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Instagram is a photo app for your smartphone that not only lets you add cool treatments to your snapshots, it also lets you share them with the world at large. Much like Twitter, the idea of Instagram is to follow people or institutions that you like. In order to make searching for content easier, Instagram makes use of hashtags. You can follow anyone you want, from your best friends to your favorite celebrities. | Instagram is a photo app for your smartphone that not only lets you add cool treatments to your snapshots, it also lets you share them with the world at large. Much like Twitter, the idea of Instagram is to follow people or institutions that you like. In order to make searching for content easier, Instagram makes use of hashtags. You can follow anyone you want, from your best friends to your favorite celebrities. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
#Download and install the Instagram app. You will need to use the Instagram app to follow other Instagram users. The app is available for free download from your device's app store. | #Download and install the Instagram app. You will need to use the Instagram app to follow other Instagram users. The app is available for free download from your device's app store. | ||
#*If you are using an iPad, Instagram is only available in iPhone mode. To find and download it, search for "instagram" and then tap the "iPad Only" menu in the upper-left corner of the results page. Select "iPhone Only" to see Instagram in the list of results. | #*If you are using an iPad, Instagram is only available in iPhone mode. To find and download it, search for "instagram" and then tap the "iPad Only" menu in the upper-left corner of the results page. Select "iPhone Only" to see Instagram in the list of results. | ||
#Create an Instagram account, or log in with your Facebook account. If you log in with your Facebook account, you can automatically find Facebook friends to follow. | #Create an Instagram account, or log in with your Facebook account. If you log in with your Facebook account, you can automatically find Facebook friends to follow. | ||
| − | #Follow your Facebook friends. When you first log in to Instagram, you'll be taken to the Home tab.<ref>https://help.instagram.com/533052966709644/</ref> | + | #Follow your Facebook friends. When you first log in to Instagram, you'll be taken to the Home tab.<ref name="rf17410">https://help.instagram.com/533052966709644/</ref> |
#*Tap the "View All" button next to "Suggestions for You". | #*Tap the "View All" button next to "Suggestions for You". | ||
#*Tap "Connect to Facebook". If you didn't log in with your Facebook account, you'll be prompted to now. | #*Tap "Connect to Facebook". If you didn't log in with your Facebook account, you'll be prompted to now. | ||
#*Decide which friends to follow. You can follow all of your Facebook friends who use Instagram by tapping "+ Follow All" at the top of the list, or you can tap the "+ Follow" next to individual friends. | #*Decide which friends to follow. You can follow all of your Facebook friends who use Instagram by tapping "+ Follow All" at the top of the list, or you can tap the "+ Follow" next to individual friends. | ||
| − | #Follow people from your Contacts list. From the Home tab, tap "Connect Contacts".<ref>http://www.thesitsgirls.com/social-media/how-do-i-find-people-on-instagram/</ref> | + | #Follow people from your Contacts list. From the Home tab, tap "Connect Contacts".<ref name="rf17411">http://www.thesitsgirls.com/social-media/how-do-i-find-people-on-instagram/</ref> |
#*Agree to allow the Instagram app to access your contacts list. | #*Agree to allow the Instagram app to access your contacts list. | ||
#*Select the people from your contacts list that you want to follow. They must have a piece of contact information in common with their Instagram account in order to show up on the list. | #*Select the people from your contacts list that you want to follow. They must have a piece of contact information in common with their Instagram account in order to show up on the list. | ||
#*Tap "+ Follow All" to follow all of your contacts with Instagram accounts, or tap the "+ Follow" next to each individual contact you want to add. | #*Tap "+ Follow All" to follow all of your contacts with Instagram accounts, or tap the "+ Follow" next to each individual contact you want to add. | ||
#Browse Instagram suggested people. Instagram will display people you may be interested in following in your Home tab. These recommendations are based on what's popular and who you are currently following. Tap the "View All" button next to "Suggestions for You" and scroll down to see all of the suggestions. | #Browse Instagram suggested people. Instagram will display people you may be interested in following in your Home tab. These recommendations are based on what's popular and who you are currently following. Tap the "View All" button next to "Suggestions for You" and scroll down to see all of the suggestions. | ||
| − | #Search for users to add. If you know the name or Instagram username for someone that you want to follow, you can search for them by tapping the "Search" tab. It looks like a magnifying glass.<ref>http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_follow_someone_on_instagram/</ref> | + | #Search for users to add. If you know the name or Instagram username for someone that you want to follow, you can search for them by tapping the "Search" tab. It looks like a magnifying glass.<ref name="rf17412">http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_follow_someone_on_instagram/</ref> |
#*You can only search by Instagram username or the user's profile name. If you're searching for someone by their real name, you'll likely find more than one person that matches. | #*You can only search by Instagram username or the user's profile name. If you're searching for someone by their real name, you'll likely find more than one person that matches. | ||
#Browse through the hashtags to find interesting users to follow. Hashtags are ways that users categorize their Instagram pictures. you can search by hashtags to find pictures and users that interest you. | #Browse through the hashtags to find interesting users to follow. Hashtags are ways that users categorize their Instagram pictures. you can search by hashtags to find pictures and users that interest you. | ||
