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Do You Instagram? What Social Networks Do You Use?[POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:01 +0000

I first started using instagram as an app just to make my crappy phone pics look better, but never really understood the lingo, or how it works… good thing I have a teenage daughter for IT work. According to my youngest, it’s about getting likes and using hashtags. Instagram has really blown up lately, and [...]

Bullied Teen Who Threatened Suicide on Instagram Saved by Thousand of Letters from Strangers

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:40:03 +0000

Noah Brocklebank thought no one in the world cared about him, but he soon discovered just the opposite. The Columbia, Maryland boy has been besieged by thousands of messages of support after he had posted a photo on Instagram back in January with a note that read, “Day of scheduled suicide, February 8th, 2013, my [...]

How Are People Celebrating the Winter Solstice?

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:25:23 +0000

Happy December 21st, ladies and gents! It's a fine, fine day due to three very important factors-- the world hasn't ended yet and it's Friday. Jackpot! What makes today even greater though is that it's the Winter Solstice, AKA the time when days finally start getting longer. It's exciting, trust us.

Instagram Can Now Sell Your Photos

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:13:34 +0000

Is Instagram planning to use your photos to transform itself into “the world’s largest stock photo agency?” That’s the fear after the popular photo-sharing website posted an updated terms of service, which states the user is agreeing that their pictures can be used by Instagram ”in connection with paid or sponsored content.” The new terms of [...]

What Were Americans Really Doing on Election Day?

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:50:49 +0000

After being hit with tons of political memes and autotuned debates, it seems like we'd been waiting forever for Election Day to arrive. There's only so much hilarity we can take, people! But it's already passed us by, and in the case you're just now emerging from a deep slumber, Obama beat out Romney. Although, word has it Morris the Cat fell short by like, 100 votes. Disappointing.

See Hurricane Sandy Photos Shared on Instagram [PHOTOS]

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:57:22 +0000

Instagram has quickly become the most popular photo-sharing apps on the planet. Within the app, users can share not only pics of pretty sunsets and their appetizing dinners, but also shots of events that are shaping the world around them. See #HurricaneSandy Photos from Instagram: See #Sandy Photos from Instagram: See #Hurricane Photos from Instagram:

Share Your Beartrap Photos on Instagram [PHOTOS]

Tom McCarthy — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:57:01 +0000

You're already taking photos and sharing them on Instagram, you might as well share them with us, too!

Who Got Rich When Facebook Bought Instagram? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:00:23 +0000

News broke on Monday that Facebook had acquired the popular photo-sharing service Instagram for the princely sum of $1 billion in cash and stock.

It’s the biggest purchase in the history of the world’s largest social network, and it made new multimillionaires of Instagram’s chief executive and the company’s handful of employees.