What You Need To Know About Instagram Tv (IGTV)

On June 20,2018, the Instagram team officially released a press report to validate the launch of IGTV for individual or brand experiential marketing.

 

It’s a clear indication that Video content is day by day becoming a viable tool to social media domination.

Here are a few tips you need to know about IGTV

 

Why IGTV?

 

  • You can get creative with video content for your audience engagement

 

  • You are able to share a longer video

 

  •  It makes watching video on mobile easier with its full-screen vertical video feature

 

How To Set Up IGTV

 

You can do this via desktop and mobile. But, we will focus on mobile.

 

There are 2 options to the set-up of the channel on mobile

 

  • On the right corner of your Instagram apps, click on the TV- like icon

 

  • Follow the setup instruction and you are good to go.

 

To Upload Video

 

  • Tap the + icon and select your video from the gallery.

 

 if your IGTV is for business purpose, you’re advised to download the IGTV apps for iPhone or Android for effectiveness

 

  • Add your Instagram account on the IGTV apps

 

  • select the Create Channel option from the pop-up menu.

 

  • Tap on your profile picture to set up your channel.

 

Once connected, your Instagram account info will populate into your channel and you’ll be prompted to upload a video from your gallery or you tap the + sign.

 

To ensure dominance and visibility for your business

 

 

  •  Include a link to your store or website

 

  • Check the insight for your video by clicking on the 3- dot on your video.

 

  • If you are not ready to post, you can save to draft

 

  • Always respond promptly to client’s enquiry or comments

 

  • Videos must be in vertical or portrait mode. The ideal size ratio is 9:16, but a ratio as close to square as 4:5 is also supported. In anything other than a 9:16 ratio, the video won’t fill the screen.
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Young Feminist Media Fellowship For Storytellers!

Are you a feminist storyteller? Do you believe in the power of stories reaching millions? Are you a budding writer, artist or videographer? Then this fellowship opportunity is just the right thing for you!

FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund, in Partnership with The WMC FBOMB, invites Applications from young and  budding storytellers to apply to its pilot project Young Feminist Media Fellowship

The fellowship is an opportunity to gain insight into global feminist issues, receive guidance and feedback from experienced feminist journalists and an opportunity for the writers to have their stories published in a publication that has a worldwide readership.

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for this fellowship if you meet the following criteria:

  • You are a young feminist (between the age of 18 and 30) with proven interest or activism in gender-based issues in the local, national or in international contexts
  • You are a budding writer, publisher, visual artist or videographer.
  • You will have some proven experience and have some sample pieces of your previous work to demonstrate it.
  • You may be based anywhere in the world, but should be from a Global South country (i.e. not Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand) and willing to travel in the pursuit of the story. Previous experience in journalism, writing, blogging, sketching, designing is welcome, but not compulsory.
  • You are proficient in the English language as the writing/designing will be done in English only.

Benefits

The fellow is expected to work part-time and will be paid a stipend of USD 500 USD for the three-month duration of the fellowship. As a fellow, you will be expected to decide how you’d like to utilize the stipend money in pursuit of your story.

Application

Click here to apply.

Please send your applications latest by April 22, 2018.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To learn more about FRIDA: https://youngfeministfund.org/
To learn more about FBomb: https://www.womensmediacenter.com/fbomb

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USAID:Digital Agriculture Photo Contest 2018

Digital Development for Feed the Future (D2FTF) leverages digital tools holistically and according to best practice to improve the cost-effectiveness and development results of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Initiative.

This is developed to recognize those who are utilizing digital tools to improve farming practices and accelerate the fight against poverty by telling the story of digital agriculture technologies and how they’re working to advance food security and nutrition across the globe through the photo contest.

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Benefits

Ist Prize: $200

2nd Prize: $300

3rd Prize: $500

Submission Requirements

  • High-resolution, high-quality photos that are at least 1024 pixels or larger (tall or wide) or around 300 pixels per inch. Please send us the highest resolution version of the photo you have (at least 1 MB). If you are using Photoshop, please send only level 7 or higher compressed photos.
  • Accepted formats: high-quality JPG and PNG
  • Only 2 photos per contestant will be accepted; if you submit more than 2, photo contest administrators will choose 2 for you
  • Photos must each be an original submission (submitted by a photographer or with permission)
  • Photos must each include a credit: name of photographer, and names of any people featured in the photograph.
  • Photos must include a robust caption, which includes a description of what is going on in the photo, who is involved, where and when it was taken (country tag is especially important), and what digital tools are being showcased. 250 words or less.
  • Photos with a time stamp or logo will not be considered.

Application

Please submit your photos to  USAIDdigitalag@gmail.com, including the information required below. All images must meet the theme of “digital agriculture.” Photo submissions due by April 16, 2018.

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Western Union Scholarship For Undergraduates

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The Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program, also referred to as WU Scholars, is a program designed to support young people and their efforts to pursue a post-secondary education.

The Institute of International Education, Inc. (IIE), a US non-profit, administers the program on behalf of the Western Union Foundation and its contributors.

The WU Scholars program was created to help give young people a boost toward a better life. The Western Union Foundation believes education is the surest path to economic opportunity. Educational pursuits to gain knowledge and skills for in-demand, 21st-century careers are helping people all over the world climb the economic ladder.

Eligibility

  • Scholarships must be used at an accredited post-secondary institution seeking an undergraduate degree.
  • All applicants must be pursuing a degree/field of study in one of the following categories: science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and business/entrepreneurship.
  • All applicants for scholarships must be between the ages of 18 – 26 years of age on June 1, 2018.

Timeline

  • Application Period Opens: Thursday, March 8, 2018
  • Application Period Closes: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 11:59pm EST
  • Selection and Notification to All Applicants: July 2018

Click here to apply

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The World’s Tallest Hotel -The Gevora Hotel in Dubai

The world’s tallest hotel is located in the caliphate city of Dubai — scaling the clouds and towering above the city below.
The Gevora Hotel is a new offering in the UAE hotspot’s financial district — topping out at an incredible 356 meters high (1,168 feet).
Travelers with a head for heights will know already that Gevora’s tower just barely trounces another Dubai sleeping spot — the JW Marriott Marquis, which is just a meter shorter and was formerly the world’s tallest hotel.
The luxurious Gevora is decked out in gold and includes a health club, sauna, pool and five glitzy restaurants.
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