If you’re the dramatic, over eager type who burns bridges for a living (or if you’re just sick of all the bullcrap on the Internet), you can delete your Instagram account with hardly any fuss. Unlike other social networks that add hurdles and boulders and cliffs and a jazillion questions to stop you from deleting your account, getting rid of Instagram is pretty easy. Here’s how. Before you press on delete though, you’ll want to grab all the photos you uploaded to Instagram and save a backup of them. The best way to do this is with a service called Instaport. Visit Instaport at http://instaport.me/. Sign into your Instagram account. Choose export service: Download .zip file. All your Instagram pictures will be in that .zip file for your future non-Instagram life. Which means you’re now free to delete your Instagram account.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.