Instagram is a social networking app made for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone. Similar to Facebook or Twitter, everyone who creates an Instagram account has a profile and a news feed.
Instagram is available for free on iOS and Android devices.
It can also be accessed on the web from a computer. Instagram is a simple photo app with a huge and growing following, especially among young people. It’s used to capture special moments and then to carry on conversations using filters, comments, captions, emoticons, hashtags, and links alongside the photos. It’s a way of talking about things and sharing interests.
When you post a photo or video on Instagram, it will be displayed on your profile. Other users who follow you will see your posts in their own feed. Likewise, you’ll see posts from other users whom you choose to follow. You can then choose to apply filters and other photo-enhancing tools to customize the image. After that, you add a caption. Then you hit Next and choose how you want to share the photo — with your Instagram followers, or outside the app, via email, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services.
If your kids are using Instagram, the best way for you to learn about it is to ask them how it works. Children are often glad to teach their parents about their favorite tech tools, and it’s a great way to learn about the app itself and also how they interact with their friends in social media.