If the V3 team has a favorite app, it just might be Instagram—we’re downright addicted. And we’re not alone—Instagram’s popularity has been steadily increasing and the photo-sharing app shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Not only did Instagram surpass Twitter in daily mobile traffic; the app also racked up an impressive average of 7.3 million daily active users—plus they hit 80 million overall users, too.
The way we see it, there’s only one small problem—what in the heck do you do with all of those gorgeously filtered Instagram photos once you’ve taken them? Sure, the natural choice is to share them to your various social networks. But what about something more permanent (and personal)? We’ve found the solution: Blurb, a service that creates keepsake books from your Instagram photos.
Blurb is super easy to use. Just create a free login and start creating your book using one of Blurb’s ready-made templates or by creating your own layout. Add your favorite Instagram photos, artwork and text and that’s it—you’re done!
Another thing we love about Blurb? The books are reasonably priced, too. A pocket-sized book starts at $3.95 or you can go for the splurge with a large square 12 x 12 book, which starts at $49.95. Or you can opt for an ebook, which gives you the option to add rich media like sound and video to create a truly multimedia experience. Wouldn’t that be the perfect memento for newlyweds?
You’re already planning which Instagram books you’ll make, aren’t you? Several of us at V3 have already purchased books as holiday gifts. Of course, we made extra copies for ourselves—that’s just how generous we are.
If you’re interested in exploring Blurb, now’s the time. The company is offering a fall discount—just enter coupon code FALL15OFFBOOK and save 15%. The offer is valid through 11:59 p.m. on November 1, so don’t delay.
Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have more Blurb books to make!
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Shelly Kramer is a Principal Analyst and Founding Partner at Futurum Research. A serial entrepreneur with a technology centric focus, she has worked alongside some of the world’s largest brands to embrace disruption and spur innovation, understand and address the realities of the connected customer, and help navigate the process of digital transformation. She brings 20 years’ experience as a brand strategist to her work at Futurum, and has deep experience helping global companies with marketing challenges, GTM strategies, messaging develoment, and driving strategy and digital transformation for B2B brands across multiple verticals. Shelly’s coverage areas include Collaboration/CX/SaaS, platforms, ESG, and Cybersecurity, as well as topics and trends related to the Future of Work, the transformation of the workplace and how people and technology are driving that transformation. A transplanted New Yorker, she has learned to love life in the Midwest, and has firsthand experience that some of the most innovative minds and most successful companies in the world also happen to live in “flyover country.”
