2-28-26 - Instagram Professional Accounts vs. Personal Accounts (and why it matters)
01/03/2026 | 11 min
Instagram has Personal Accounts and Professional Accounts with different tiers - I break down the main differences, then talk about Instagram TV on Google TV devices, a new feature on Threads called "DM Me", and then get into a new app that detects if people around you are wearing smart glasses.
Links:
Instagram: Personal Accounts vs. Professional Accounts (Instagram)
Instagram: IGTV on Google TV Devices (Threads)
Threads: DM Me (Threads)
This App Will Detect People Wearing Smart Glasses Near You (Lifehacker)
List of Smart Glasses (Spreadsheet)
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2-25-26 - Instagram Following Feed and YouTube Adds Voice Replies
25/02/2026 | 11 min
The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains that the Following feed is not going anywhere, and the YouTube team adds the ability to reply to a comment using an audio recording of your voice. Additionally the company Emplifi shares their yearly social media report, and I do Wednesday Waffle.
Instagram: Following Feed (Instagram)
YouTube: Voice Replies! (YouTube)
Strategy: Emplifi Social Media Benchmarks Report (Emplifi)
Wednesday Waffle:
Australia’s social media ban is a high-stakes experiment (Snap)
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2-23-26 - Instagram's CEO on Trial Reels, Stories, and Reach
24/02/2026 | 10 min
The Head of Instagram discusses Trial Reels, Stories being available for longer than 24 hours, and what he'd love to see more of on Instagram. I agree with some of it and disagree with other parts, because it's important for me to speak my truth.
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2-18-26 - How To Go From 2K Followers to 1 Million
19/02/2026 | 13 min
Meta (and all the other social media platforms) are on trial for getting teens addicted to their platforms. A Creator explains how he went from 2,000 followers to 1 million. YouTube improves their in-app editing tools, and I do Wednesday Waffle.
Links: US Government Court Filing Documents (USGovCourts) Instagram: Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial (The Guardian) Instagram: From 2K Followers to 1 Million (Instagram) YouTube: Gifts and Jewels in Canada, In-app Editing Improvements for Shorts, and New Shorts Grid View (YouTube)
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2-16-26 - AI Doesn't Make Work Easier and ChatGPT gets ads
16/02/2026 | 9 min
Today's episode features a conversation between myself and Ashley Coffey talking about this week's AI news. We get into a study from the Harvard Business Review indicating that AI doesn't make work any easier, it just stresses us out more - and OpenAI's ChatGPT is starting to get ads included on the lowest tiers.
Links: AI Doesn’t Reduce Work - It Intensifies It (Harvard Business Review) ChatGPT rolls out ads (TechCrunch)
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