In 2010 two gentlemen by the name of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger created Instagram. This is a mobile and web application that allows mobile photo sharing, video sharing, and a social networking service that allows you to share your photos on such social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, and Flickr. By April 2012 Instagram had gained huge popularity by gaining 100 million active users. And as of December of 2014 it had over 300 million active users. The application was accuired by Facebook in April of 2012 for $1 billion in cash and stock. One of Instagrams most successful years was in 2013 when they grew 23% while Facebook only grew 3%. You can download the Instagram App on both Apple and Android devices for free.
From the very get go Instagram was suppose to be used as a way to capture beatiful pictures in the world and share them with everyone. But as time has gone on it has gained popularity with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Everyone from famous movie actors/actresses, musical artists, and sports stars have grown to use Instagram. There are a few basic terms that you must abide by when creating a new Instagram account. You must be at least the age of 13 to create an account, there are restrictions against posting violent, nude, partialily nude, and sexually suggesstive photos. 
There are many trends that can be found on Instagram throughout a given week. Here are just a few of the more popular trends on Instagram: On Monday's its #MCM which is Man Crush Monday, Wednesday's are #WCW which is Woman Crush Wednesday, and Thursday's its #TBT which is Throwback Thursday.
In my opinion Instagram has become more popular than Facebook in recent years. I myself find myself checking Instagram more throughout the day more than Facebook. I know for sure that I can say that Instagram is probably my favorite social media account that I have. It does have its flaws though because it just is a service that posts pictures but sometimes thats all you need to tell a story. Whats the old say a picture is worth a thousand words.
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