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Instagram (for iPhone)

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Instagram (for iPhone) : Welcome

You can't use instagram without signing up for another social network. It would be nice if you could just use your Facebook or Twitter account to sign in, but no such luck.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Push

Don't worry, this doesn’t mean you'll get a notification every time a contact uploads a photo, but you will if they comment or like one of your images.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Follow

As in Twitter, you "follow" other users whose photos, comments, and likes you want to know about. You can populate your followed list from your Facebook and Twitter.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Suggested

Instagram suggested I follow these users, includeing Rosie O'Donnell.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Effects

You get a choice of 16 effects, such as sepia and lomo, plus a tilt-shift option that adds bokeh.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Popular

You can view the most-liked recent photos on the service.

Instagram (for iPhone) : Feed

Here's where you see you followeds' photos, and where you can like or comment on them.

Instagram (for iPhone) : News

News is also sort of a feed, but just shows recent uploads and likes by your followeds and activity on your own photos.