Instagram is a social media platform mainly focused on photo- and video-sharing capabilities. Users can create an account, follow other users, and post their own content. As a visual medium, Instagram's popularity has skyrocketed, with over 1 billion active users worldwide. The platform has become a hub for creative expression, with users sharing their daily lives, hobbies, and professions through visual storytelling. Instagram's user interface is intuitive and simple, making it easy for users to navigate and create engaging content. The platform also offers a range of features such as filters, editing tools, and stickers to enhance the visual appeal of posts. Instagram has become a marketing hub for businesses, brands, and influencers, with many utilizing the platform to attract and engage with consumers. The rise of Instagram has transformed the way we connect, share, and consume visual media.

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'Engaging, smart and wise, Mini-Philosophy is a diverse taster menu of ideas on life, the mind and the world. Nutritious, bite-sized portions of philosophy that whet the appetite for more' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks Why do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck not a duck? Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2500 years have to say about the big questions in life, and why they are relevant to us today. Covering everything from Sun Tzu's strategy for winning at board games to Freud's insights into our 'death drive'; why De Beauvoir believed the mothering instinct is a myth to why Schopenhauer probably wasn't much fun at parties, these mini meditations will expand your mind (and bend it too).

Instagram is at the heart of global digital culture, having made selfies, filters and square frames an inescapable part of everyday life since it was launched in 2010. In the first book-length examination of Instagram, Tama Leaver, Tim Highfield and Crystal Abidin trace how this quintessential mobile photography app has developed as a platform and a culture. They consider aspects such as the new visual social media aesthetics, the rise of Influencers and new visual economies, and the complex politics of the platform as well as examining how Instagram's users change their use of the platform over time and respond to evolving features. The book highlights the different ways Instagram is used by subcultural groups around the world, and how museums, restaurants and public spaces are striving to be 'Insta-worthy'. Far from just capturing milestones and moments, the authors argue that Instagram has altered the ways people communicate and share, while also creating new approaches to marketing, advertising, politics and the design of spaces and venues. Rich with grounded examples from across the world, from birth pictures to selfies at funerals, Instagram is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication.

Instagram is a social media platform mainly focused on photo- and video-sharing capabilities. Users can create an account, follow other users, and post their own content. As a visual medium, Instagram's popularity has skyrocketed, with over 1 billion active users worldwide. The platform has become a hub for creative expression, with users sharing their daily lives, hobbies, and professions through visual storytelling. Instagram's user interface is intuitive and simple, making it easy for users to navigate and create engaging content. The platform also offers a range of features such as filters, editing tools, and stickers to enhance the visual appeal of posts. Instagram has become a marketing hub for businesses, brands, and influencers, with many utilizing the platform to attract and engage with consumers. The rise of Instagram has transformed the way we connect, share, and consume visual media.

Introduction Instagram has in recent years emerged as the most successful platform for photos. What initially began as a small platform for a few thousand people who shared interesting content about their lives, evolved over time into a platform with More than 2 billion monthly active users) Especially due to Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, more and more celebrities, bloggers, coaches and companies became aware of the platform. Instagram offers new opportunities for marketing.