Instagram’s Latest Update Expands Live, Making It Much More Useful
By Hannah Wheeless • August 9, 2017
Instagram is letting users join each other’s live stream videos without being in the same place. While broadcasting an Instagram Live video, users can send an invite to a friend to join. Once that friend accepts, the screen will split into two screens allowing both users to interact on the same live streaming video. This feature allows a “talk show” type of broadcast providing a place for brands to interact with fans or influencers in real time. Although this is only in the testing phase, Instagram has plans to introduce this feature on a global level within the next few months.