B2 – Upper Intermediate
Instagram, the world’s most popular photo-sharing app, is five years old. Instagram’s success can be attributed to a variety of factors. For starters, you can publish photos and videos on other social media platforms. Facebook paid a billion dollars for Instagram in 2012. As a result, the social media behemoth has poured millions of dollars into making Instagram even more appealing to users.
Read the article about Instagram and how it was founded.
https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/entertainment/instagram-celebrates-5th-anniversary.htm
Discussion Questions:
- Do you use Instagram? Why or why not?
- What do you think of this app?
- What changes did you notice after Facebook bought Instagram?
- In your opinion, what factors led to the success of Instagram?
- Do you think Instagram will eventually lose its importance and appeal to its users? Discuss your opinion.