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Social media feast: Instagram, Allrecipes break records on Thanksgiving

If you enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, own a smartphone and are active on social media, chances are you snapped a… Read More

Study: 54 percent of top brands active on Instagram

A study from Seattle-based social media analytics startup Simply Measured makes it clear that if your company isn’t on Instagram, you’re certainly… Read More

Social commerce platform Chirpify expands to Instagram

When it started, the name “Chirpify” suited the Twitter world perfectly. But things are going well for the Portland-based startup,… Read More

Live from the operating room: Surgery comes to Twitter, Instagram

Live tweeting from events isn’t new. You’ve probably seen it happen on your Twitter feed from sporting events, political debates… Read More

Study: 40 percent of top brands active on Instagram

Instagram, the image-sharing social network that’s in the process of being acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, is getting active… Read More

Another bad day: Facebook shares tumble nearly 10%

Investors are continuing to hammer Facebook just 11 days after its initial public offering, sending the stock of the social… Read More

Facebook Camera app puts a new lens on Facebook

Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram underscores the continued rise of photos as an entry point for social networking. Today Facebook… Read More

Why Facebook’s purchase of Instagram won’t be its last

With Facebook’s IPO pending, the social media mammoth has been bolstering user offerings and analytics capabilities with major acquisitions, most… Read More

Instagram’s billion dollar idea wasn’t photos after all

I wasn’t alone in almost spilling my coffee mid-drink when I discovered Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion.  A billion?… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Instagram, Kickstarter and the world of creative funding

Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, who joins… Read More

Instagramers to Facebook: ‘DO NOT screw this up!’

News that Facebook will acquire Instagram for $1 billion seems to have gotten everyone excited — except its users. “I’ve… Read More

A tale of two acquisitions: A few thoughts on the $1 billion bets by Microsoft and Facebook

It’s not everyday that the tech industry sees two of its giants fork over $1 billion, especially for things that… Read More

Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion [Updated]

[Updated below with more details and background.]  Facebook just announced a deal to buy Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service with… Read More

Where’s your #geekspace? Show us your work zone

I am fascinated by our connected culture, watching the way communities grow and change online.  As a photographer with a… Read More

An advanced guide to using Instagram to build your brand

It’s the pictures, stupid. That’s basically what the people at Facebook will tell you when it comes to the most… Read More

Nerd Notes: Sony Vaio goes gold, it’s hip to be geek and an alien scares a kid

Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is going on this weekend at Hotel Deca in the UD.  And don’t even think about… Read More

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