5 Instagram Changes & Predictions for 2022 | S2 E1

Full-Time Influencer Podcast

Tina Lee

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, How To

5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

New year, new me- and new Instagram?

Last year, Instagram made some very big changes, and they’re planning to make a few more this year as well. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the 5 biggest changes coming to Instagram this year, as well as a few predictions for the app’s future.

Welcome to the Full-Time Influencer Podcast. I'm your host Tina Lee (@ofleatherandlace) I'm sharing some of my expertise and industry information, to help you decode social media, and create content that helps aspiring creatives like you become full-time influencers so you can also do what you love for a living!

CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://www.fulltimeinfluencer.co/blog/season-2-episode-1

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Timestamps:

(2:28) - Emphasis on video, particularly reels.

(9:58) - Possible phase-out of regular video, introduction of 3-minute reels.

(11:55) - Introduction of more editing tools and fun effects for reels.

(12:29) - Concern that aesthetic reels may become too saturated.

(15:45) - Increased user control over the interface.

(26:51) - Focus on supporting creators for full-time careers.

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0:00.0	It's a very positive step forward for Instagram overall as a platform that they really are listening to their users.
0:09.0	However, how I see it is that there's a lot that they cannot control, quite frankly, in terms of mental health and censorship of content because they could very well accidentally censor content that shouldn't have been censored and that causes more problems for other people.
0:29.6	Welcome to the full-time influencer podcast. I'm your host, Tina Lee, and I'll be sharing industry knowledge and social media tips
0:37.9	through weekly interviews with established creators and Q&A sessions. Our goal is to help you decode
0:43.4	social media, become a full-time influencer and do what you love for a living. Let's dive in.
0:53.0	Hello and welcome back to the full-time influencer podcast. Can you believe it's 2022 already? We are already
1:01.7	launching our second season of this podcast. So the last time I showed up here was to give you a recap of
1:08.4	my 2021 at the end of last year. And it's a new year. There are
1:13.1	changes coming to Instagram and we are going to cover it in today's episode. So every year I like
1:20.3	to designate a word of the year. And it's just like this overarching feeling or direction for the year.
1:28.3	For example, for 2021, it was expand.
1:32.3	And my word for 2022 is evolve, because I recognize that the social media landscape is quickly changing.
1:40.3	So I want to be able to evolve and adapt to all the changes that are happening right now.
1:45.5	I don't think I've ever seen Instagram make so many changes on their platform in the last six months
1:52.6	compared to like the whole six years I've been on this platform.
1:56.7	Things are moving at a faster pace than ever before.
2:00.4	They're really rolling out with multiple updates every month.
2:04.3	But don't worry, if you regularly tune into our podcast episodes, our FTI, Instagram, and
2:10.1	our email list, we always keep you updated on the latest happenings, so you are in good hands.
2:16.1	If you're not on our email list, what are you waiting for?
2:19.0	Head to our share notes and just click on the link. We send out weekly emails with any kind of
2:23.6	Instagram updates or tips and advice and resources. So first, in order to talk about the changes
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