An Inst-HIT!

 

When I first got the Instagram app, I was disheartened by the fact now many of my peers did not use it. Though as of lately, I’m constantly receiving notifications of friends getting Instagram. Plus, every time I check Face Book or Twitter, I see numerous posts/tweets relating to and/or using Instagram. Even when it comes to my friends, they are constantly checking Instagram more than Face Book. Instagram enables you to alter the photos you take with your phone by adding filtered layers that imitate the look of low-end film cameras.

Some say the reason Instagram has become a hit is because one can edit the photos; however, I think that is just a little bit of the answer. Let’s face it’s hard to communicate in words; sometimes, photos make the task easier. Plus, there’s no more having to worry when you're overstepping the Twitter character limitations or need to struggle with self-consciousness as you attempt to express yourself fully on Facebook, where everyone and your distant aunt are on your friends list. Another reason Instagram has become a hit as Instagram images tend toward abstraction, and are more powerful to viewers because they have to work harder to interpret the images. And, as they do so, viewers escape to whatever feelings, memories, and experiences the images evoke.