Instagram

Instagram is a social media service that allows you to share photos and videos with your friends. You're able to follow others, comment on posts, and like them to show your support.

In addition to being able to post pre-created content, users can start a live stream with Instagram Live. This is a service where you can bring on others to chat, answer questions in a live chatroom, and more. You're able to archive these streams on your Instagram page for viewers to watch later.

If you're looking to give users a quick update on your life without making a post, you can add an update to your Stories. These are small posts that appear on your Stories timeline for 24 hours before disappearing. From there, you can have them gone forever or add them to your stories archive on your Instagram page.

Users can use the messaging system on Instagram to contact other Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger users. The system incorporates all of the popular messaging features from Messenger, like being able to send stickers, video chat, voice chat, and more.

If you don't have any friends to talk to on Instagram, you can visit the Explore section. From there, you'll see an endless list of posts recommended to you based on other people you follow, tags you follow, your previous posts, and more. Instagram also features a shop section where you can check out pictures and videos on products you can purchase from sellers advertising on Instagram.

Lastly, you can visit the Reels section from the Instagram front page. This is a section filled with endless amounts of videos based on your interests that start and end automatically. You're able to check out more information on each Reels creator by seeing their username, page, and more.

Instagram can be a great platform for those that wish to express their interests or just communicate what they are doing with their family and friends. The only significant downside to Instagram is that you're not allowed to upload 4K videos, a downgrade compared to other social media platforms.

Pros

• Video support
• Instant messaging across multiple social media platforms
• The ability to upload short updates about your life through Stories

Cons

• No 4K video support