Instagram

If your tween hasn’t asked for an Instagram account yet, then be prepared for the request.  Instagram was launched in October 2010 and has grown steadily in popularity with 30 million accounts as of April 2012. Instagram is a free photo sharing application where users can take a photo, apply a digital filter to it to change how it looks and feels, post it to Instagram and share it immediately  on a variety of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Foursquare.   It is a fast and fun way to share photos from your iPhone, and Android smartphones. 

Instagram itself is a photo sharing social networking site. All photos are public and can be viewed by anyone using Instagram or on their website. There is an option to make your account private so only your followers can see your photos.  Instagram has a strict age requirement of at least 13 years old.  Another important feature on Instagram is they turn off the geotagging on photos. But you need to be careful when you upload a photo because this feature can easily be turned back on and can be a huge risk for your privacy.