Saturday, November 9, 2019

All about Instagram - For those Who are new to It

Instagram is a social app made for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone owned by Facebook created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010. It is one of the most popular app in your android phone.



Similar to Facebook, everyone who creates an Instagram account has a profile and a news feed.When you post a photo or video on Instagram, it will be displayed on your profile.Instagram is all about sharing and find the best photos and videos. Every user has a “Followers” and “Following” that can be count, which shows how many people they follow and how many other people are following them.

From Instagram:

  • Users can upload photographs and short videos. 
  • Follow other users feeds and geotag images with the name of a location.
  • Can set their account as "private" so,  that they approve any new follower requests.
  • Can connect their Instagram account to other social networking sites.
  •  Instagram introduced hashtags to help users discover both photos and each other.
  • You can hit  Live Video to begin publicly streaming, and Instagram will send a push notification to your followers letting them know that you're live.
  •  Instagram introduced Instagram Direct, a feature that lets users to interact through private messaging. Users who follow each other can send private messages, photos and videos.
  • In response to abusive and negative comments on photos, videos Instagram has allowed users to control their posts and comments field.
  • Instagram has up to 23 filters you can apply to your photos and videos.
  • If you want to find or add more friends to follow you,  use the search tab(magnifying glass icon) or you can also use search bar at the top.
  • Customize your profile by adding your name, a photo, a short bio, and a website link if you have any so that who wants to follow you, know that who you are.

 This is really such a wonderful networking site that also provide you a privacy that you want. It is available for iOS, iphones, you can download it on your tablets and can also be accessed from a computer.