A great mystery
On Monday (9) an unexpected announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. According to a public post created for him, a social network that has more than 845 million members bought Instagram. The deal was $ 1 billion. including cash and stock, says Reuters.
The photo application for iOS (Apple) has won a version of Android (Google) and now adds more than 30 million users. Compared to a visual version of Twitter, the network created by the application users can also comment and "like" pictures as Facebook.
The agency said the agreement should be completed later this quarter. The acquisition comes as a surprise from the world's largest social network, which is close to an initial public offering (IPO, its acronym in English) that can evaluate the American Internet company up to $ 100 billion. "I'm excited to share the news that we get to Instagram and its talented team will join Facebook," he wrote.
According to the social network for years to build a better experience to share photos was focused team of developers. And with the new acquisition, the group could move forward with the team for the Instagram avaçar with photo service on mobile devices.
"We are committed to developing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the application and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help publicize the application and your brand to an even greater number of people, "Zuckerberg added.
In the Instagram blog, Kevin Systorm, founder of the photo service for iPhone and Android, it was confident with the business. "We could not be happier to announce that Instagram agreed to be acquired by Facebook," he wrote. "It is important to make clear that Instagram will not end. We will be working with Facebook to develop the software, "he said.
According Systorm the Instagram will continue to add new features to the popular application as planned prior to purchase.
Zuckerberg said that not much will change for the end user Instagram. He believes that the application that provides filters for photos taken with smartphone must be connected to other social services besides Facebook as an important part of a better mobile web experience.
"We plan to keep features like the ability to post on other social networks and the option of not sharing photos of Instagram on Facebook. And if you want, you can have followers and following contacts independently of Facebook ", detailed in his statement.
Systorm also sought to calm users stating that Instagram "will be the same as you know and love," as the same list of contacts and share with other social networks that exist today.
This is an important milestone for Facebook, Zuckerberg scored. As he wrote the founder, is the first time the social networking company acquires an online service to many users and size appeal.
On Monday (9) an unexpected announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. According to a public post created for him, a social network that has more than 845 million members bought Instagram. The deal was $ 1 billion. including cash and stock, says Reuters.
The photo application for iOS (Apple) has won a version of Android (Google) and now adds more than 30 million users. Compared to a visual version of Twitter, the network created by the application users can also comment and "like" pictures as Facebook.
The agency said the agreement should be completed later this quarter. The acquisition comes as a surprise from the world's largest social network, which is close to an initial public offering (IPO, its acronym in English) that can evaluate the American Internet company up to $ 100 billion. "I'm excited to share the news that we get to Instagram and its talented team will join Facebook," he wrote.
According to the social network for years to build a better experience to share photos was focused team of developers. And with the new acquisition, the group could move forward with the team for the Instagram avaçar with photo service on mobile devices.
"We are committed to developing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the application and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help publicize the application and your brand to an even greater number of people, "Zuckerberg added.
In the Instagram blog, Kevin Systorm, founder of the photo service for iPhone and Android, it was confident with the business. "We could not be happier to announce that Instagram agreed to be acquired by Facebook," he wrote. "It is important to make clear that Instagram will not end. We will be working with Facebook to develop the software, "he said.
According Systorm the Instagram will continue to add new features to the popular application as planned prior to purchase.
Zuckerberg said that not much will change for the end user Instagram. He believes that the application that provides filters for photos taken with smartphone must be connected to other social services besides Facebook as an important part of a better mobile web experience.
"We plan to keep features like the ability to post on other social networks and the option of not sharing photos of Instagram on Facebook. And if you want, you can have followers and following contacts independently of Facebook ", detailed in his statement.
Systorm also sought to calm users stating that Instagram "will be the same as you know and love," as the same list of contacts and share with other social networks that exist today.
This is an important milestone for Facebook, Zuckerberg scored. As he wrote the founder, is the first time the social networking company acquires an online service to many users and size appeal.
