Instagram is a social media service for sharing photos and short videos. The site was later acquired by the leading social network site Facebook. Instagram is overall notable for popularizing the application of digital filters for the purpose of making photos appear aged or stylized.
Background[]
In the beginning Justin's username was swagisme but Instagram quickly offered to change it to justinbieber.[3] He also only followed Selena Gomez and she only followed him.[4]
In 2011, Justin Bieber joined Instagram and when he posted his first photo, it received so many likes and comments that the app's servers crashed. Instagram co-funder Mike Krieger said that he still remembers Bieber's digital ID in the database that underpinned Instagram—6860189—because Bieber's account was so often the source the latest problem. "I still know it by heart" Krieger says. "So many of the early scaling issues had to do with him hitting things we'd never hit before, so I got good at knowing it was him just by sighting his ID".[5] "When we built Instagram, we never anticipated the scale of engagement driven by celebrity accounts. The ‘Justin Bieber Problem’ forced us to rethink our database strategy completely.”[6]
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Trivia[]
- Justin was only following Selena Gomez for a long time.[7]
- Justin Bieber was the first Instagram user to reach one million Followers[8]
- Justin Bieber's first video on Instagram was the first to reach 1 million likes.[9]
- Justin Bieber is the most liked celebrity on Instagram and 6th most followed, as of 2015.
- Justin Bieber is the most followed male artist.
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Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Nomination | Video | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Capricho Awards | Best Instagram | Won | |
| 2013 | Won | |||
| J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic Instagrammer | Nominated | ||
| MTV Millennial Awards | Biggest Instagram Star | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Capricho Awards | Selfie King at Instagram | Won | |
| J-14 Teen Icon Awards | Iconic Instagrammer | Nominated | ||
| MTV Millennial Awards | Global Instagram Star | Nominated | ||
| Shorty Awards | Instagrammer | Nominated | ||
| A&E's Instagram Video of the Year | Justin Bieber's first Instagram video | Nominated | ||
| Justin Bieber's siblings | Nominated | |||
| "Recovery is now on iTunes get it now!" | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Instagrammer | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | MTV Italian Music Awards | Top Instagram Star | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Instagrammer | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Nominated | |||
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite International Instagram | Nominated |
References[]
- ↑ Twitter - Guys, i'm searchin for @//swagisme but it's kinda wrong name, but in instagram it said @//swagisme so?does he changed his user?
- ↑ Twitter - i just noticed justin changed his instagram name..im slow lol. i liked swagisme so much better
- ↑ Twitter - @justinbieber We see someone has your name on Instagram -- want us to change your Instagram username to @justinbieber?
- ↑ Twitter - I love how on instagr.am @justinbieber is only following @selenagomez and @selenagomez is only following @justinbieber #love
- ↑ Cade Metz (November 11, 2015). "How Instagram Solved Its Justin Bieber Problem". Wired.
- ↑ Avtandil Ushikishvili (January 6, 2025). "How Instagram Solved the “Justin Bieber Problem” Using PostgreSQL Denormalization". Medium.
- ↑ Twitter - See who's the only one that @justinbieber follows on @instagram ?? It's @selenagomez !! xD http://twitpic.com/67atwz http://twitpic.com/67atxz
- ↑ Hernandez, Brian Anthony (March 20, 2012). "Justin Bieber Is First Instagram User to Reach a Million Followers". Mashable.
- ↑ Mashable - First Instagram Video To Reach 1 Million Likes Stars Shirtless Bieber