Instagram 3.0 Launches With New Profiles, Photo Maps and More

Instagram is going live with version 3.0 of its iPhone and Android apps Thursday. If version 2.0 was about new tools to develop photos -- Instagram introduced a slew of new and faster filters, as well as tilt-shift -- version 3.0 is about new ways to consume them.

The centerpiece of the update is a feature called Photo Maps which, if enabled, will organize your geotagged photos on a map. Your map will be displayed prominently on your profile (see above), and you'll be able to explore the Photo Maps of other users, as well.

It's fun to see your photos pinned to various parts of the globe, but what's key, says Kevin Systrom, co-founder and CEO of Instagram, is that you can now…
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