Instagrams development begun in San Francisco. When Kevin and Mike chose to focus their multi featured HTML5 check in project on mobile photography

Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep around forever. They built Instagram to allow people to experience moments in your friends' lives through pictures as they happen. They imagined a world more connected through photos.mobile phone

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When they were kids they loved playing around with cameras. They loved how different types of old cameras marketed themselves as "instant" - something we take for granted today. They also felt that the snapshots people were taking were kind of like telegrams in that they got sent over the wire to others - so They figured why not combine the two?

They loved taking photos. They always assumed taking interesting photos required a big bulky camera and a couple years of art school. But as mobile phone cameras got better and better, they decided to challenge that assumption. They created Instagram to solve three simple problems:phone cameras Mobile photos always come out looking mediocre. Our awesome looking filters transform your photos into professional- looking snapshots. Sharing on multiple platforms is a pain - we help you take a picture once, then share it (instantly) on multiple services. Most uploading experiences are clumsy and take forever - we've optimized the experience to be fast and efficient.

They have adopted a follower model that means if you're "public" on Instagram, anyone can subscribe to follow your photos. They do, however, have a special private option. In this mode, a user can make sure he/she must approve all follow requests before they go through.

Currently, you can share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flicker, Facebook, and Twitter. Additionally, if you specify a location with your photo, you can opt to have us check you in on Foursquare. Going forward, we plan on supporting additional services but have nothing else to announce at this time.

All photos are public by default which means they are visible to anyone using Instagram or on the instagram.com website. If you choose to make your account private, then only people who follow you on Instagram will be able to see your photos.

They save all the photos you process with Instagram to your camera roll. You can then sync with your computer and print as many as you'd like.

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