Instagram confirms its TikTok rival, Reels, will launch in the US in early August July 16, 2020 https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/16/i...-reels-will-launch-in-the-us-in-early-august/
Weird that they didn't already offer this, I keep seeing TikTok videos on Instagram, it doesn't make any sense.
Facebook Is Reportedly Offering Money To Lure Influencers From TikTok To Reels July 28, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanag...ney-to-lure-influencers-from-tiktok-to-reels/ Engadget: To beat TikTok, Facebook is allegedly throwing money at creators
Instagram Reels launches globally in over 50 countries, including US August 5, 2020 https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/i...-globally-in-over-50-countries-including-u-s/ Facebook: Introducing Instagram Reels
Reels is a worthy TikTok rival lost in Instagram bloat It risks cluttering up Instagram August 7, 2020 https://www.engadget.com/instagram-reels-tiktok-rival-164624402.html
No surprise that it's not impressive, Zuckerberg really isn't that good in designing stuff. Can't believe he's worth 100 billion dollar. I absolutley hate the Instagram Stories bar, I don't watch that many videos anymore, because of the stupid design.
Instagram Reels’ biggest problem is replicating what TikTok does best Instagram makes you go to content, but TikTok brings content to you August 12, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/21362382/t...-algorithm-instagram-paradox-choice-streaming
Instagram launches a separate Reels tab for users in India, says it's planning to integrate tools in future September 3, 2020 https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...rate-tools-in-future/articleshow/77916517.cms
Instagram is rolling out updates to Reels, including longer video lengths Just one month after launch September 23, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21452278/instagram-reels-update-longer-videos-length-trim-edit
Shopping is coming to Instagram Reels globally, turning the whole app into a catalog Shop all over the app December 10, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22165957/instagram-reels-shopping-update-global