A huge deal in Silicon Valley: Facebook has acquired the mobile photo application Instagram billion dollars
Undertake the continued cultivation of the application. Facebook and Instagram
A huge deal: the social network Facebook announced today (Monday) officially announced that it acquired the company
Instagram , which produces a popular photo app, the sum of a billion dollars - twice the prevailing valuation of
Instagram - paid cash and shares of Facebook. This is the biggest deal in the history of Facebook, perfect when it is known Shainstgrm is in the round of fundraising, which was intended to put tens of millions of dollars in its coffers. Facebook deal -
Instagram expected to be completed by the end of the quarter. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his official Facebook page talented company S"tzoot join Facebook. "
"For years we have focused on building the best experience to share pictures," wrote Zuckerberg. "Now we can work closely with staff Ainstgrm to offer the best experience sharing photos from mobile devices Acm people, based on your interests".
Zuckerberg said that he believes that the different experiences complement each other and to combine them in the right way to make sure Shachosekotih of Instagram remain, "and not just try to integrate it into Facebook." "We plan to keep the features like photo sharing and other social networks, the ability not to share your pictures Haynstgrm facebook if you do not want, and abilities to track and Lhiakb by individuals in isolation from your friends on Facebook". Zuckerberg pledged to continue building the Instagram independent product and distribute the brand to more people around the world.
Billion dollars in less than two years
Android version was launched just this month
CEO Kevin Sistrum Instagram also published a notice in his name, the official blog Instagram . "With the incorporation of ideas and talent in a place like Facebook, we hope to create even more exciting future are Lainstgrm and Facebook," he wrote. "It is important to clarify Shainstgrm is not going anywhere. We will work with Facebook to develop it and build the network. We will continue to add features to the product and find ways to create mobile photo sharing experience better. "Sistrum also stressed that you can continue to share photos also other social networks and the list of followers and Hnakbim not change.
For Instagram This is especially amazing. Founded two years ago and launched her photography iPhone application in October 2010. The application allows you to shoot images with the device, move them through a variety of filters that allow changing the image (colors, dark, etc.), and share them not only with "friends list" Bainstgrm - but also Facebook and Twitter accounts of users. Although there are now applications that do similar operations to the same - none of them won huge popularity of Instagram , became a social network independent, when users refer to the sequence of images offered by their peers as News Feed, indicate "like" the pictures and respond to them - as has been done on Facebook . No case was known in August 2011 that Facebook plans to add features " Instagram " Lapitz'r its photo-sharing, and allow users to transfer their pictures through filters.
In the short time of existence not only won Ainstgrm public sympathy, but also a number of awards, including the title of "application of the year" of Apple. All this made the company when its workers are only six people at first - the number rose to nine this month.
Just last week, and after delays and postponements launched Android version. Before she had had 30 million users, and the launch of Google's operating system brought Lainstgrm another million users in one day, when of course, since she continues to be a rebel impressive speeds.
