"Fast, beautiful, photo sharing" is the slogan of Apple's App Store App of the Week: Instagram. With 1,152 ratings of 4.5 stars, I expected it to be amazing; and it is.
To use it, you need to create an account. It's integrated with Facebook, Twitter, foursquare, Tumblr, and Flickr so you can share your photo instantly all at once instead of going into each app and uploading it separately.
First, you take a picture. Shocking, huh?
Next is the filters option that resemble photoshop settings and are used so you can spice up your picture. There are 11 different options, 12 if you include "normal" so your picture goes back to the default look when it was taken.
The next step is the posting process. It asks "What?" where you can put what the picture is of, what you're doing, or anything you want. Then it asks "Where?" which is optional. However, this is where foursquare comes into play. The locations listed are identical to what they would be listed as in foursquare.
Then there are the options of where you want to share the picture and information. You'll need to log-in with your account but it only needs to be done once. After you post on Facebook, the picture will show up with the caption "[What?] @ [Where?]." On foursquare, the picture doesn't show up but after filling out there "Where?" it automatically checks you in; the "What?" is noted as well.
Why you should download it
1. It's free! (It's the best reason ever)
2. It's like Places on Facebook and Checking in on foursquare, but to a new level. The picture gives the post a little something extra.
3. It's very easy to sign up and use, including with integrating other outlets' accounts.
4. It's fun to have an option to edit with the filters instead of just a plain photo. It's the perfect app to do this.
More information on the "Instagram" app can be found here.
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