What is instagram?

Instagram is an amazing photo community consisting entirely of iPhone photographers.

I downloaded Instagram when my friend told me about it several months ago. I was instantly hooked. Not only does it provide a cloud to save and keep track of all your fun, quirky photos, but there are tons of users that you can ‘follow’ so that their photos appear in your home feed.

The UI for Instagram's stream.

Instagram allows you to easily put filters on them that bring out the personality of the photo. The beauty here is that the blandness normally resulting from camera phones is now a non-issue. You can quickly slap a colorful or high contrast filter on a photo so that it emulates real life!

But what’s best of all is that Instagram allows for EASY platform integration. When I take a photo, it is posted to my Tumblr blog, my Twitter, AND my Facebook immediately, allowing me to share events, news, or exciting finds real time across all my social media platforms. (I wonder how long it’s going to take them to add Google+?)

"It's a beautiful day for a Pool Party @TheEstates! Come hang out! #swag #weekend" an appropriate tweet accompanying this photo.

I use Instagram nearly every day- and dozens of times throughout the day on the weekends and on vacation. To check out photos from my recent trip to New York (and the rest of my Instagrams) follow me on Instagram @willnewton or check out my blog’s Instagram tag feed!

So the next time somebody asks you about Instagram remember everyone, it’s more than just a photo app.

Download Instagram here: http://instagr.am/ (try putting it in your phone’s browser!)