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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jun 6, 2016 14:05:15 GMT
I started an Instagram account because of a bible study I want to do. I now have people following me. I have litterally put nothing on it and am not even sure how they know I have an account now.
I don't really understand Instagram and am just wondering what others use it for or what you do on there.
ETA - is there a way to make it so people have to ask/request to follow or can anybody?
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Post by STBC on Jun 6, 2016 14:08:33 GMT
I like to share random pictures on there that I've taken. At first, I was like you and didn't really get what it was about, but now I post pics that I like but don't necessarily want to share on my FB account.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2016 14:10:39 GMT
What do I do on it? I follow fellow crazy cat ladies and awww at kittens
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Post by JoP on Jun 6, 2016 14:12:09 GMT
Do I need an Instagram account?
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Post by katybee on Jun 6, 2016 14:12:31 GMT
If you connected it to your Facebook, it will let your Facebook friends know that you are on IG. There are lots of really great people to follow, depending on what your interests are. Do you have hobbies? For example, I am a planner girl, so I follow all of the planner girls on Instagram. You can also follow scrapbookers, and other crafty type people. Or you can follow celebrities. They post some really interesting pictures! If you like photography, there are lots of great photographers that post on Instagram. And recipes. You can also just follow your friends to see pictures of their kids and dogs and vacations… Kind of like Facebook, but more pictures, lless talking, quizzes, political crap, etc. You do not have to post anything if you do not want to. You can just follow people. I also have a separate account for my teaching blog. I try to post daily on the weekdays--pictures of my classroom and what I do. I am trying to build that following to drive traffic to my blog and my Teachers Pay Teachers store. There is a HUGE teaching community on Instagram, and I would assume that is the same for many different kinds of groups. If anyone wants to follow me – it's @kindergartenkindergarten (just search). It's riveting!!!
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Post by JoP on Jun 6, 2016 14:14:11 GMT
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Post by brandy327 on Jun 6, 2016 14:17:48 GMT
I use Instagram as my accountability source for my weight loss and healthy eating. I don't want to use my FB acct to post daily crap about my eating and exercise...so I keep it to IG. Some of my friends DO follow my IG acct and some followers are from here. I have a private acct because I have a couple of people that I do NOT want following my stuff...and because some of the people that want to follow me are selling stuff that I want no part of.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 6, 2016 14:18:54 GMT
I post many more pictures of daily life on IG than I do on FB. I follow less people I know on IG, than on FB. I follow more artists or celebrities on IG. I also use the hashtags on IG, but never on FB.
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Post by J u l e e on Jun 6, 2016 14:21:34 GMT
I started an Instagram account and before I made it private (didn't do that right away) I had lots of people following me from facebook that I don't want following me on Instagram. I don't know how to get rid of this account and start again and haven't looked into taking off the people I never requested as friends there (or followers or whatever they're called).
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jun 6, 2016 14:22:23 GMT
I post many more pictures of daily life on IG than I do on FB. I follow less people I know on IG, than on FB. I follow more artists or celebrities on IG. I also use the hashtags on IG, but never on FB. I totally don't understand the hashtag thing either. I think people might be really bored with my account. The camera on my phone sucks, so I don't see myself posting a lot.
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Post by katybee on Jun 6, 2016 14:26:42 GMT
I post many more pictures of daily life on IG than I do on FB. I follow less people I know on IG, than on FB. I follow more artists or celebrities on IG. I also use the hashtags on IG, but never on FB. I totally don't understand the hashtag thing either. I think people might be really bored with my account. The camera on my phone sucks, so I don't see myself posting a lot. Tha hashtags are just an index. So if I wanted to look for pics of sunsets, any picture with the hashtag #sunset would show up when I search. So when I post a pic to my teacher account, I use #iteachk, so other kinder teachers can easily find that pictures. You can also form groups and hashtag to group all your pictures-- like #plannernerd. Even if you have no interest in posting pictures of your self, take a few minutes and explore. You might find that you really like it!
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 6, 2016 14:28:08 GMT
I post many more pictures of daily life on IG than I do on FB. I follow less people I know on IG, than on FB. I follow more artists or celebrities on IG. I also use the hashtags on IG, but never on FB. I totally don't understand the hashtag thing either. I think people might be really bored with my account. The camera on my phone sucks, so I don't see myself posting a lot. I use hashtags as a search method. For example, recently I have lots of summertime thing. Fishing, camping, hiking, etc... So I use #troutfishing #hiking or whatever, so that similar interested people can find my pictures or I can find theirs.
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Post by gryroagain on Jun 6, 2016 14:30:27 GMT
I love instagram! I use it as my personal visual diary, really- I take a lot of random photos because it is so easy. I also enjoy following animal pages (sucker for kittens!), travel pages, funny pages, people in weird spots like north Korea...it's fun.
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Post by auntkelly on Jun 6, 2016 14:32:22 GMT
I follow my favorite crafters and sports teams. I also follow my favorite fashion designers and my favorite stores.
I follow the Wall Street Journal for news and National Geographic for photography.
I follow my friends IRL who are on instagram. I tend to post a few more pictures on instagram than I do on Facebook, although I don't post a whole bunch on either one.
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Post by StephDRebel on Jun 6, 2016 14:33:56 GMT
Mine is pretty random and it took me a minute to get the hang of it. Here are my last posts.
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Post by Citygirl on Jun 6, 2016 14:35:08 GMT
IG is probably my favorite social media platform at this point, although Snapchat is a close second. I post more pics from my life. I rarely post on Facebook. And I enjoy looking at IG much more. More pictures, less whining and political crap. Hashtags are a great reference tool.
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jun 6, 2016 14:42:40 GMT
IG is probably my favorite social media platform at this point, although Snapchat is a close second. I post more pics from my life. I rarely post on Facebook. And I enjoy looking at IG much more. More pictures, less whining and political crap. Hashtags are a great reference tool. I like this!
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Post by jenjie on Jun 6, 2016 14:46:21 GMT
On IG the pics stay around longer? I think my kids said that they are only up for a few minutes on snap chat? Trying to understand the concept. Does snapchat just go to whoever you tag or do all of your followers see it?
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 6, 2016 15:02:53 GMT
I started on IG for personal use, but then I started a business account that somehow attached itself to my personal facebook account. Because of this, I have a few facebook friends following. Anyway, I use it for business advertising sometimes, to follow teachers and obsess over cute Boston Terriers and to share the cuteness of mine.
When I use snapchat, I click on friends to send it to. I'm not sure how it works for people with large followers. Those pictures show up in my feed a little differently than snaps from my friends.
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Post by katlady on Jun 6, 2016 15:05:45 GMT
I use IG more than FB to post pictures. If your account is public, hashtags allow others to find your pictures, which is handy if you are participating in a contest or want to share with a community. I use IG as my diary.
IG pictures stay up for as long as you want. Snapchat only stays up for 24 hours and you can pick who you want to share pictures with. Snapchat will also notify you if someone saved your picture. IG does not.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 6, 2016 15:56:36 GMT
I post my book reads, craft things I make and sometimes random crap. I follow weight loss people, crafty people and some home decor folks. Oh and bands along with a few famous people.
Be warned in time you will get people selling crap following you and they will blow your feed up with their posts along with tagging you wanting you to buy stuff. It's annoying and I block people when I see they are into the MLM stuff before they can even start harassing me.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jun 6, 2016 16:02:16 GMT
On IG the pics stay around longer? I think my kids said that they are only up for a few minutes on snap chat? Trying to understand the concept. Does snapchat just go to whoever you tag or do all of your followers see it? IG pics don't go away, think of it as linear like Facebook. Snapchat you pics/videos disappear after 24 hours. Only your followers/friends see your pics.
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Post by MizIndependent on Jun 6, 2016 16:08:00 GMT
I use mine as a kind of pictorial travel blog.
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Post by wellway on Jun 6, 2016 16:22:45 GMT
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Post by krazykatlady on Jun 6, 2016 16:23:12 GMT
I have three Instagram accounts. One is my personal account mostly followed by IRL friends, though I have picked up some unknown followers because of hashtags I use. (I love hashtags!). I post random photos of my life - cats, food, home projects, things I think are interesting. My second account is for my art, I draw and paint zentangles/doodles. My third account is just silly fun- it's named for my cats and I post as if the cats are posting. (Yes, I am truly a KrazyKatLady ?) I'm a major introvert and posting on Instagram allows me to be social on my terms
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Post by cakediva on Jun 6, 2016 16:25:28 GMT
I use it for my business. I never post any personal photos on IG, only business related things. I have it set so when I do an IG photo post, it posts right to my FB biz page, and then from my biz page to my biz Twitter account.
I have a fellow cake acquaintence, and while he posts cake stuff, he also posts shirtless photos of himself & his weight loss, and while good for him, SO not professional for his biz page. Ew!
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Post by christinec68 on Jun 6, 2016 16:43:23 GMT
When you signed up, some of your contacts probably received a notice that you joined with a button to follow you. I follow friends & family, scrapbooking companies, vacation places, home & fashion style accounts, etc. There's no rhyme or reason to it. What do I do on it? I follow fellow crazy cat ladies and awww at kittens Do you follow Beth Stern? She fosters cats and kittens...so cute!!
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Post by juliet on Jun 6, 2016 16:47:56 GMT
I'm loving Instagram! I have two accounts; one (hidden) that I used to put the pictures of my kids on. I've found that some printing services have an option to connect to Instagram so you can upload super fast from Instagram to have them printed. I'm all about convenience The other I use for crafty stuff (scrapping, card making, home decor etc). I use this account to follow all sorts of other crafty people and businesses, for inspiration. You can find me: @royallemon
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2016 16:51:26 GMT
Do you follow Beth Stern? She fosters cats and kittens...so cute!! I do now! Thank you.
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Post by Kerri W on Jun 6, 2016 16:56:13 GMT
I use it to keep up with friends and family who want to share pictures. I agree with a previous poster that FB has really lost it's appeal for me. I really don't want to see another ignorant article about politics or whatever drivel a couple of my relatives have decided to rage on and on about today. Instagram keeps me involved in some of my younger nieces lives and lets me still comment or send a message if I want without the FB drama.
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