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Zuckerberg negotiated and wrapped up Facebook-Instagram deal in 3 days, “mostly on his own”

April 18, 2012
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Facebook’s board was kept in the dark during the lead-up to its acquisition of Instagram, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which claims CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg led and concluded the deal himself in just three days. Zuckerberg, who said to have been “negotiating mostly on his own”, reportedly told the board of his…

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Instagram to be acquired by Facebook for $1B in cash and shares, app will stay independent

April 9, 2012
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Insanely popular photo app and social network Instagram has been acquired by Facebook for approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares. The service will remain running for now, as CEO Kevin Systrom says that it is “not going away.” Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says that the company has agreed to acquire Instagram and that…

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Instagram for Android is live and you can download it now

April 3, 2012
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Instagram for Android is live and you can download it now

You’ve waited, but now it’s here. Boasting over 30 million iOS users, Instagram for Android has finally launched after much waiting. It was only a couple of weeks ago that Instagram opened up the signup page for its Android app, but we’ve been hearing about the development of the Android version for ages. The latest…

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Instagram opens registration for its new Android app

March 24, 2012
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We knew that Instagram was coming to Android, it was just a matter of when. Today, the company has opened registration for Android device owners, providing them with the chance to be ‘first in line’. Using nothing more than a single form, Instagram fans can enter their email address to sign up for what could…

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Hipstamatic becomes the first third-party app to post photos directly to Instagram

March 21, 2012
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Whilst Instagram has been opening its API over the past few months, there hasn’t been a dedicated way for other photo applications to post images directly to the fast-growing photo-sharing social network. That is set to be turned on its head today, as Hipstamatic will announce a new partnership with Instagram and become the first…

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