TECH SPECIAL..21 Ways to Do More With Instagram

21 Ways to Do More With Instagram 

Like any social network, there are various add-ons available for Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service. Some smartphone & web apps to enhance your experience

Instabam
An iOS only app, it lets you view photos from around you. Photos are picked up from random Instagrammers who have included a location in public photos on the network. They also have a website that does the same thing.
Instasize
One issue with Instagram is that it crops your image to a square format. Instasize takes care of this by adding white or black bars to your image. The edited image can be directly exported to Instagram where you can apply effects & upload.
Textgram/Instatext
Both these apps let you create 'graffiti' Instagrams (with text). You can choose between various font types, colours, emoticons, frames as well as various backgrounds before posting to the network.
Instagallery
An alternative viewer app for Instagram, Instagallery gives you a grid view of photographs for a better view. You can zoom into the photos, download and save them to your phone as well as share to other social networks.
Line Camera
Love Instagram's square format? Just use Line camera instead of your phone's default camera app. You can select a square resolution and add effects & frames in a jiffy. Then you can directly send the photo to Instagram for sharing.
Instafollow
Instafollow is a must-have app if you like to keep track of your followers. It displays new followers, shows you people who have unfollowed you as well as people who are not following you back (so that you can unfollow them if you want).
Instachat
True to its name, Instachat is an instant messenging app for Instagram users. It lets you do one-on-one, real-time chat with your Instagram friends in a similar way to WhatsApp. You can also send emoticons, photos and audio messages with read receipt functionality.
Instake
Instake for iOS lets you save photos from Instagram to your phone's image gallery. You can select individual photos or download all photos that you have posted, liked or that are visible on your feed — with just a touch.
Instaweather
Overlay a weather report and location on your Instagram photos using this free app. There are nine different ways to add the effect and you can also choose the amount of weather details to be displayed.
Instarepost
Instarepost works in a similar way as Twitter. Using the app, you can instantly repost a photo you like on your own Instagram photo stream. Note that the original author's name is automatically superimposed on the image when you repost. TagsForLikes
In this app, you need to first select the category to which your picture belongs. It will then search for and list the most popular hashtags being viewed/searched for on Instagram, related to that specific category. Just copy the suggested tags and post your photo. This will help you with getting more likes on your photos as well as boost your follower count.
Clockstagram
Clockstagram is an iOS app that displays the time on your device using Instagram photos. Since the app pulls photos from Instagram's 'popular' photo feed, you don't need to login. It also automatically creates a background of photos (faded out) & the images on the digital clock change every minute. You can see what it looks like on www.clockstagram.com.
Flipagram
The only paid (and iOS only) app on this page costs 55 and lets you create a video from your instagram photos. Select the photos you want, arrange them as per choice, add a background audio track and add a title to the video. Once finished, it can be instantly shared to your social networks. Web apps for Instagrammers
Statigram
This website offers a complete suite of features for your Instagram account. You get a web viewer to see photos from your feed, you can like, comment as well as follow or unfollow people. You also get analytics of your account, tools for contests & tracking comments and to share Instagram photos to various other social networks.
Instafeed
Here you can view your Instagram feed in a clean and minimalist interface. You can also 'like' and comment on any photo, edit your profile as well as embed your photo stream on your blog or website.
Webstagram
Webstagram offers search and statistics for your account in addition to web tools for embedding in a picture gallery on your blog/ site. What sets it apart is that the web viewer lets you share to other networks, repost pictures & also shows which filter was used.
Hashgram
Like a 'Google' for Instagram, this service lets you search and discover photos from the Instagram network. You can search for a specific username or just hashtags. Results are shown in a grid view from where you can 'like' or comment on any photograph.
Instagoodies
For US $14, Instagoodies will create a sticker book with square, 1-inch stickers from your Instagram photos. You can select up to 90 photos and submit them to the site. They take about 10 days to print the stickers and then ship to your address (which can take another 5 to 15 days). Note that you can only print photos that you have posted.
Pinstagram
Here you can view your photos in a Pinterest-style gallery with full control to like and comment on a photo. In addition, you can also pin your photos to your Pinterest account without leaving the web page.
Stickygram
Fancy your Instagram photos as fridge magnets? Here, you can order a pack of square, 1-inch fridge magnets with your instagram photos. A sheet of nine magnets is US$ 14.99 with free worldwide shipping (7-14 days). They ship the order within 24 hours.
Instatown
Head to Instatown if your want to view Instagram images by location. Just select any location on a map and places with pictures are highlighted using virtual pins. You can view the full-size photograph or 'like' it without leaving the web page.

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