Facebook Buys Instagram For 1 Billion Dollars...

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

  1. winged wheel

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    Seriously, I don't have FB and have no problem deleting Instagram if they [email protected]*$ with it.
     
  2. Shanegerous

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    I remember last year Facebook tried to buy Twitter but they declined. 
     
  3. cashm0neyand1

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    The rich getting richer...
     
  4. illoquent aka dsk

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    Care to elaborate why? Curious. I'm assuming you had/have a facebook account...
     
  5. ins

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    Lol Mark is thinking YOLO. !%@@ thats a lot of money for a camera add on. [​IMG]
     
  6. lobotomybeats

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    How can anyone NOT be excited about this acquisition? The future is old-timey, kids!
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  7. blakep267

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    that wouldnt dethrone Fb at all. if anything, they'll probably partner with FB so that facebook is available on the glasses. Google is in its own lane and doing things that Fb wouldnt even try to do. 
     
  8. jordanhead718212

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  9. mr jordan04

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  10. ksteezy

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    Betttterrrr for my business!...now google will easily pick up all the photography I post through instagram...love it....people who hate FB are doing it wrong and need to delete all those crap friends that annoy them, that'll make the experience better...how can you hate a database that only show you what the people you are already supposed to know are doing, must mean you hate your friends too...
     
  11. secretzofwar

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    I could see a $30-$40B deal...then maybe Twitter would be interested. 
     
  12. pacmagic2002

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    How can an app, that doesnt have advertisements, be worth $1 billion?? I just dont understand
     
  13. Fong$tarr

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    It's all about the users. As long as there are users, then Facebook can try and add ads in some sort of way. Adds will pay tons just to get exposed to all these people.
     
  14. justforsneaks

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    same here as well. Gonna have to upload my entire Flickr photostream on there. By the way, follow me @justforsneaks07
     
  15. cap1229

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    See this is what I'm against. [​IMG] I get and understand that you want exposure for your business but it's taking the integrity out of what the app was made for and killing it slowly. I know technology is always improving but things should be separate to allow for spontaneous @#%% to still happen. I've seen some beautiful shots taken on ppls iPhones and a filter here or there was used but it's still a quick snap for the moment.
     
  16. cj863

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    This, but I'm sure Zuckerberg is gonna find a way to throw ads in/ make changes to instagram and I'll go right 
    back to not having anything.
     
  17. frijo sneaker

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    Damn...
     
  18. justforsneaks

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    Like in one of previous posts someone just wrote, I won't be surprised if they throw instagram filters as a feature for your Facebook profile pic. 
     
  19. 703 hwy

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    Woulda sold with the quickness and Zuck can do whatever he wants with it.
     
  20. balloonoboy

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    Good thing I never jumped on zee bandwagon.
     
  21. westcoastsfinest

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    Nice. 
     
  22. me no pass

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    uhhh its already public domain and searchable..whats your instagram name
     
  23. asianplayer

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    Congrats to the Instagram creators. They stay winning
     
  24. Peep Game

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    Was this sarcasm[​IMG]?
     
  25. shatterkneesinc

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