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Date Posted: Friday, October 04, 09:24:24am
Author: AS
Author Host/IP: d154-20-56-169.bchsia.telus.net / 154.20.56.169
Subject: Install app on your phone, away you go.
In reply to: Lij 's message, "Tell me something about instagram..." on Friday, October 04, 02:34:54am

Only works on the iOS or Android platforms though. Not like Facebook, which I guess is more universal but not a user so could not say for sure.

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[> [> [> [> I'll never see a picture there then..... -- Lij, Saturday, October 05, 12:29:21am (adsl-108-67-91-60.dsl.bltnin.sbcglobal.net/108.67.91.60)

I don't understand the exclusivity.... it's certainly not what the Net is about.


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[> [> [> [> [> It might seem that way to you but... -- AurraSing, Saturday, October 05, 07:06:01pm (d154-20-56-169.bchsia.telus.net/154.20.56.169)

You also have to realise the current market in computing is very geared towards the mobile market. When you realise that Apple sold 9 million new iPhones in three days with the release of iPhone 5S and the new, cheaper iPhone 5C, it's staggering to think of how many smart phones are now out there. Can you imagine any company selling 9 million PCs in that period of time? So most of the app market is geared towards smart phones since they sell fast and have a much faster turnover rate than PCs as well. Between work and immediate family, only about five people don't have a smart phone of some kind and three of those are my mom and two sisters!!

And yes, it's a phone but it's a smart phone. Instagram works because the vast majority of pictures are taken with the user's phone camera, posting is fast and feedback is easy too. I have some people I follow who do use SLR cameras but they are pretty few, mostly because you have to get the photos onto a computer and then onto the phone to post them.


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[> [> [> [> [> [> To give it a little perspective- -- AurraSing, Saturday, October 05, 07:10:51pm (d154-20-56-169.bchsia.telus.net/154.20.56.169)

As of this month Instagram says they have about 150 million active monthly users. That's a lot of people buying in, I never do anything to identify myself personally and no geo-tags either, aside from a little spammy bout once and a while of new followers trying to get you to follow back and buy stuff, it's been a pretty positive experience for me.


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[> [> [> [> [> [> I just never thought that owning just a computer would put one behind the times.... -- Lij, Thursday, October 10, 09:16:37pm (adsl-99-42-48-40.dsl.bltnin.sbcglobal.net/99.42.48.40)


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