What is Instagram?

Instagram is a very unique social network. While Twitter allows its users to update what they are doing in 140 characters, Instagram uses pictures as instant updates. When one joins, they choose people to follow and in turn receive followers. What happens next is a visual experience. For every individual one follows, their images are seen upon uploading. This social network has been first promoted through iPhones, so it is somewhat limited, but the guess is that this social media platform will take off and spread beyond Apple products. Instagram aside from serving as a social network can also be used as a filtering application for any of the pictures one takes on their iPhone. Take a look at some of the samples: