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"The 20 Most Popular Tags on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. #love\n\n\nInstagram\u2019s top tag relates to a simple human emotion. It\u2019s largely used by IGers sharing what they care about, be it animals, pop stars or their own faces.\nPhoto by @djayrose\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. #instagood\n\n\nThe most popular among several tags IGers opt for to boost their like and comment numbers, #instagood tends to feature images IGers are proud of.\nPhoto by @t9_yum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. #tweegram\n\n\nMany IGers opt to share their images to other Web communities, most notably Twitter and Facebook. There are plenty who choose to go the other way, though. Tweegram is a tool that lets IGers type in a tweet-length message and turn it into an Instagram-ready image.\nPhoto by @nikd_up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. #photooftheday\n\n\nMuch like a high school homecoming race, #photooftheday is an example of IGers seeking approval from their peers. However, this one\u2019s a little different, as the best photo in the tag each day is featured in a gallery. The tag was created by Luca Anania, a media strategist and popular IGer with more than 7,000 followers.\nPhoto by @switchiboy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. #iphoneasia\n\n\nThe first niche-based tag on the list, #iphonesia is generally used by East Asia-based IGers who share photos taken with their iPhones. However, IGers from from elsewhere often hijack the tag for their own purposes.\nPhoto by @tessnatnicha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. #instamood\n\n\nThe origins of this tag can be traced to a user of the same name. IGer Aziz, a.k.a. @instamood, created it in late 2011. The Philadelphia resident told Juxt in February he is a strong believer that \"most of us share photos according to our emotion and mood.\" His most popular hashtag often reflects that well, as IGers use color and nature to express themselves.\nPhoto by @instamood\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. #me\n\n\nThis one's predominantly comprised of self-portraits. It's also a great, easy way to catch out those who initially capture images with more traditional cameras.\nPhoto by @erikalothgren\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. #cute\n\n\nFrom painted nails and red pandas to Justin Bieber, this one runs the gamut of what one may think of as \"cute.\"\nPhoto by @xwestanford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. #igers\n\n\nIGers love snapping photos of themselves and their friends. However, with images of donuts, fireworks and beer, this tag is pretty much a free-for-all.\nPhoto by @kianallama\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. #iphoneonly\n\n\nInitially, Instagram was only available to those with iPhones. Android users were left wanting until April. The influx of millions of new IGers caused some consternation among many of Instagram's early adopters, with Instagramers blog and community founder Philippe Gonz\u00E1lez telling us in May that \"more teenagers on Android want just to share their lives when iOS [users] were probably more interested by creativity and good pics themselves.\"\nTo that end, many iPhone-owning IGers make a point of sharing which phone they're using to capture Instagram images.\nPhoto by @lucyob\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. #picoftheday\n\n\nAs you might expect, #picoftheday is strewn with images from those who think their snap is better than the 5 million other photos shared on Instagram on any given day. Good luck with that.\nPhoto by @joymarinho\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. #instagramhub\n\n\nThis is another microcommunity-focused tag, with Instagram Hub aimed at helping IGers understand best practices and sharing tips. The community challenges and motivates IGers to create more effective images and be an active community member.\nPhoto by @thomas_plougstrup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. #girl\n\n\nNot so much a play on the infamous Ryan Gosling Hey Girl meme as a collection of photos of the fairer sex.\nPhoto by @indianrose_\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. #summer\n\n\nSummer is the season where people enjoy the beach, play with soap bubbles and imbibe soft drinks -- and share photos of those things en masse.\nPhoto by @illyofthevally7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. #tbt\n\n\nAmong the top tags, #tbt is perhaps the most fun. It's an acronym of both Throwback Thursday and Truth Be Told. When you browse tagged photos, you're never quite sure if you're about to see a photo from someone's past or an IGer throwing down some knowledge on their followers.\nPhoto by @a_cooks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. #instadaily\n\n\nMore of a challenge-based tag, #instadaily pits IGer against IGer to see who can take the most impressive image on a given topic.\nPhoto by @jmanol01\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. #jj\n\n\nRun by prominent IGer Josh Johnson, the #jj community is asked to abide by a simple rule: For every one photo posted, comment on two others and like three more. Community members are also often asked to share photos on a specific theme.\nPhoto by @joshjohnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. #beautiful\n\n\nSimple and to the point, this one contains images IGers find beautiful.\nPhoto by @bee33xo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. #bestoftheday\n\n\nAnother attention-seeking tag, much like #photooftheday.\nPhoto by @zunicka\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. #sky\n\n\nLast but not least, IGers use this tag to share photos of the atmosphere. Often dramatic and evocative, there are plenty of stunning images within the #sky tag.\nPhoto by @theyweed\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike a record store with vinyls placed in the wrong section, Instagram images are not always categorized correctly when Instagram users (IGers) add tags to their filtered masterpieces.\nBrowsing tags to find folks to follow is a great way to get more involved with the community. Tracking down people with whom you have shared interests isn't always easy. As with Tumblr, however, tags help to mitigate the problem.\nLooking through tagged photos is a little easier following a recent update to Instagram's iPhone application. Yet it falls to Webstagram, a third-party website, to tell us which are the most-popular tags of all time within the community.\nMany of them were used by IGers seeking to get their photos on the Popular page, a section of Instagram that featured the most interesting, liked and commented upon photos of the day. That may soon change, however, as Instagram is ditching the Popular page in favor of a new Explore feature."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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