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Mon, Apr 09 2012 15:30:28

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion

Facebook says it will acquire the popular photo-sharing service Instagram for a cool billion bucks. Queue the snark on Twitter.

  1. instagram
    Instagram@instagram
    We're excited to announce something very big: Instagram + Facebook bit.ly/Hslpv2
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:05:20
  2. Slate
    Slate@Slate
    Mark Zuckerberg's full statement on Facebook's decision to buy @Instagram for $1 billion: slate.me/HsMJsC
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:28:38
  3. carlostheape
    carlostheape@carlostheape
    Facebook buys instagram. . . R.I.P instagram
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:30:26
  4. Current status as a result of Instagram being acquired by Facebook for $1b. http://pic.twitter.com/ptw61Q0C
    Matt Galligan@mg
    ·
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:21:26
  5. gadyepstein
    Gady Epstein@gadyepstein
    Amusing to see Twitter explode when Facebook makes news.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:09:50
  6. onegoodlogan
    Logan Michael Roop@onegoodlogan
    @jeffgerstmann Somewhere the founder of Hipstamatic is quietly tying a belt around his neck.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:29:07
  7. brandius
    Brandi@brandius
    Finally. More cat photos on Facebook.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:31:26
  8. urbanhoustonian
    Michael Coppens@urbanhoustonian
    I think it's clear #Facebook gave up acquisitions for Lent. Now that it's over, GAME ON.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:31:22
  9. peterrojas
    Peter Rojas@peterrojas
    Uninstalling Instagram....
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:30:45
  10. Source: Joey deVilla/Global Nerdy Original image by Diana Walker for Time.
    textsfromhillaryclinton
    ·
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 14:20:12
  11. PatrickMoorhead
    Patrick Moorhead@PatrickMoorhead
    Facebook's Instagram acquisition about taking out the competition.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:29:07
  12. PatrickMoorhead
    Patrick Moorhead@PatrickMoorhead
    @joemfbrown I don't weep for billionaires. #Instagram
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:30:27
  13. Edgar_Allan_Poe
    Edgar Allan Poe@Edgar_Allan_Poe
    Imagine my disappointment on learning that Instagram was not a vending machine for cocaine.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:30:03
  14. adnys
    Andrew D. Nystrom@adnys
    WSJ: Facebook to Acquire Instagram for $1 Billion j.mp/HSQu4R <– Worth it for 31 million registered (highly engaged) users?
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:28:23
  15. JimMacMillan
    Jim MacMillan@JimMacMillan
    Imagine if everyone brings their creative concerns with composing Instagram photos to their Facbook profiles. #win
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:28:41
  16. MainlineMom
    Sarah Hubbell@MainlineMom
    In fairness to the Instagram team, I would gladly sell my company to Facebook for far less than a billion dollars.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:27:50
  17. bst3r
    Buster Heine@bst3r
    Facebook: "All your hipster filters are belong to us!"
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:27:18
  18. shannonpareil
    shannon bond@shannonpareil
    RT @jsphctrl: The distant sound of thousands of hipsters abandoning Instagram
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:13:56
  19. jsnell
    Jason Snell@jsnell
    Instagram Filter That Portrays My Mood About The Facebook Acquisition: Sutro.
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:26:43
  20. pkafka
    Peter Kafka@pkafka
    So Pinterest is now worth what - $5b? $10b?
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:26:05
  21. keithwhamond
    Keith Whamond@keithwhamond
    The Facebook/Instagram thing is just baffling. Do they really need more users? Could they not figure out how to apply filters to photos?
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:25:42
  22. max_read
    max read@max_read
    Facebok Buys Horse_Ebooks For Bag Of hair And
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:24:29
  23. ckrewson
    Chris Krewson@ckrewson
    Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars? Billion with a B? How do you not say that in a Dr. Evil voice?
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:24:23
  24. phillryu
    Phill Ryu@phillryu
    Mark Zuckerberg to @Instagram: "You know what's cooler than a million dollars? A billion dollars."
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:16:39
  25. laura_june
    Laura June@laura_june
    guys i think a billion dollars is pretty nbd to mark and fbook just saying
    Mon, Apr 09 2012 10:23:15

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