Guide to Use Instagram

Explore Tips and Tricks features to use Instagram in a smart way.

Even if you don't use Instagram, we're guessing you've encountered an Instagram image somewhere on the web — even if you didn't realize it.

Instagram's calling card is the photo filter, a digital layer that, when added to a standard photo, gives it the appearance of professional editing. Some filters enhance the colors in a photo, while other dull the light to a soft glow for an aged, vintage appearance.

But while Instagram's filters revolutionized mobile photo editing, they're only a portion of the appeal. The mobile app boasts over 50 million users, despite only living in iOS and Android devices. Instagram launched on Android just this year — it quickly earned 5 million downloads in six days.

Its success caught the eye of the most valuable social network in the world. Facebook acquired Instagram in April for $1 billion. Although we've only just begun to witness Facebook's plans for the photo sharing app, the social giant recently launched its own filter-friendly photo app, dubbed Facebook Camera.

Instagram has surely come a long way, business-wise, since co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger introduced the app in 2010. But on the whole, the app has remained simple, straightforward and social since its inception.

We're here to share the Instagram basics, whether you're new to the network or need some additional tips. Better hurry, though — Instagram has undergone such changes in the past few months, who knows what else is in store.

1. Register / Setup
2. Notifications
3. Connect to Social
4. Add a Photo
5. Filters / Borders
6. Tilt-Shift
7. Other Options
8. Video

Instagram is a photo sharing social media. Today it is part of social media. It was released in October, 2010. It is today available in 25 languages. It ranked first in App Store in just 24 hours of its launch. CEO of Instagram is Kevin Systrome. Using it we can get much fun and adventure and knowledge and other phases of life.