Hi all! Now that we've mastered taking and editing photos, its time to share them! For this Thing I initially decided to try out both photo sharing apps-Instagram and Snapchat. However, once I created a Snapchat and logged in, it seemed like very few of my contacts actually use Snapchat, so I didn't really have anyone to chat with. I will say, though, that the account creating and log in was very easy, and it seemed the the photo taking and sharing screen was also user-friendly and easy to figure out. I would try Snapchat in the future if more of my friends and contacts started using it.
I did, however, have good luck with Instagram! I logged in using my Facebook account, and that instantly showed me a list of Facebook friends who had Instagram whom I could follow (and who may follow me). I got logged in, followed some set-up steps of finding Facebook friends to follow, and was ready to go in a matter of minutes. I was pleased with the app's photo editing options (mainly filters, though there are a few more options). Even though I just downloaded all those fancy new cameras and editing apps for our last Thing, I found myself just using the default Instagram options just as frequently, and being pretty much just as pleased with the results.
Overall Instagram was very intuitive and easy to get started posting photos, liking other people's photos, and following people. I have a mix of friends and friend/professional acquaintances amongst my followers, and we all seem to share both work and non-work related photos. Right of the bat I can see Instagram being great for sharing ideas at conferences, from programs at libraries, of storytimes or crafts, and much more with librarian followers. From that standpoint, this app makes more sense to me for professional use-Snapchats disappear after so much time has elapsed (unless you snap a screen shot)-Instagram, however, seems more permanent, especially since hashtags are often used and can be searched. Granted, I didn't get to Snapchat, so perhaps I'm missing something there...
In any case, if I were ever to use Instagram heavily for work I would probably consider creating a second account, much like I would do for Pinterest. I'm sure my friends don't mind some library related pics, and my librarian friends don't mind some dog/cat/running shoe/food pics, but too much of one or the other may be a turn off. So, a possible separation of sorts may come into play at some point, but for now I'm just having fun snapping and sharing pictures with my followers!
Stayed tuned-next time we are shifting gears and moving on to Library and Reference related Things!
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