New to Instagram Stories: Boomerang, Mentions and Links

New to Instagram Stories: Boomerang, Mentions and Links

Instagram introduced mentions and Boomerangs in Instagram Stories, and are also starting to test links inside some stories. Here’s the rundown of what’s new today:

Mention people in your stories: Users can now link to other accounts inside stories, and they can link to themselves. Simple add the @ symbol to their username in your story.

Mention people in Instagram stories

? Add external links: This is a test for verified partners only, allowing users to share more information with followers through links in stories.

Add external links to Instagram stories

Get creative with Boomerang: Use Boomerang even easier by adding it directly into the stories camera.lowers through links in stories.

Get creative with Boomerang

Users need to update their app to access the new tools.