Instagram Stories Update: Links, Mentions and Boomerang

Instagram Thursday announced a major update to Instagram Stories, with the addition of links, @ mentions and Boomerang content.

Instagram Thursday announced a major update to Instagram Stories, with the addition of links, @ mentions and Boomerang content.

Support for links enables content creators to allow users to dive deeper into their content via links to articles or songs, for example, and this feature will initially launch as a test with only verified accounts. Instagram said in a blog post detailing the updates:

Watching someone’s story and want to dig deeper? You may spot “See More” links at the bottom of some stories.

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