Using Squaready to Crop Instagram Pics

December 27, 2012 – 7:47 am | 9 Comments

Squaready is an easy to use utility that crops a photo into square format, then lets you easily share it straight to Instagram. It not only crops down, but lets you shrink full landscape or portrait photos into the frame.

Instagram Update: We’re Sorry So Here’s a New Filter

December 21, 2012 – 1:17 am | 6 Comments

Those of us who have stuck with Instagram this week have been rewarded with a new update. Instagram 3.4.0 gets a new filter, Mayfair, and a bit of former functionality gets restored. Still a lot that hasn’t been restored.

“Thank you, and we’re listening” – Instagram Responds

December 18, 2012 – 4:38 pm | 7 Comments

In a new post on blog.instagram, Mr. Systrom offers acknowledgement of the outcry of the community, further explanations for the relevant new clauses, and announces that Instagram will remove the language in the new Terms of Use concerning whether or not your photos can be part of an advertisement.

We Compare Instagram’s New Terms of Service

December 17, 2012 – 11:01 pm | 15 Comments

There’s a lot of panic about Instagram’s new TOS. I think most of it is unfounded. Drawing on my two semesters of Contract Law, I take a look at the relevant new terms from Instagram.

Checking Out Some of the Not-So-Great Stuff in Instagram’s New Update

December 11, 2012 – 5:25 pm | 17 Comments

Yesterday, the Instagram 3.2 update was released. Looks like the new IG update may need a big bug-fix update. Keep reading to find out what’s changed in a bad way in the new Instagram 3.2. …

Instagram’s New Update Has a Lot of New Stuff

December 10, 2012 – 6:46 pm | 26 Comments

The new Instagram 3.2 update has just hit the App Store. For an Instagram update, it’s heavy on new features and light on the tweaks and bug fixes. It’s not a bad update and includes an new interface, filter and other goodies.

Is Instagram Disabling Its Twitter Integration?

December 5, 2012 – 2:46 pm | 4 Comments

Over the past day or so, some users have been reporting that their images shared from Instagram have failed to show correctly on Twitter. This is not a glitch. It looks like Instagram has taken another big step forward in distancing itself from Twitter.

Is Instagram censoring the iPhoneography hashtag?

September 6, 2012 – 1:11 pm | 26 Comments

Using the #iphoneography hashtag is a wasting keystrokes on Instgram. Here’s why. Although Instagram will let you type #iphonoegraphy as a hashtag, it returns zero results when doing a hashtag search using the term. Basically, Instagram may be censoring the #iphoneography hashtag.