[NOTE: As of December 11, 2018, the original Instagram API is being retired, and replaced with a Facebook graph based API. Due to this, the original version of Panoramiq will stop getting new results for hashtag and location searches after that date. The latest version of Panoramiq will use the new API, however, it will be limited to hashtag searches only, as the new API does not have the ability to make location based searches.
The new version of Panoramiq will also require that you are using a Business Instagram account. It will not work with basic/personal Instagram accounts. If you do not convert to a business account, you can continue to use the old version of Panoramiq, but it will only return results for analytics. ]
1. Connecting with Instagram.
After you have added the app, and created a stream, you will be prompted to Connect with Instagram:
Click the Connect with Instagram button and a new tab will open in your browser taking you to Instagram to authenticate Panoramiq.
Click Log in and the app authorization page on Instagram will be displayed:
Click Authorize and you will be taken back to Hootsuite. You are now ready to create your first search.
2. Creating searches
Click the icon to display the search menu:
The search menu has three tabs. Clicking the Streams tab allows you to select a Power Feed and display the results in the current stream. Clicking the Power Feeds tab allows you to create a saved feed that can consist of a location, multiple hashtags, or a combination of a location and hashtags. Clicking the Combi-Feeds tab allows you to create a super feed that combines your Power Feeds and display results from all of the selected feeds in one stream.
3. Stream Tab
In the Stream tab, you can select from a variety of Power and Combi-feeds to view in a Hootsuite stream.
4. Power Feeds
Click the Power Feeds tab to create new Power Feeds or delete existing ones. Power Feeds are complex Instagram searches that allow you to search for Instagram posts that contain one or more hashtags, posts that are in specific geographic locations, or, posts that have the specified hashtags in a geographic location.
Map Location
Click the Select button to display a map on which you can select a location to search for Instagram posts:
In the Location Search box, enter a location name and a drop down menu will appear from which you can select a location:
Select the location you want, and the map will automatically center on that location. To move the location, first click the icon in the upper right corner. Next, click and drag the map. To select a location, click the
icon in the upper right corner and then draw a circle around the exact area you want to search for posts in:
You can move the circle you have drawn by clicking on the small white circle in the center of the larger opaque red circle and dragging. To resize the selected area, click one of the 4 white circles on the outer edge of the opaque red circle and drag towards or away from the center of the area.
Keep in mind that a small area may return no results while a larger area may return too many. For a larger area, consider combining the location with a hashtag. This may help focus in on the posts you are looking for.
When you're done, click Select Location and you will be returned to the Power Feeds tab.
Hashtags
Enter up to 3 hashtags to filter results on. While typing in tags, a drop down menu will appear with popular tags that match the text you have entered.
You can choose to refine your results by selecting results that contain all of the tags you have entered, or, any one of the tags.
Feed Name
Enter a name to identify this search. It will be displayed in the app's menu bar located at the top of the app's stream.
Once you're done, click Save & Search and your feed will be saved. Once saved, you can select it again in the Streams tab to quickly view search results.
View/Delete Power Feeds
Clicking the View/Delete Feeds button displays a popup which lists all of your Power Feeds and any Combi-Feeds you have created.
Clicking the trash can on the far right side of each feed listed will delete the feed. Clicking the location's coordinates will display the location on a map. NOTE: Currently, you can not edit a feed. You can only create a new feed with the new criteria.
5. Combi-Feeds
Click the Combi-Feed tab to create new Combi-Feed. Combi-Feeds allow you to combine your Power feeds into a super feed that will display results for multiple Power feeds.
Creating new Combi-Feeds
Creating a new Combi-Feed is as simple as selecting the feeds you want, entering a Feed Name and then clicking the Save button. Once created, you can select them from the Streams menu in the Streams tab.
To delete an existing Combi-Feed, click the View/Delete Feeds button at the bottom.
6. Settings
The Settings dropdown displays the account which you have connected Panoramiq with:
Switch Instagram Account
The account listed under Switch Instagram Account is the account that is currently being used in this stream. You can use different Instagram accounts in each Panoramiq stream you create.
Click Switch Account to disconnect from the current account and authenticate with another. If you disconnect from your Instagram account, you will have to reconnect, or connect with a different account, before you can continue using the app.
Analytics Accounts
The accounts listed under Analytics Accounts will have account analytics reports created for them. To view Account analytics, the Instagram account you are using in-stream must be the same as the one you wish to view analytics for. NOTE: Clicking Delete Account will delete all of the account analytics data.
Add Analytics Accounts
Here you will find a description of how many analytics accounts your subscription is using and how many are available. Each Panoramiq subscription comes with analytics for one Instagram account. If you need analytics for more than one account, please contact us.
7. Other Menu
Clicking the menu icon will display the other options menu:
Use the Mark all posts read and Mark all posts unread options to manage the read/unread state of all posts in your Power Feed results.
Clicking on the Quick-start Guide option will take you to the document you are reading now.
8. In Stream Options
Hovering over an item in stream will display the options available for that item:
Click the icon to mark the current item read or click the
icon to reshare the item to your social networks. Clicking the
menu icon, displays a drop down menu with further options. From here you can:
- Assign this post to another Hootsuite user (requires Hootsuite teams)
- Save to Streamnotes (more on Streamnotes in a bit)
Hashtags and Users
Clicking on a #hashtag in a post will open up a popup with recent posts containing that #hashtag. Clicking on a username, will display a popup with information regarding the user, as well as recent posts. Clicking on the user's avatar will display the user popup as well. Clicking on the post's date will open the post on instagram.com
What is Synaptive Streamnotes?
Streamnotes is Synaptive's save-to app. Clicking the Streamnotes option will open up a popup window with a variety of destinations to which you can save the current post:
You can currently save to:
- Your computer (PDF & CSV)
- Google Drive (PDF & CSV)
- Dropbox (PDF & CSV)
- Evernote
- Google Sheets
- OneNote
- Tumblr
More information regarding Streamnotes is available on the Synaptive web site.
8. Analytics
Click the analaytics icon in the menubar, to access account and feed analytics:
Select Account analytics to view analytics for your Instagram account and Instagram posts. Select Feed analytics to view analytics related to the Power feeds you have created, including Influencer discovery.
Account/Post Analytics
Clicking the Account/Post Analytics option will display the Account Analytics popup:
The report includes a Summary of the Analytics at the top, as well as sections with graphs for Follower, Following, Like and Comment growth over time. At the end of the report is an analysis for any posts that were posted during the time frame you selected:
Filter by Date
Clicking the date in the upper right corner of the popup will display a calendar which you can use to select a date range to display data from:
Saving Reports
To the right of the date box, is a disc icon. Click it to save reports as PDF or CSV:
Feed Analytics
Clicking the Feed Analytics option will display the Feed analytics popup:
Initially, you are shown the number of posts in this search for the past 7 days. Click on individual points on the chart to find the number of posts for that particular day.
Next, click the Hashtags button to get an analysis of popular hashtags in your saved Power feed:
Filter by Date
Clicking the date in the upper right corner of the popup will display a calendar which you can use to select a date range to display data from:
Saving Reports
To the right of the date box, is a disc icon. Click it to save reports as PDF or CSV:
9. Questions?
If you have any questions regarding Panoramiq for Instagram, please feel free to contact us via our support system at:
https://synaptive-support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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