Instagram Reels: What you should know about this TikTok Rival
Instagram Reels, the organization’s huge effort in contending with TikTok on short interesting content has finally launched globally. The new feature is now accessible across 50 countries, including the U.S., as Instagram had recently announced. Reels is now presently accessible in key global markets, for example, India, Brazil, France, Germany, the U.K., Japan, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Argentina and a few others. The timing is on-point, given TikTok’s questionable future in the U.S. as the Trump administration weighs either prohibiting the Chinese-owned app totally or constraining it to auction off its U.S. operations. How does Reels works? Instagram Reels video configuration live within Stories, which users can make in the upper left corner of the Home feed. Instagram is has already refreshed the choices at the base of the screen — for making Live recordings, text posts, or Boomerangs — to include a tab for Reels. The creation procedure for Reels seems like that of TikTok, however it is not yet clear how consistent of an experience it is compared to TikTok’s video-making ease. ALSO READ: Instagram is set to launch it’s own version of GoFundMe How to know which posts on Instagram are Reels? While looking through your home feed of or Explore page, you’ll have the option to tell which posts are Reels cuts by a small icon in the bottom-left corner. Viewing Reels will be quite a comparable encounter as viewing TikTok videos: You can like or comment on video recordings, and navigate to see what sound track was utilized in a particular video. You can also scroll vertically through videos — which is very similar to TikTok’s addictive “For You” feed”. Another tab has now been added to users’ profiles to showcase every one of their Reels in a single spot. The tab will live with the customary grid posts, just as tabs for viewing IGTV recordings. Have you tried the Instagram Reels? Share your comments below!
Instagram is Set to Launch its own version of GoFundMe that will allow users to raise Money for Personal Projects
According to a recent post, Instagram has revealed a new feature that will permit users to launch a GoFundMe-style fundraising on Instagram. The organization’s Personal Fundraiser feature is for individuals to fund-raise for an individual purpose, such as yourself, your private company, a companion, or a reason that is critical to you. It’s quite similar to the campaigns you see on GoFundMe. To make a Personal Fundraiser, you should be at least 18 years of age. In the application, click “Click Profile and then move to “Include Fundraiser,and tap “Raise Money.” According to the organization, the application will request that you to enter your information for Stripe, the payment platform Instagram is utilizing for the donations. There’s a review procedure where donation causes are screened before being affirmed and before you can begin fund-raising. The fund-raising time frame goes on for 30 days with the chance of ab extension. The cash is stored in the bank account of choice towards the end of the fundraising. Contributors can select to remain unknown from general public, but not from the maker of the fundraiser. Their username, profile name, and the sum donated will in any case be visible to that individual. The feature has already been rolled in a little test for users in the US, the UK, and Ireland on Android. Capacities on iOS will be announced out soon.
Everything You Need to Know about the UK Points-Based Immigration Program
I’m sure we have all heard about the new UK Visa points based immigration system that is due to be implemented from 1 January 2021. According to Legal Expert and Director of Workpermit, Sanwar Ali, ”There are numerous criticisms of the new UK visa points based system, one of which is, If low skilled workers are not allowed into the Country under the new system, this is likely to mean serious skills shortages”. It is for a fact that the new points based system will not be functional until next year 2021. Priti Patel, Home Secretary, unveiled the UK’s new points-based visa and immigration system on 19 February, 2020. The new immigration process will require migrants to score a minimum of 70 points. According to a recent government statement, The new system, was remodeled based on the immigration system in Australia, designed with the aim of creating a ‘high wage, high skill, high productivity economy’ in the UK. ‘For too long, distorted by European free movement rights, the UK’s immigration system has been failing to meet the needs of the British people. Our approach will change all of this,’ the statement continued. The New UK points-based system Under the new system, individuals can get awarded with points based on meeting certain criteria, some of which are mandatory: 10 points will be awarded if a migrant speaks English (mandatory) 20 points will be awarded if an individual has a job, offer or sponsor (mandatory)* 20 points will be awarded if the job has the proper skill level (mandatory) 0 points will be awarded if a job’s salary ranges from £20,480 to £23,039** 10 points will be awarded if a job’s salary is between £23,040 and £25,599 20 points will be awarded if the salary for a job is over £25,600 20 points will be awarded for a job that’s on the shortage occupation list 10 points will be awarded if a UK visa applicant has a PhD degree 20 points will be awarded if an individual’s PhD degree is in science, technology, maths or engineering According to the new UK Immigration rules, highly skilled workers can immigrate to the UK without a job offer, provided they are endorsed by a ‘relevant and competent professional body’. Furthermore, If a job with a salary in this range is on the shortage occupation list, or a visa applicant has a PhD-level degree, they can still come to the UK. This simply means lower earners such as nurses could still qualify for a UK visa due to staff shortages.
