Do we live in an Instagram world now?

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Red Squirrel

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That's messed, so you HAVE to use a mobile to upload? That seems like a stupid design. Seems even imgur would be better lol. But I guess you don't get the dog filters and crap. :p
 

WhoBeDaPlaya

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God I feel old. Never used Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram.
Hell, I usually only use FB from a desktop.

Also, still use WinAmp and Eudora. How the f*ck am I considered a millenial again?!
 
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Capt Caveman

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Instagram is interesting, in that it has had a not insignificant part to play in the dwindling sales of compact cameras. It has specifically excluded all but mobile devices. Even today, you can't upload an image to Instagram from a PC. With Facebook/Instagram's massive userbase, this has really bolstered mobile photography. In a way, that's a great thing, since camera technology across all levels has really stagnated in a lot of ways compared to mobile. Now the smartphone has practically replaced all but the high end compact cameras, despite the relatively puny sensor sizes, which is amazing.

Having said that, Instagram is annoying, in spite of its being limited to mobile, and because of its limited functionality and it forcing users to crop images. It's just one of those things that we're stuck with cause everyone's on there now. As someone who's into photography, I much prefer other sites that cater to photography oriented people, but I can understand why Instagram became more popular due to it just being easier and more accessible to just about everyone. A numbers game, I guess.

Many of the most popular users I follow including photographers, use DSLRs and just upload their photos to a cloud based photo site(like Google photos) then use their mobile devices to upload to IG. I've done it. When I take photos, mobile or not, I'll edit them on my laptop and save to Google Photos then go to my phone and upload to IG.
 
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I was in kroger the other day with a starbucks in it. Every chick and dude had some sort of frappe. It made me laugh.

Godbless yoga pants.

Godbless yoga pants, just don't expect us not to look and stare.

Nothing more hilarious than the concept of showing off a body part (tight pants, tits hanging out) and expecting people to not look at what you're displaying.