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"Facebook snapped up photo-sharing app Instagram last week for $1 billion, but the social network wasn't the only one interested in purchasing the photo-filtering wonder app. \nTwitter \"expressed interest\" in purchasing Instagram just a few months ago, according to the New York Times.\nTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was one of the early backers of Instagram, investing in the service in February 2011. Dorsey was also a part of the beta of Instagram and tweeted pictures using the service before it was available to the public, adding buzz around the app's release.\nWhile Dorsey has posted quite a few Instagram photos over the past year, his Instagram stream has gone silent since the Facebook acquisition of the service.\nFacebook's purchase of Instagram included not only the app but also the Instagram staff.  In the Timeline post announcing the acquisition Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg indicated that the company plans to continue to develop Instagram as an independent service and will continue to support sharing Instagram photos on other social networks \u2014 including Twitter.\n\nSEE ALSO: Why Instagram Was Worth $1 Billion To Facebook\n\u201CFor years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family.\u201D Zuckerberg said in the announcement. \u201CNow, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.\u201D\nWhat do you think Facebook has planned for Instagram? Do you think the fate of the photo-sharing service would be better or worse in the hands of Twitter. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.\nBONUS: 20 Witty Reactions to Facebook's Acquisition of Instagram\n\n\n\nWeb Responds to Instagram Being Swooped Up By Facebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComparing Instagram to Kodak\nOn April 9, Facebook announced plans to acquire popular photo-sharing app Instagram. Earlier this year, 131-year-old film pioneer Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Needs Mega Millions?\nLatching on to recent Mega Millions buzz, this tweet wildly guesses how much each Instagram staff member will reel in from the acquisition. Note: Instagram is an 8-person team.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial Reader Wants \"Your Soul\"\nSean Percival tweeted this image along with the message, \"What to expect with the new Instagram/Facebook acquisition.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Than a Thousand Words\nA new take on an old idiom?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat's Instagram ?\nA Betty White parody account pokes fun at people's disgruntled comments regarding Facebook's acquisition.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn Unwanted New Filter?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the Tech Business Turns ... \nMany people shared their opinions of the business side of the tech industry.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram the News!\nNot surprisingly, they also posted visual responses on Instagram.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Other News ...\n... Instapaper acquired nobody.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Dissemination \n@NBCnews used an Instagram snap to share the acquisition news to its followers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs the Past Repeating Itself? \nPeople also questioned Facebook's intentions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSepia Galore!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSnobbery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh Hi, Pac-Man\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHipsters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat About Hipstamatic? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerms and Conditions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSay Cheese!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#PopBottlesNotBubbles\nThe #PopBottlesNotBubbles hashtag addresses tech-bubble chatter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne Beeeeelion Dollars!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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