Chapter 16
Socializing and Fine Tuning Your Instagram
IN THIS CHAPTER
Learn the Social Media Shorthand: Hashtags
Interact with Friends and Photos
Comment on a Photo or Video
Respond to Follows, Likes, and Comments
Follow Those Who Have Followed You
Send and Read Private Messages
The previous two chapters covered the basics: setting up an account and showing how to post pictures. I’ll bet you’ve even spent time browsing the site and enjoyed looking at the pictures. This chapter helps you fine-tune your Instagram experience: You’ll discover how to view pictures from people you don’t know and the proper etiquette for connecting with them online. The information here will help you grow your account.
Over 95 million photos are posted on Instagram a day. To make yours stand out, you might use a hashtag. Hashtags consist of a keyword preceded by a pound sign (#). Keywords online are single ...