Brian Alouda Itava

WHAT IS INSTAGRAM How does it really work? Instagram has provided the social media users with the ease to share their photos and videos online. This is an app that initially run on iPhone but later on developed to run on Blackberry and Android operating systems. As of now, it is officially known to work on any smartphone. It will be appropriate to say that Instagram outdoes many other social media apps such as WhatsApp, messenger, NearBy and also kik to list just a few. This is because, it is exclusively designated for sharing photos and videos. Getting Started on Instagram After answering to the question What is Instagram? It is equally worthwhile to know How does Instagram Work. Getting started on Instagram is unimaginably easy, With whatever the smartphone, be it iPhone, Blackberry or Android, you will just have to download the Instagram app from the OS’s store. For example, if you are using an Android smartphone, you will use the google play store where you will have lots of free apps available for download, Instagram being one of those. 1. How to download and install Instagram From the google plays store, type in the word, “Instagram” and search. The app pops up among many other apps of the same nature, but most definitely, it will rank top on the list, select it and press on install. It will be automatically downloaded and installed on your phone. After the installation, it doesn’t end there, there are a few more steps for you to completely get started as explained below. Sign up your Instagram account and fill in the required information, choose the account’s username and password of your choice, upload a profile picture and confirm your email. That said and done, you are free to login to your Instagram account and basically start to use it. However, if you are new to the app it may slightly challenge your usage despite the fact that it is one of the easiest photo and video sharing app that one can use. How to share files using Instagram To answer to the question, “How does Instagram work?” You, as a matter of fact, must have had it firstly installed on your phone and that you need to make sure that your phone has a good camera mega pixel. The app has got an inbuilt camera that can be used to take pictures or you can alternatively use the photos and video files already stored on your phone. When you are logged in to your account, make sure you have saved the photo or video in the right format, the image and or video will then be accessed by the app, choose it and share. 2. How to get People follow you Instagram is well networked with other major social networks including facebook and twitter. Therefore, your friends on facebook and twitter are visible on your Instagram and quite often, the app will keep suggesting other users to you that may be your friends or people you may know. The app, moreover, has an invitation feature enabled labelled, “Invite Friends”. Using this feature, you are able to invite friends to follow you. 3. How to manipulate your photos The app is as well enabled with 11 different color filters that helps you edit your photos to suit your desired temperature in your photos turning boring pictures into exciting ones. These filters can do wonders to your photos, use them to edit the pictures and give them the 1950s feel. That is the overview idea of how Instagram works. Ever thought of When was Instagram created? It was first launched in October 6, 2016 and by December 21 it had registered 1 million downloads. REFERENCE http://www.gcflearnfree.org/instagram/what-is-instagram http://infospace.ischool.syr.edu/2011/12/15/what-is-instagram-and-why-is-it-so-popular/ https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-share-a-Photoshop-file-on-my-Instagram-account-1 http://instagramers.com/destacados/how-to-repost-videos-and-photos-on-instagram/