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cageface on April 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook acquires Instagram

This feels a lot more like the 1999 "eyeballs" landgrab. There's no unique technology behind Instagram.

Being popular != being valuable.

scalhoun2005 on April 11, 2012 [–]

Totally agree, unless the purchase is cheaper than gaining popularity, but that seems far fetched in this particular case.

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