
The cadence of a Fortnite game is that nothing is happening and then, very suddenly, everything is happening. The game has three main modes: solo (every player for themselves), duos (teams of two), and squads (teams of three or four), but there are consistently around 100 players in every session.
Even when kids aren’t playing Fortnite, they’re talking about Fortnite or finding ways to profit from it.
Video games pioneered the dopamine-rush cycle. Using bright graphics and sound effects to make players feel continual accomplishment, arcade games were honed to make players feel like they needed to feed in just one more quarter over and over again — slot machines that kept people entranced without ever having to pay out. The addictive core of video-gaming never went away, even as games became more complicated: Every win, every high score, every 100 percent completion, every secret and Easter egg was a chance for a little rush of accomplishment and satisfaction.
And then mobile products learned to do the same thing. Give people goals, reward them with flashes of color, and you could entrance them into something resembling addiction. This was called, tellingly and unsurprisingly, “gamification”: Treat every app and every activity as a video game, with scores, prizes, and leaderboards. Snapchat rewarded users who talked every day with “streaks”; the exercise app Strava allowed you to compete with other joggers and earn badges; Foursquare turned the entire world into a game of king of the hill.
The process has come full circle. Fortnite is a gamified video game.
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https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=fortnite
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/03/31/ready-player-one/
10 Mistakes On Instagram That Can Make You Lose Followers
December 25th, 2018 Business Charles Crawford
https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2018/12/10-mistakes-on-instagram-can-make-you-lose-followers/
Photograph Quality
Not Consistent or Posting More Than You Should
You Aren’t Making Your Feed “Easy On The Eyes”
No Engagement
Buying Fake Comments and/or Likes
It’s tempting right? I mean, you are paying something to do your work for you! Unfortunately, as it may be the easy way out, it could get you in trouble, and by trouble I mean, Instagram might end up deleting or banning your account – and that is probably the last thing you would want to happen.
It may take a big chunk of your time each day, but if you want your account to grow, focus on being genuine, providing value and engaging with your audience in an authentic manner!
Not Using Hashtags
Hashtags are a big factor of Instagram
You Provide No Value or Entertainment
You Are Not Being Proactive
You Are Being “Too Salesy”
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Russia’s election manipulation a bigger win on Instagram than on Facebook, report finds
Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet
One teacher in Texas told BuzzFeed News she makes a $50,000 a year, but made over $200,000 in a year through Instagram.
Julia Reinstein August 31, 2018, at 2:56 p.m. ET
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/teachers-instagram-influencers-school-tpt-pinterest
Many of these teachers started out as “teacher bloggers,” but most became Insta-famous through Teachers Pay Teachers, an online platform that allows teachers to sell classroom resources they’ve created, such as worksheets and bulletin board decor.
By promoting their Teachers Pay Teachers products on Instagram with hashtags such as #TeachersOfInstagram and #TeacherLife, as well as sharing classroom tips and snapshots, these teachers acquire tens of thousands of followers. Many even exceed the 100,000 follower mark.
The CEO of Teachers Pay Teachers, Adam Freed, told BuzzFeed News the platform “becomes a real living” for many teachers.
With an aesthetic that could be described as “Pinterest-y,” it might be surprising that Instagram seems to have overtaken Pinterest as the place teachers are sharing their designs and ideas.
“With Instagram, it’s really cool because you’re able to direct message the person right away and ask, ‘Hey how did you do this?’ or ‘I have some questions about my classroom!’” said Maloy. “I have new teachers messaging me all of the time. It’s like Pinterest, but it goes a step beyond because you have that collaboration and a way to connect with people.”
In spite of all their success, some of these teachers think about what could happen if the teacher influencer bubble bursts one day. This concern is what keeps some of them in the classroom.
School administrators have largely been supportive too, and many of the teachers said their social media work is seen as proof that they’re passionate, creative, and skilled at their jobs.
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https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+media+education