Thinking about promoting on Instagram?

Start here!! Instagram is another of the many social networking sites available for all smartphone users, and a great way to aggressively promote any business or service. Instagram is more image and video based that most social media sites. Instagram enables its users to take pictures and videos, apply digital filters to them, and share them not only to other Instagram followers but on a variety of other social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr. 

Founded in October 2010 Instagram was initially only available for apple's iphone, ipad, and ipad touch, but by april 2012 gained over 100 million users and is now available for android operating systems with a windows application dropping soon. Instagram was bought out by Facebook in April 2012 for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock! Arguably one of the more popular social networks and marketing apps today and still growing! One set back with Instagram is its limited to mobile devices, the desktop version is VERY limited. Already operating on the apple and android platforms Instagram is currently planning to release a windows version very soon!

You can use a limited version of Instagram at www.instagram.com. For example follow us at Simple Media's instagram and see our full profile online!!! You could visit your profile the same way!! Simply add  instagram.com/YourUsername after Instagram.com. 

Previously Instagram was an app only available to smart phone and tablet users. Recently Instagram has been working on a desktop or windows version that would allow you to manage your instagram accounts online with a computer or laptop. Currently you are able to visit instagram.com using a computer, you can even login and use some limited features such as liking or commenting on posts. 

Unlike most social media accounts you aren't able to auto post to Instagram from your blog or social media management systems and software such as hootsuite.com