The social media landscape is constantly evolving, and it can sometimes be a challenge to stay up to speed. That’s why each month we make it easy by sharing with you the biggest updates and headlines pertaining to social media. Check out What’s New in Social Media: February 2022 Edition. This month we are also sharing the top social media trends and insights for 2022. Download the full report here. Instagram now lets you embed a miniature version of your profile into a website: The new feature will allow users to further integrate their Instagram profiles into websites such as blogs. Instagram Adds Reels Replies, Providing Another Way to Tap into Short-Form Video: Instagram has officially announced that users can now reply to post comments with Reels, providing another way to integrate Reels into the Instagram process. Instagram Increases Response Options in Stories Polls, Facilitating Expanded Engagement: Instagram has updated its Poll sticker for Instagram Stories, providing a great lure for interaction, which can help to maximize both responses and reach. Instagram Expands Video Remix Option to All Videos, Not Just Reels Clips: Instagram is expanding on its TikTok-like toolset by adding the capacity to remix all videos that people post in the app, not just Reels, increasing your options for creative response and engagement. Facebook Announces New Comment Moderation and Support Features, including Live Chat for Some Account Issues: As part of its broader push to win over more creators, Facebook has announced a new set of comment moderation and support tools to help creators maximize their use of its platform. Facebook Launches New Tools for Live-Stream Creators, Including Links in Streams and Additional Stream Guests: Facebook has announced a slew of new creator features, including Featured Links in live-stream broadcasts, new ways for creators to interact with fan comments, additional funding for rising stars, guest chats in posts, new follow recommendations and more. Facebook Launches 'Professional Profiles' to Help More Creators Maximize their Presence: Facebook is making a push to facilitate more opportunity for creators in its app, with new ‘Professional Mode for Profiles’ to welcome new creators in, and updates for Creator Pages. Facebook Adds New Features to Creator Studio, Including Stories Highlights and Timeline View for Posts: Facebook has added some new elements to Creator Studio, including a Stories preview option for video uploads, and a new way to preview how your posted content looks in-stream. Twitter Tests New Creative Tweet Options as it Looks to Move In-Line with User Trends: Twitter is testing a new quote tweet with reaction option to allow users to capture their response to a tweet via camera. Twitter Adds Auto Captions for All Video Uploads in Tweets: Twitter has announced that all videos uploaded within tweets will have auto-captions enabled, providing more ways for users to consume video content in the app. Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Recording for All Users: Twitter has announced that all Spaces hosts can now record their chats, on both iOS and Android devices. Here's what else is trending: YouTube Adds New Updates to YouTube Studio App, Bringing it More In Line with its Desktop Version: YouTube has outlined some new updates to its YouTube Studio mobile app, which gives creators more flexibility to manage their channels on-the-go, while also making it easier to monitor performance across both desktop and mobile. YouTube Adds New Filters to its Video Performance Chart, Enabling More Specific Data Context: YouTube has added a new advanced analytics option to YouTube Studio, which enables you to visualize the performance of your uploads by the focus topic of each, helping to provide more context as to the comparative performance of each clip. TikTok Shares New Insights into the Importance of Audio in Brand Marketing: TikTok has repeatedly noted that sound is crucial to the user experience, and that marketers need to consider audio as an equally significant element as the visuals in their clips. TikTok Adds Live-Stream Intros to Better Facilitate Engagement: While a small update, the new valuable addition features a ‘LIVE intro’ option which enables you to add a short text description to welcome new viewers as they come across your broadcast, for increased engagement. Manage your Newsletter Subscriptions or Unsubscribe Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, 2201 Second Street, Suite 600, Fort Myers, FL 33901 To view this email in your browser click here.