Conclusion

This study on Instagram usage and DePaul students gives a closer look at how college students are using the photo-enhancing app and why they are choosing it as their go-to photo editor. As things are becoming increasingly mobile and efficient, an app like Instagram is the perfect way for people to edit their personal photos on the go. The social aspect of the app is another key feature that our target audience looks for, the sharing features on Instagram is the complete way to share your photos with your friends and family on your various social media sites. Our freeform questions in our survey led us to learn that the spread of Instagram use has been aided by people wanting to expand their photography skills and interact with their peers. Responses showed that Instagram allows its users to engage with other users and broadcast their exciting lifetime moments to the technological world. These two concepts are very important to today's youth, specifically shown in DePaul's undergraduate students who participated in this study.

In this study we were able to successfully draw connections between devices used to edit photos and the types of programs used for photo editing. We were able to find out the types of means students get from using Instagram, such as social engagement and event documentation, and we were able to see what kind of photos people are sharing, and with whom they're sharing with. We ran into a few limitations during our study, specifically having questions that may have ignored respondents who did not have an Instagram account. Also, our survey was taken of a relatively small sample of DePaul students in comparison of the university's total enrolled students. Due to this small sample size, our results may not accurately represent the combined population of undergraduate and graduate students at DePaul University.