{"id":21300,"date":"2019-06-21T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T13:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=21300"},"modified":"2019-06-21T14:29:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T13:29:12","slug":"instagram-tests-suggestions-for-you-in-dms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=21300","title":{"rendered":"Instagram tests &#039;Suggestions For You&#039; in DMs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Instagram is sliding into our DMs to encourage us to follow more people.<\/p>\n<p>Under some posts sent through Instagram direct messaging, a &#8220;Suggestions for You&#8221; panel will load \u00a0featuring related accounts, Instagram confirmed to Mashable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For example, I recently opened a DM from my sister which contained a post she had sent me from a celebrity account. Underneath the post and its comments was a &#8220;Suggestions for You&#8221; grid featuring other celebrities that Instagram apparently thought I might want to follow. At the bottom of the grid was a link that would take me to even more suggested accounts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"I mean Kate seems like a good follow, no?\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!41a4\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1004282%252F7a793991-17da-4105-af4b-8917b6de612f.png%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.png?signature=iY333uonocm8KVOGyDu391XOFJc=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>I mean Kate seems like a good follow, no?<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  screenshot: rachel kraus\/mashable\/instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I navigated out of the DM, and found the account through the search tab. Clicking on the same post directly from the person&#8217;s profile did not produce the &#8220;Suggestions for You&#8221; tab. It only appeared when sent via DM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always working on ways to improve your experience on Instagram and bring you closer to the people and things you love,&#8221; an Instagram spokesperson said, after confirming the test to Mashable.<\/p>\n<p>Another Mashable employee opened a post featuring a (pretty dang cute) dog sent from his girlfriend. When navigating to the photo via the DM, a &#8220;Suggested for You&#8221; grid loaded featuring profiles recommended from his contacts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Who wouldn't want to follow this guy's suggested accounts?\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!8b9f\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1004284%252F3df32975-f1c4-4fe3-8d93-f804d8cdbc5a.png%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.png?signature=hAEPgH4yFrVrlS048GgvX9sB8ZY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Who wouldn&#8217;t want to follow this guy&#8217;s suggested accounts?<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  mashable\/instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear how widespread this is. The celebrity photo was the only recent DM I received with a post that generated suggestions in this way. But the test could hint at Facebook&#8217;s larger plans for its direct messaging platforms.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Recently, Facebook announced that it would begin <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/1888\/facebook-is-combining-messenger-instagram-and-whatsapp-infra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merging the architecture<\/a> behind its three discrete messaging platforms: Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram DM. As Mark Zuckerberg highlighted in his recent <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/4536\/mark-zuckerberg-says-a-private-social-platform-is-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F8 developer conference keynote<\/a>, Facebook is going all in on direct messaging (and <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/4571\/facebook-wants-to-become-more-private-but-not-in-the-ways-that-matter-most\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;privacy&#8221;<\/a>) as the future of its platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/mark-zuckerberg-speaks-on-whatsapp-instagram-messenger-merger?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg explains why he wants to merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because of this new emphasis on direct messaging, it would make sense that Facebook is trying to insert interactive features that boost engagement in our DMs. Facebook already includes advertisements in Messenger and is <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/whatsapp-business-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working to monetize<\/a> WhatsApp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Suggestions for You&#8221; grid seems like a relatively innocuous way to do this \u2014 at least they aren&#8217;t sponsored suggested follows (yet).\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img alt=\"Moar celebs for me!\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!7fb4\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1004290%252F836a5ea0-f57f-4854-8a5e-8d011ca6fa84.png%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.png?signature=R8bbUja2fEPblHOKSnDJEo8g79s=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"  ><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Moar celebs for me!<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  screenshot: rachel kraus\/mashable\/instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It makes sense to capitalize on posts sent via DM in this way. If someone sends you a message, that person is probably close enough to you to know what you&#8217;re actually interested in. That implies that even if Instagram isn&#8217;t reading our DMs per se, it&#8217;s using our relationships and affinities to inform its suggestions algorithm \u2014 and ultimately increase engagement and ad dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And hey, maybe I would enjoy following Kate Hudson.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE: June 20, 2019, 11:51 a.m. PDT\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This post was updated to include Instagram&#8217;s official statement.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/all-the-memes-mr-zuckerberg?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s Congressional hearing was all of us trying to explain technology to our grandparents<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=BdoM2MRW09&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/5663\/instagram-tests-suggestions-for-you-in-dms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Instagram is sliding into our DMs to encourage us to follow more people. Under some posts sent through Instagram direct messaging, a &#8220;Suggestions for You&#8221; panel will load \u00a0featuring related accounts, Instagram confirmed to Mashable.\u00a0 For example, I recently opened a DM from my sister which contained a post she had sent me from &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}