Instagram Iphone Application

Mobile phones have surely changed the way we click pictures.The quality of picture has also significantly improved over the years.I fact for most people,the only camera they have built is the in -built mobile camera.It would not be completely crazy to say that the convergence of mobile phones and camera has truly taken place.

Instagram is an easy way to share pictures with rest of the world through the social website of your choice.This a a cool application.The application works in iPhone platform and makes it very easy to share your pictures with friends on Facebook,Flicker and other social websites.

Instagram also allows you to do basic edting of your pictures and add some cool special effects to them before sharing them with the world.The best feature about Instagram is that it adds a special social networking element to your picture.It also allows you to tag your location to the phone and share them on the Instagram network.

Obviously,if you want to keep your picture private or share them with only certain people,Instagram gives you that option as well.Sharing pictures with your friends or people close by has never been easier.On the flip side,Instagram allows you to see pictures of other people who are close to you.Imagine going to the local shopping mall or in college and being able to see all other shared picture of that area.Although this tool opens up various privacy issue,but it defenitly add a very interesting twist to social networking on the go.

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