The application, Facebook Camera, is free and opened only for IOS operating systems Apple, said the California company on his blog. The tool basically reproduces the process of posting photos on Facebook but incorporates some new features like the fact that it is possible to climb the social network multiple snapshots simultaneously.
Facebook Camera offers access to the pictures published by the user in their profile as well as charged by your contacts, is based on "tag", "like" and allows comment. The application includes editing software with a menu of predefined options very similar to that in Instagram.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in announcing the acquisition of Instagram that the objective of the operation was "to provide the best photo sharing experience" because that is "one of the reasons why so many people like Facebook ".
Technically the purchase of Instagram by Facebook is not complete and is awaiting approval by competition authorities in the U.S. Technological media in the U.S. are in direct competition Camera Facebook to Instagram that boasts over 30 million downloads on Apple devices and in 2011 was named the best application for iPhone, and now some analysts say the acquisition of a defensive move by the social network.
"Instagram was taking control over the photos on facebook mobile and could not wait and see how that company got every one of the users while they were still working on perfecting the Camera Facebook application," said Mike Isaac's blog All Things Digital Group The Wall Street Journal.
Isaac asks what place will Instagram when his integration into Facebook and if Facebook merged with Camera, which ruled the social network when it announced the purchase.
Instagram has announced a change in its terms to fight or support content that promotes self-harm or eating disorders on users. The company has said they will not allow photos, labels or accounts that promote these practices. Instagram may close accounts that do not respect these new rules. Social networking is a space where users can interact with people with similar concerns. Service is based on the idea of communication in the ability to share content. Within these possibilities, these services can be used for purposes that run counter to the health of people, an attitude that usually condemn responsible companies.
The latest to announce a campaign in its service to try to avoid this type of use has been Instagram. The company explained on its official blog that they want their service is a space for sharing photos with friends, relatives or anyone else, but always in a "positive and healthy." To achieve this goal, Instagram want to eradicate their service contents that promote eating disorders or self-damaging activities to the health of people. According to the company, this kind of content does not help users and lead to behaviors that go against the depart. Therefore, Instagram want to limit the use of teaching these subjects to campaigns to fight against those problems precisely.
In Instagram have decided to ban the use of labels that allude to this practice. If users want to use words like this, the service displays a message that will be provided a link to a help page. In addition, Instagram, deleted pictures and accounts of users who have relations. The social network responsible for the automatic action may be taken against those responsible for this content, instantly closing the accounts involved. Alongside these actions, Instagram also reported the possibility of denouncing pictures. The service has sought the cooperation of users to report any photo that has passed the filter and is published in the service with these characteristics.
This initiative joins Instagram efforts of other social networking services like Facebook Tumbrl and who have taken action like this. On the opposite side, Twitter refused in September 2011 has similar action, understanding that the publication of such views did not involve a crime, so that they could not proceed with removal. In any case, the Instagram initiative is evidence of increased awareness of such services, which can be a useful tool to help people with problems.
Remain dynamic and innovative can be a daunting task for the largest companies on the web. Every change and every new idea to implement must be studied carefully, because there are few occasions where impulsive decisions and the "lucky breaks" make an appearance together. The same applies on purchases, and those who have been online for the last few hours, you probably already know that Facebook just bought Instagram , via official announcement of Mark Zuckerberg himself. With a total of thirteen employees, the purchase of Instagram totaled one billion dollars . Now the question is "why"?
The official announcement came from Mark Zuckerberg , posted on his Facebook wall. Besides mentioning that he was "excited" to share the news and mention that Instagram and Facebook are "different experiences" that "complement" the same Zuckerberg has committed to maintain the development of Instagram independently , so that those minds of apocalyptic thought in a theoretical disappearance of Instagram, or cancellation of support for third party access can rest easy for now. The sum involved in the operation is of one billion dollars , a small movement to the financial capabilities of Facebook today, but a major achievement for a company that thirteen employees (its CEO will keep 400 million) that created an application and won over thirty million users a year and half. Unfortunately, a large group of users has fallen Instagram in the field of exaggeration, threatening to remove their copies of Instagram and close their accounts only for the fact that Facebook just to announce the purchase. You can not go from love to hate so fast, or worse, one can not demonstrate unconditional love for an application. Instagram is a piece of software and service . The acquisition of Facebook is not the first nor the last of its kind. Many thought the same when Google bought YouTube, and that was not a change for the worse. Skype was bought by Microsoft, and I see he's gone nowhere. What Facebook needs to do now is to convince investors and users alike to buy Instagram is the right decision. Mark may have said that they were experiences that complement, but from a certain point of view, also compete .
