All For the Gram
In 2010, the social media world was changed forever. It all started when Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger joined forces and came up with the idea for a free photography app. Systrom was already working on an app called Burbn which would allow people to check in on their mobile phones. He was able to meet with venture capitalists firms to secure funding, and after 2 weeks he quit his job and raised $500,000. Systrom then decided he needed a partner and that is when he found Mike Krieger. They both focused on the main point of Instagram which is to post, comment, and like pictures and developed what we know as one of the most popular cell phone apps.
The two got the name for "Instagram" by combining Instant Camera and Telegram. The app was launched in October of 2010 and by the end of the year it had over 1 million users. The main feature of Instagram is that it lets you share pictures for all of your friends and family to see while editing them in trendy ways with filters. During the next two years, Instagram developed more features such as hashtags, new filters, photo maps, and more. 2012 was a big year for the app as the founders decided to launch it for Android phones users and eventually Facebook bought the company for $1 billion. By the end of 2013, Instagram was wildly successful with over 150 million users and with another new feature of private direct messaging on the app. In 2014, the creators chose to update the Android version of Instagram as well as new software that allows people to use the app without Internet connections. The following year, 2015, Instagram underwent multiple change such as layout, picture sizes, and changing the profile picture from a square to a circle. The app continued to grow at a fast speed with 500 million users by mid-2016 and currently has over 1 billion users.
In recent years, Instagram has gone above and beyond with promotional ads, stories, and their own version of TV called IGTV. Near the end of 2018, both Kevin Systrom, CEO, and Mike Krieger, Chief Technology Officer, parted with the company to explore new adventures. Instagram has changed the way people communicate with each other for almost 10 years now. We are able to upload a picture with the touch on a phone screen for millions of people to see. We can share videos, comment on a picture that was posted halfway across the world, and be involved in the social media community. People are able to promote their businesses or connect in a professional way on the app. Systrom and Krieger created one of the most innovative apps in existance and forever changed the way that people connect with each other.
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