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Instagram Live Rooms – Experience video broadcasting with more users on Instagram Now

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Attention Instagrammers! Instagram has rolled out a new feature that allows more people to go live at once. The new feature called “Live Rooms”allows up to 4 users to participate and act as ‘hosts’ in a video chat room. Instagram hopes that the introduction of Live Rooms will encourage users to start their first podcast on Instagram. Also, going live with more than two people ups the fun factor. It also allows creators to share their audiences which can help increase reach and follows among the collaborators.

On the other hand, Instragram is trying to one up apps like Clubhouse, Pong Pong and Partying by creating a more interactive session with the video experience. This allows the audience and friends to actually see the expressions and reactions of the hosts on camera. Instagram claims that its limit of up to 4 hosts helps prevent participants talking over each other. That said, the audience can still freely interact with hosts through the chat function. Instagram is encouraging a plethora of content formats including livestream shopping and fundraising using Live Rooms.

Going live with Live Rooms isn’t just about interactions. Instagram Live Rooms is also helping creators monetise by offering “Live Badges”.The audience can purchase “Live Badges” from the host. The hope is that, like other platforms, these badges will help connect creators to their audiences better. It also allows audiences to directly support creators.

However, Live Rooms isn’t going live on Instagram willy nilly. Instagram has put in place terms and conditions to help protect creators and the community. People who have been blocked by any of the participants in the Live Room will not able to join the room. In addtion, those who have lost their privileges to go Live on Instagram due to violations of Community Guidelines will not be able to partake in Live Rooms.

Both Android and iOS users have access to Live Rooms and the feature is now available on Instagram. Instagram app is available for free on from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Of course, as mentioned, terms and conditions to Live Rooms apply.

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Meet BLACKPINK at the “TikTok Stage with BLACKPINK” Livestream show

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Popular K-POP girl group, BLACKPINK, is taking the virtual stage on TikTok. The quintet will be interacting via livestream from their official BLACKPINK TikTok account (@bp_tiktok). TikTok and BLACKPINK will be holding the livestream as a token of appreciation for BLACKPINK fans (Blinks) who have supported and adore the group. Blinks will be able to interact with member of BLACKPINK for a total of 100 minutes on 21 October at 6pm in Malaysia.

TikTok has become one of the most popular social media platforms for short form content among youngsters and adults around the world. The platform has beaten out other platforms such as Snapchat and is quickly becoming one of the largest new creator platforms.

Source: TikTok/ByteDance

BLACKPINK recently ranked second on the US Bilboard album charts and the british official charts – the world’s two biggest pop charts. With their first Korean language album, “The Album”, they have become the first girl group to get in Billboard Artist 100 chart which lists the top 100 artists around the world.

During the event, the group will be interacting with their fans in a number of sessions as they discuss and share behind the scenes stories from their album. Guess what? Winners will be able to choose and participate the live video call during the event. If you live in South Korea, you could be the lucky chosen to meet the four idols, Jisoo, Lisa, Rose and Jennie!

Don’t miss your chance to meet BLACKPINK when they take over the TikTok stage this week! TikTok is available in over 150 countries and regions in 75 languages, you can download it from the Apple AppStore or the Google Play Store.