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Instagram launches website to allow users to display photos
Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday began letting a freshly launched website serve as a gallery for images taken by users of the smartphone photo-sharing service. “Instagram, at its core, is about seeing and taking photos on-the-go,” company co-founder Kevin Systrom said in a blog post. “You can now browse your Instagram…
Instagram backtracks on changes after users revolt
Instagram tried to calm a user rebellion by nixing a change that would have given the Facebook-owned mobile photo sharing service unfettered rights to people’s pictures. “The concerns we heard about from you the most focused on advertising, and what our changes might mean for you and your photos,” Instagram…
Instagrammed ballots may bring stiff penalties
Proud voters are already posting photos of their ballots on Instagram—sometimes with the names of their chosen candidates filled in. But before you snap a shot of your vote, you might want to check your state laws. As the Citizen Media Law Project points out as part of their guide…
Facebook’s purchase of Instagram triggers FTC probe
Facebook’s billion-dollar deal to buy the startup behind photo-sharing smartphone application Instagram has evidently caught the eye of US regulators. The hefty price tag qualified it for a review by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which remained mum on the subject despite a Financial Times report on Thursday saying…
Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook
Facebook’s $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the quirky photo-sharing app to the delete button. Twitter and other online platforms buzzed Wednesday with depictions of Facebook as a corporate monster trampling over a defenseless community of creative, free-spirited types. “Guess it’s time to delete my instagram app…
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