Facebook will let page admins reply to Instagram DMs right from FB

Looks like Facebook is taking that step further into integrating its services together. In a press release for its Facebook Communities Summit, the social media giant announced that Facebook Page administrators can now respond to Instagram Direct Messages right from their Facebook Page inbox. We already know Facebook has plans to unify its messaging apps, and this seems like the logical first step in that direction. Not only would it keep people in the Facebook site itself, but it would give them a competitive advantage over other services. It can offer shared analytics from the user interaction on these integrated offerings that could help the company monetize its services. But as Android Police points out, we’re hoping this doesn’t come at the expense of user experience.

Facebook introduces photo post scheduling for Pages Manager iOS app

Following the announcement of prioritizing image- and link-based updates for Pages, Facebook updated its Pages Manager app for iOS to add the option to schedule photo posts. The app was recently redesigned for iOS and includes the ability to tag users in comments and posts.

If you’re an Android user and Page administrator, the feature is already available on the app as well.

Source: The Next Web

Facebook update downgrades text updates for Pages

Facebook wants Page owners to share other types of updates aside from text updates with a new tweak. Facebook’s News Feed Ranking Product Manager Chris Turitzin said in a blog post the social network changed the algorithm of the News Feed to downgrade text updates from Pages because they don’t do as well as text updates from friends.

The company encourages a more visual approach and wants Page owners to post links as they “get more engagement (more likes, comments, shares and clicks) and they provide a more visual and compelling experience for people seeing them in their feeds.”