Facebook debuts "Groups for Schools," includes 25mb filesharing function
Facebook rolled out its collaborative campus tool called "Groups for Schools" today. The new feature allows US colleges and universities (and eventually more institutions across the world) to create groups for any relevant en...
So much for Instagram defections, displaces its buyer Facebook as No. 1 iOS App
O.K., here is another Instagram story, but now its about the iOS app landing the No. 1 free app spot in the App Store for the first time—despite much media attention on the subject of it selling out to Facebook. Hipsters everywhere donning their skinny jeans took to Twitter to post one last heavily filtered image,...
Instagram Climbs To Top Of App Store For First Time After Deal With Facebook
Looks like Instagram’s billion dollar deal with the devil didn’t land it in hot enough water after all. Following widespread concerns regarding Instagram’s future from what was apparently a vocal minority, the popular...Google Leads The Pack In Favorability Poll Ahead Of Apple, Facebook And Twitter
Ah, the wondrous findings of random polls. This one appears to favor my personal favorite company and therefore I won’t argue against it. The rest of you are free to sound off in the comments after reading the favorable findings of this ABC News/Washington...How To Delete Your Instagram Account
So you decided to quit Instagram. You already exported your photos with Instaport, but is that enough to stop the Evil Empire from mining your account for yet more information to sell...“Facebook Gets More Data”
“Facebook Gets More Data” Matthew Panzarino has a great take on today’s Instagram + Facebook news: Facebook doesn’t need Instagram to make money. Instagram will probably never get ads. I think it’s a win for everyone. Now Instagram doesn’t have to shoehorn a monetization model it would hate —and you would hate — into its...
Daily Update for April 9, 2012
It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world.
You can listen to today's Ap...
What Does Facebook Mean For Instagram?
What. A. Day. The single most important mobile app acquisition to date has sent the internet into a flurry of disarray. In case you haven’t heard from everyone expect your...Facebook, Instagram, and Ads
Facebook, Instagram, and Ads Oli Watts thinks Facebook’s recent statement on revenue from mobile users offers a clear indication of things to come soon in newly Facebook-owned Instagram: ads. I think the real reason for the Instagram purchase, and the incredible price tag, is access to a potentially lucrative mobile advertising product. Mobile advertisements are...
Instagram Co-Founders Cash In $500 Million From Facebook Deal
In what is being called the largest mobile app acquisition in history, Facebook’s $1 billion buyout of Instagram is landing the iPhone app’s founders in a boatload of cash. Instagram’s...Why Facebook Bought Instagram
Why Facebook Bought Instagram Om Malik, writing at GigaOM: Facebook and Instagram are two distinct companies with two distinct personalities. Instagram has what Facebook craves – passionate community. People like Facebook. People use Facebook. People love Instagram. It is my single most-used app. I spend an hour a day on Instagram. I have made friends...
“Sometime Down The Road”
“Sometime Down The Road” Yours truly, writing about the improvements to Instagram’s API in March: Instagram, on the other hand, is taking an interesting path (no pun intended) that, sometime down the road, might turn what was once an iPhone app into a de-facto option for all future social sharing implementations. A few months from...
