My Publicist Note Book

Instagram will soon notify accounts when you screenshot or screen record their stories, a feature that its rival Snapchat started. Instagram is currently testing a feature that identifies users who take screenshots of public Instagram Stories. Instagram already identifies users that take a screenshot of a photo or video that’s sent as a direct message. This new feature — the latest to be lifted from Snapchat — hasn’t been turned on for all users in order for Instagram to first gauge response. Instagram acknowledged it was testing the feature. Some users guilty of screenshotting stories have already received pop-up warnings from the app that states rather ominously, “Next time you take a screenshot or screen recording, the person who posted the story will be able to see it.” However, the security feature can be worked around by taking a screenshot in flight mode. The Stories feature tells you who has watched your story when you tap on the “seen by” area in the bottom le...

SOME OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BRANDS PARTNER WITH THE ACADEMY TO CELEBRATE MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT ®  AND EVENTS FOR MUSIC’S BIGGEST WEEK SANTA MONICA, CALIF. ( JAN. 9, 2018 )   — The Recording Academy ™  proudly announced its official marketing partners for this year's 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® . Absolut, Aflac, Apple Music, Bulova, Delta Air Lines, Hilton, IBM, JBL by HARMAN, Mastercard, Snapchat, Target, Time Inc., Uber, and Westwood One are all supporters of this year's GRAMMY Awards, as well as events throughout GRAMMY ®  Week. The music industry's marquis event takes place live on  Sunday, Jan. 28 , at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be broadcast in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network at  7:30 p.m. ET /4:30 p.m.  For comprehensive coverage of the show, visit GRAMMY.com and CBS.com. For breaking news and behind-the-scenes content, visit the Recording Academy's social networks on Twitte...