Social media are a key factor in the cloud journalism environment of Broadband Society. One of the most recognized and popular social networks is Instagram, and we will analyze it in collaboration with Marc Fontanet Aguilera.
Instagram (commonly abbreviated to IG or Insta) is an American photo and video sharing social networking service created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Nowadays Instagram belongs to Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, who bought the project for approximately 1 billion dollars in cash and stock. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with pre-approved followers. Also, users can like photos and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed.