Instagram

Instagram is a simple App especially for Apple product users that allows its users to snap a photo (or choose an existing one from their Albums), apply one of 11 different filters or none at all, and quickly share it across the major social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Posterous, and Foursquare. The part that makes everyone coming back for more, however, is its own convenient built in social network which provides a real time feed of photos from all the friends and people you follow. You can Like and Comment on anyone’s photos and Follow your friends and others that interest you. If Flickr and Twitter had a love child, it’d be Instagram.

They’ve tapped into the internal desire of human creativity, ego, and the accompanying fervor to share. It’s the “Kilroy was here” expression only exponentially evolved. A quick launch of the app and you’re perusing fantastically interesting and amazing photos from peoples everyday lives and experiences while communicating your own for others witness. It’s not the photo taking ability, it’s not the filters (although these are some of the best I’ve seen), it’s the integrated community that makes it revolutionary and so damn addictive. Props to founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger for figuring out the missing link in this niche that no one else could seem to pull off.

While there are features inherently missing, like a web presence for user profiles to name one, its very early in the development stages and it seems like they’re concentrating on building the community base, nailing down one thing at a time, before pushing out every feature request possible and then moving to the next phase.

With that said. Now the break down of the basic features and navigation of the Instagram app. After going through a very quick sign up process, your faced with a screen and 5 buttons at the bottom.