Instagram Reels started life as a defensive move against TikTok, but it has quickly become one of the most lucrative products ...

Social media app TikTok has turned short, shareable videos into an art form. Now Instagram is getting in on the craze with Instagram Reels, which allows you to add music and fun visual effects over ...

Even you’re probably fed up of videos that take ages to get to the point. Here’s how to grab attention in the first 15 ...

Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

New data found Instagram reels is surging ahead of TikTok in countries like the US, Japan, and Spain. TikTok and Instagram have been competing in short-form video for years. The success of reels may ...

Today, short-form content is everywhere, even on Netflix. While they are running as a constant background noise in most ...

Instagram has changed a lot, and 2026 is no different. In late 2025, Meta said time spent watching video on Instagram was up ...

Instagram is out today with a major new release that should crank up the competition between social media apps to another level. “Reels” is rolling out for Instagram users in 50 countries and is ...

Facebook Reels is a feature that allows users to create and share short-form videos with music and special effects. While some people love the Reels feature, others find it distracting or overwhelming ...

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Only days after President Trump threatened to ban TikTok, Microsoft announced it is pushing ahead with plans to buy the U.S. operations of the hugely popular video-sharing platform. WSJ's Eva Xiao ...