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Story

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈstɔːri/nounCore term

In social media & content creation, story means: A short photo or video that appears at the top of an app and disappears after 24 hours, used for casual, everyday updates.

In Turkish: hikaye, story

How it is used

Common on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp (where it is called Status). You post to your story, add a story or reply to someone's story. Stories often use stickers such as polls, questions and links.

Example sentences

  1. I'll share the behind-the-scenes clips in our story, not on the feed.

  2. More than 300 people voted in yesterday's story poll.

Common collocations

  • post a story
  • story poll
  • reply to a story
  • story views
  • add to your story
  • highlightsCollections of old stories saved on a profile under round icons, so that visitors can still see them after the usual 24 hours.
  • feedThe main scrolling stream of posts you see when you open a social media app, made up of content from accounts you follow and recommendations.
  • postA piece of content, such as a photo, video or text, that you publish on a social media account for other people to see.
  • reelA short, usually vertical video with music, effects or text, made to be watched quickly and often recommended to people who do not follow you.

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