What Is Instagram? & Features Of Instagram!

What is Instagram? How to use Instagram? How to create a personal and business account on Instagram? What are the features of Instagram? What is the history of Instagram? Friends, in this article today, I am going to tell you about the Instagram social media platform? So let's start today's article topic.

          Welcome guys once again to my Digital Tech Akshay blog. I am sure that you must have liked some of my previous computers and smartphones related articles. In today's article, I am going to tell you about Instagram.

          Friends, when talking about digital platforms, all the platforms live on our mobile and by using them we can do our daily work very easily. And digital platforms are also associated with social media platforms and due to these, we can access digital services through social media platforms to our friends and customers. One such platform and its name are Instagram.

          There are a lot of communication platforms on social media that keep us connected to each other and because of them, we get to know about the country and the world as well. Instagram is also a social media platform where we can reach people from all over the world in a few seconds. And with this, we can also increase our business. I am going to tell you a lot in this article, that is why you must read this article completely.

What Is Instagram?:-

Instagram

          Instagram is the most popular social networking platform. It is a free social media platform that anyone can use. Instagram is also called Insta and IG in short-form. Instagram is a basic American photo and video sharing social platform that Facebook has purchased. Today, Instagram is available for ios, Android and Windows operating systems. Instagram is available in 32 languages.

          Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Instagram was officially released on Oct 10, 2010. And within 2 months, 1 million users registered on Instagram. Instagram is a very popular social media platform in a short span of time. That's why Facebook bought it in April 2012.

          Instagram is one of the most popular social platforms in today's youth. You can also promote your business on Instagram. Your products can reach customers easily. You can create both personal and business accounts on Instagram.

History Of Instagram: -

         Instagram was first launched on the ios operating system Instagram in October 2010. As its popularity increased, it was launched on Android and Windows operating systems.

History Of Instagram

          Instagram was released on Android on April 3, 2012. And in a single day, more than 1 million people had downloaded it from Google Play Store. On April 9, 2012, Facebook bought Instagram for $ 1 billion.

          In November 2012, the official website of Instagram was launched. Users can view users' feeds from their web browser. In February 2013, the website was updated to offer news feeds.

          After this, many new updates and new features were added to Instagram. And because of this, today it is a very popular platform for photo and video sharing compared to other social platforms.

How To Use Instagram?:-

         Instagram is very simple to use. Because you can publish only photos and videos in it. You will not get different ways of writing posts like Facebook.

Use Of Instagram

          First of all, you have to create a personal account. And then you have to follow the people you like. Whichever you follow, you will show their published photos and videos in your Instagram feed. Then you can like them. You can save that post. You can also comment on their posts.

          After creating an account, you have to complete your profile completely. As you continue to follow people, your list of the following will continue to grow.

          If you want to grow on Instagram, then you have to publish a post every day. Whatever your content is, it should be something informative and attractive, that's why people will follow you and your list of followers will continue to grow.

          In the post, you must use the hashtag so that your post will reach as many people as possible. Use the hashtag just as your content will. You can also send a direct message or post to your friend to any post.

Instagram Features: -

          Instagram has a lot of amazing features that make it very different and much better than other social media platforms. And because of all these features, today Instagram is quite popular worldwide.

Features Of Instagram

1)Instagram Hashtag: -

          Today there are no posts on Instagram that do not have a hashtag. Or it is not possible to publish a post without a hashtag on Instagram. If you want your post to reach as many people as possible, then you must use the hashtag.

          Instagram had Introduced the hashtag on its platform in 2011. Every day there is a special hashtag on Instagram that is used daily. Such as #mondaymotivation, #tuesdayfashion, #instaphoto, etc. If you click on a hashtag, you will see all the posts in it which have used this hashtag.

2) Explore: -

          In June 2012, Instagram introduced the "Explore" tab, a tab inside the app that displays popular photos, photos taken at nearby locations, and search. The tab was updated in June 2015 to update trending tags and the ability to search for locations, curated content, and locations. This is also called the search tab.

          In this tab, you can search for anyone. You can also search for the hashtag. In this, you get a section of the shop where you can do shopping. You can see your mind like category. And you can find trending topics in it.

3)Instagram Photographic filters: -

          These features are used for basic photos. Where you can make photos more attractive by using different types of filters.

          You will find Amro, Brennan, Airlibird, Hefe, Hudson, Miquel, Calvin, Walden, Willow, X-Pro, Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Nine, Perpetua, Lo-Fi, Mayfair, Nashville, Rise, Sierra, Sources, Toaster, Valencia, Clarendon, Gingham, Moon, Stinson, Cream, Lark, Reyes, Juno, Lux, Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Aden, and Perpetua. Like photographic filters. Using them you can give a great look at your photos.

4) Instagram Video: -

          You can share videos and publish your videos on Instagram. As Instagram progressed and became popular among people, Instagram has provided good content for its users in video publishing.

           In the initial days, only 15 seconds of video could be uploaded to Instagram. But later it changed and after a few years, from 60 seconds and till now you can publish a 10-minute video post only once.

5) Instagram Private Account: -

          This is one of the best features of Instagram. In this, you can make your personal and business account private.

          Friends, when talking about social media platforms, a lot of fake accounts are created. And that's why these features have been provided to avoid these fake accounts.

          If someone wants to follow you, then that user will see your profile and he will see the label of a private account. No user can see anything about you until you accept someone follows request.

6) Instagram Direct: -

          In 2013, Instagram announced Instagram Direct, a feature that allows users to interact through private messaging. Those who follow each other, with the help of these features, we can also send private messages with photos and videos.

          Users can send photos to a maximum of 15 people. In May, Instagram made it possible to send website links in messages, and you can send them without cropping any photos.

7) Instagram Account: -

           Friends, you get the facility to create personal and business accounts on Instagram. You can create a personal account for yourself. In this, you can upload photos and videos of your daily status.

          In a business account, you get the option to run ads to grow your business. You also get the facility to give a quick response to the incoming messages on Instagram. You get the option like Insights in it. Due to which you can see the ups and downs of the business.

8) Instagram Stories: -

          Use these features, you can upload stories on your Instagram account every day. This is a WhatsApp status-like service. Instagram stories are visible for 24 hours. Stories are automatically deleted after 24 hours. You can also highlight your stories. 

          All you have to do is click on the star below the stories and save it in your favorite section. This Instagram Stories Highlights will be visible to the visitors right below your profile.

Important Tips About Instagram: -

Instagram Tips

1) When you double click on any photo and video, you can like it.

2) You can also run ads on Instagram in your business account.

3) You can operate personal and business accounts simultaneously. But you have to use a different Gmail account for this.

4) You can follow and unfollow anyone whenever you want.

5) To increase more followers, you must publish a post every day.

6) Please use the hashtag in the post. With this, your post will reach more and more people.

          Instagram is used the most by celebrities and businessmen today. And they all keep publishing posts daily. This means that you can reach as many people as possible using the hashtag.

          Instagram is the most used social media platform. You can make good money by sharing your business product on Instagram through Facebook.

Friends, today I told you about Instagram, what is Instagram? How do you use Instagram? What are the features of Instagram? If you have any questions about this article, please do ask me. I am going to bring you many articles like this, so subscribe to my blog quickly and do not forget to follow and like my social account too.