Social Media Updates You Don’t Want to Miss
- Sarah Coupland

- Aug 16
- 1 min read
Hey friends,
Let’s get straight into the updates making waves across social this week:
🚨 Instagram News
IG in Google Search: Captions, alt text, and bios can now show up in Google results. Think SEO when you write.
Reel Previews: Share drafts with friends/coworkers before publishing (no more midnight screen recordings).
Quiz Sticker for Reels: A new engagement tool, but we’re still waiting for quizzes in Stories.
Carousel Analytics Upgrade: Soon you’ll know which slide wins the popularity contest.
Auto-Scroll Test: IG might feed you endless posts hands-free. Productivity = doomed.
Grid Reposts: Repost other creators’ content directly to your feed.
Location Sharing in DMs: Convenient for meetups… a little creepy otherwise.
Link in Bio Safe: Adam Mosseri confirmed it doesn’t hurt reach.
🧵 Threads News
Deeper analytics (see where people found you).
Photos in DMs are live.
GIFs + group chats are in testing.
🎵 TikTok News
Native Scheduling: In-app post scheduling is finally being tested.
Creator Search Insights on Desktop: See trending searches + content gaps so you know exactly what to post.
That’s the roundup — now you’re up to speed on the latest tools and tests shaping our feeds.
Talk soon,






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