Instagram now lets you share stories you're mentioned in.

"Starting today, when someone mentions you in their story, you'll be able to share that photo or video into your own story." Instagram is bringing this new feature to its app today on Android and iOS. They announced this in a blog post yesterday. Users that get mentioned will receive a notification in their Direct messages thread and will see an option to add that content to their own story. In addition, the user will be able to "rotate and position it and add creative tools like text or stickers on to it as well." Followers who see the story will also see the original poster's username and get the possibility to follow them. Instagram says this feature only works for public accounts.

This seems to be a server-side update. However, make sure you grab the latest version of the app in Google Play Store.

Twitter removes 140-character limit on Direct Messages.

Twitter has announced in a blog post today the removal of the 140 character limit on Direct Messages. Again the change only applies to direct messages. Your tweets are still limited to 140 characters and that doesn't seem likely to change anytime soon. 

Twitter has started rolling the change to Twitter for Android and iOS, Tweetdeck, Twitter.com and Twitter for Mac. Read the full blog post here.

New Twitter update gets photo sharing in DMs.

Twitter today updated its app for Android. An interesting update that lets users send and receive photos via Direct Messages. A nice feature for sharing private pictures with people you follow. The update also contains some other features including:

This update includes a number of enhancements.

New design.

Refreshed look and feel. Home, Activity and Discover now available by swiping in Timelines. Easier access to DMs.

Share photos in Direct Messages.

Send and receive photos via DMs.

Notifications from your network.

Choose to view Replies, Retweets, and Favorites from only the people that you follow.

Receive Push Notifications from the people you care about most.

Favorite their profile to receive a Push Notification any time they tweet.  

The update is available for download in Google Play Store.