SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE Instagram URL https instagram com OCTOBER 6 2010 Instagram is founded PURPOSE Instagram is a photo and video sharing website Users can upload photos and videos and comment on them CURRENT CEO Kevin Systrom APRIL 9 2012 Facebook buys Instagram NUMBER OF USERS More than 400 million JUNE 20 2013 Instagram Videos are introduced DECEMBER 12 2013 Instagram Direct is introduced
Meet the Founders KEVIN SYSTROM was born on December 30 1983 He grew up in Holliston Massachusetts Systrom went to Stanford University in California He worked for several Internet start ups before founding Instagram with Mike Krieger Systrom met Krieger at Stanford MIKE KRIEGER was born in Sao Paulo Brazil on March 4 1986 In high school he taught computer skills to adults after school Later Krieger came to the United States to study at Stanford University Like Systrom Krieger worked for a start up firm before creating Instagram Mike Krieger Kevin Systrom
CHAPTER 1 What Is Instagram You take a photo of a beautiful sunset You use filters to make the photo look even more amazing Then you post the photo on Instagram Your followers see the photo and comment on how great it looks Their followers can then see your photo too Soon it's being viewed by people around the world This is the power of Instagram Instagram is a photo and Did You Know video sharing website Users learn more about people One of the most popular they follow through visual pictures on Instagram posts Users post everything is of model Kendall Jenner In the photo from images of important life she is lying on the floor events to funny pet photos with her hair arranged in Users can also comment heart shapes The photo received 2 5 million likes on other's posts This in just five weeks
Instagram's filters set it apart from other photo sharing sites Using a filter can give a photo an artistic touch interaction is a big part of Instagram It has become a very popular way for people to share moments from their daily lives using photography
