I've been cheating on foursquare lately because I'm obsessed with Instagram. Instagram is a free iPhone app that's capitalized on the vintage, filtered hipstamatic photo trend. What Instagram has done which has made it so popular is embrace the Facebook "like," implement twitter's follow and hashtag systems, and integrate it's photo sharing with facebook, twitter, tumblr, flickr, and foursquare.
In the social media world, photo sharing is huge. As the
Social Media Dream Queen, I've got to stay on top of all the social networks. When a social media platform gets as popular as instagram, brands jump on board. Urban Outfitters, Red Bull, Billboard, Converse, Nylon, and The Standard Hotels are all sharing photos on instagram. Instagram has already exploded in popularity, and it's only going to get bigger. There's even been a ton of
API's that have been popping up as alternatives to viewing photo sets outside of the instagram app.
Logistics aside, instagram is cool because of the endless amount of creative photography. Sure pet photos and pretty thinspirtation girls dominate the popular photo section, but there are some damn cool photos being posted every second.
Some of the best photography has outside help from apps like
Diptic,
PhotoStudio,
Pixlromatic, and
PicFrame. A guilty pleasure of mine is the
catpaint app. I've had a lot of fun and awesome feedback from pictures of
Louie and my
Koala Movement photos.
If you've got an iPhone (sorry blackberry peeps) I highly recommend signing up on Instagram. You can follow me on Instagram as @labellenuage. Happy snapping!
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