Facebook Buys Instagram For 1 Billion Dollars...

Discussion in 'General' started by licensed to ball, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. licensed to ball

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    http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion/

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  2. tomdiginson

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    Tech Dominance.
     
  3. odog24

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    now ppl are really gunna b mad about it being "exclusive"
     
  4. socluis90

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    social media monopoly in the making...
     
  5. shorty doo wop

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    Monopolizing social networks
     
  6. calibeebee

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    damn I liked instagram too, they better not make any changes
     
  7. Peep Game

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    As long as they don't fuse the two together.
     
  8. agthekid

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    [​IMG][​IMG]at you thinking it won't be.
     
  9. guillermo gutierez

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    what is instagram?

    im taking a +!#* right now and I dont wanna do alotta readin
     
  10. iYen

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    I .... you not I googled the same pic to post it before entering this thread.
     
  11. an dee 51o

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    trollface
     
  12. mexcellence

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  13. mp3911

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    App bubble? I think so.
     
  14. xxjaguar25xx

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    I was actually thinking it'd be a good idea in investing or buying shares in instagram

    Can one of you stock experts shed some light on if that would have been posible
     
  15. atlien seeko

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    Facebook's downlfall will be Google. Mark my words.
     
  16. ksteezy

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    this dude Zuckerberg.....son stored away all his dambs in the same place where his myspace login info is [​IMG]


    instagram dudes came off though....why couldnt i have thought of such a simple idea...lol
     
  17. maxelite

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    Stand alone app still according to Zuckerberg.
     
  18. finallyfamous

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  19. trappstar

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    An app is worth a billion. Incredible. And I think it's time for Facebook to face antitrust scrutiny. The difficultly is the inherit intangible characteristics of the social media model. But it seems as though anytime another alternative to facebook arises, facebook buys them and traps you into their model. It's like you can't ever quit facebook because they buy all of the other alternative outlets forcing you into their system.
     
  20. presequel

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    Not exactly a bold statement. People have said that for years.
     
  21. Fong$tarr

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    Wow. This is pretty much an app developers dream. Create something that gets super popular and sell it for millions/billions. Congrats to the Instagram dudes here in SF. I just hope Facebook doesn't ruin Instagram in their own odd way. Its simplicity is what makes it work.
     
  22. beh235

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    Our lives are over, you CANNOT get away [​IMG]
     
  23. secretzofwar

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    Zuck's the man. Next up: Twitter?!?
     
  24. crazy dav0

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    wow an app ... that %*% cray
     
  25. crcballer55

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    Not possible. It's a private company so you can't buy shares on the open market without having connections to an investment bank and even then you would need several hundred thousand minimum to invest for them to even talk to you.