Instagram last week announced that third-party developers (like Hootsuite) can now provide their users with new features for Instagram business profiles. The new features will allow business users of Instagram to schedule photo posts, view posts they’ve been tagged in and view other business profiles. 

 

These new features will start showing up in content management services that are Facebook Marketing Partners or Instagram Partners.

Content Publishing Beta

  • Post an image to feed with or without a caption.

Business Discovery

  • Discover and read the profile info and media of other business profiles.

Mentions

  • Read public media that a business has been photo tagged or @mentioned in.
  • Post comments on a business’ behalf on media it was tagged or mentioned in.

What platforms will include the new features?

Look for the new features on the platforms listed in these directories:

 

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