On its website, Instagram describes itself as “a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures.” Created in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Keiger, Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion. As of December 2014, there were 300 million active users on Instagram. HowContinue reading “Getting Started with Instagram”
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History of Social Networking Companies – Under 140 Characters – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube
TWITTER: While brainstorming in 2006, board members of Odeo (podcasting co.) came up with idea of sending short code SMS to communicate with group. FACEBOOK: There’s a movie on this one! In 2004 Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg created the code for new website he called “thefacebook.com.” LINKEDIN: A social networking platform for professionals,Continue reading “History of Social Networking Companies – Under 140 Characters – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube”
