I’m not much of an Instagram user and maybe that’s the case since I don’t quite get how it works. However, it is an extremely popular app. (Maybe one of the most popular for photo sharing?)
According to USA Today, over 60 million photos are shared each day through Instagram. Pretty amazing, right?
Besides being a way to share photos, the Instagram app also geotags them using your smartphone’s GPS. USA Today writes that “Using Instagram’s geotagging lets users create a map of their travels photo by photo – and provides Instagram with data about their community’s favorite destinations to photograph”.
Creating a map of your travels through photos sounds pretty neat but the fact that Instagram keeps data and can see where your photos were taken as a bit invasive to some. (I personally wouldn’t really care.)
I’m guessing for those not comfortable about the geotagging feature, it could just be shut off.
I came across an article from USA Today Travel earlier in the month about Instagram’s Top 10 Most Geotagged Destinations of 2014.
Here are the top 10:
- Disneyland: Anaheim, California
- Dodger Stadium: Los Angeles, California
- Times Square: New York, NY
- Siam Paragon: Bangkok, Thailand
- Gorky Park: Moscow, Russia
- Musee du Louvre: Paris, France
- Red Square: Moscow, Russia
- Madison Square Garden: New York, NY
- Yankee Stadium: New York, NY
- The Dubai Mall: Dubai, UAE
If I had to guess what the most tagged destinations on Instagram would be, I’d have a difficult time picking but would probably choose Times Square.
What would you expect to be the most Instagrammed destination in 2014?
Find out about the Top 10 Most Tagged Destinations On Instagram here.
