Interesting... $200 millie termination fee....Facebook's Instagram deal faces FTC scrutiny - latimes.com

 

By Michelle Maltais

May 10, 2012, 5:03 p.m.

Facebook's $1-billion purchase of photo-sharing site Instagram is under review by the Federal Trade Commission, according to the Financial Times.

The routine competition investigation could take six months to a year, the FT reports, which could delay the deal's anticipated second-quarter closing. Facebook had indicated in filings for its initial stock offering that it expected to close the deal by end of this quarter.

Deals for more than $66 million typically undergo greater regulatory scrutiny, under current antitrust law. Initially, the FTC and Department of Justice do a preliminary review to determine whether any antitrust concerns come up warranting closer examination.

The majority of deals reviewed by the FTC and Justice Department are allowed to proceed after preliminary review. However, companies have to provide more information if there's a second request.

Sources tell the Financial Times that the FTC has already started to gather data from some of the social network's rivals.

Although the deal may ultimately win approval, experts say that regulators will carefully scrutinize it because of the high price and profile of the companies.

Facebook warned investors on its pre-IPO tour that it faces a significant challenge making money from mobile devices, as advertising has lagged behind the shift to mobile devices. A significant impetus behind the play for Instagram was to bolster its mobile strategy.

If the deal is blocked, Facebook has said it would pay Instagram a termination fee of $200 million.

Facebook's Instagram deal faces FTC scrutiny - latimes.com

(Technology) More updates for Android X @Instagram for Android Update Brings New Feature

A shot I altered using the effect...

That is a picture of the screen where you will notice the addition.. It is something that Android users were missing before. I compensated for it by using different apps to make the effect but it is nice to have 'right there'. I will say that.

In case you haven't seen my tutorial on Android for Instagram with a few must have apps, go here. I think it will help you out some. I do all the things you see those with iPhones do and then some with my flicks. It isn't that hard. Trust me.


http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2012/04/appsandroidiphonesmartphone-so-you-got.html

Again..my pics weren't blurry but I've 'heard' iPhone users 'crow' about their photos looking a 'certain kinda way'..This simple feature is a BIG PART WHY. @ the enhancements..For those who haven't seen tutorials like mine, this is why their pics looked the way they do and yours don't. This feature and the fact that they have had the app for a minute and know the 'other apps to use' to make their pictures stand out. Not because of their 'camera'. Don't be fooled outchea...lol

Anyhow, the feature is pretty dope.

Here's a complete review of the app for those of you who are still feeling your way around....

(Technology) Fake Instagram? Ruh Roh Shaggy.....Here's a pic of the website..

So if you are downloading (or planning on it) Instagram and the site looks like this? Don't........

That is the FAKE SITE.... This is the REAL SITE..

(Video) Jon Stewart X Social Networth (Goes in on Facebook's purchase of Instagram)

Hilarity. Mind you, I USE INSTAGRAM and still thought it was funny 'cause...well..I said the same thing. 'Till I tried out a similar program. It is fun but JON IS CORRECT. @ the price tag

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(Apps/Android/iPhone/Smartphone) So you got Instagram for Android & your pictures are 'too small' huh? I have some good news..#instagram #android

I had that same issue. Couldn't find a solution. Looked EVERYWHERE. No dice. Here's how I got around it... PicsArt was the starting point as far as getting the collage thing down BUT the APP THAT HELPED ME CRACK THE 'TOO SMALL' CODE was KD Collage (Click the link..takes you right to the app store..Or click the QR codes below) ... I stumbled upon it awhile ago but never had a use for it. Until now. All this time the answer was sitting in my apps. Waiting to be used..smh (Which is a shame actually 'cause I have found OTHER USES FOR IT BESIDES INSTAGRAM NOW..-_-) You have to use the PRO VERSION OF IT THOUGH as it is this version that allow you to post LARGER PICTURES. The free version only does it in 'mobile phone' size which is the problem.*

Can I post DIRECTLY to Instagram FROM THIS APP? - You




 Paid version (the one you need)

The free version if you want to 'kick the tires' and get familiar with it to see what it is all about..

Yep! You can post to a bevy of places actually. Facebook too. This app just isn't an Instagram add on. I post to Mobli, Facebook and Twitter from this app. I have even taken to posting SINGLE PICTURES from this app 'cause I can tweak it BEFORE I get to Instagram. (I suspect that is what some iPhones users are doing with their pictures to make them 'stand out'.) I now see why folks love the app so much once you know how to get add ons to it. I also see why 'folks who DO TAKE PICTURES' ARE ON THAT 'You aren't a photographer' ish too...lol I see both sides of it now. Both might be right. (Unless you are messing with pictures that you already took..)







Photo Grid works pretty good for those pictures that DO FIT that you have taken with your camera. I don't want to leave that app out. It is a beautiful app as well. I didn't list it first because it doesn't allow (or at least I have figured out how) to resize my pictures to be able to upload them to Instagram. It does do this though:


Features:
* High mode: put your photos in a list
* Wide mode: put your photos in a row
* Multi mode: No restriction on the number of photo
* Single mode: you can edit a single photo
* Load images from the gallery.
* Five group to choose.
* Two kinds of model choose photo.(thumbnail, watermark.)
* Tap or shake to rearrange photos.
* Edit grid, Swap, Rotate, Move, Zoom, Sketch.
* A lot of image templates.
* Border type changeable.
* Share your collage using: Twitter, Facebook, Gmail...
* Language support: English, Korean, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.
And,best of all...it's FREE!




I am probably not going to make a WHOLE OTHER POST if I find more stuff. I will just be adding it on here. (Unless I find out a TON OF STUFF...) So check back here.


I figured the techies would get started on a list.. Here's one.. Go to it and try it out. (I muddled my way through SEVERAL LISTS yesterday when NO ONE had an answer to my issue and bam...I found a solution... with help from my peoples in B-More Bew Radley @ her start iphone app list which gave me an idea of what I should be looking for in an app to do what I wanted to do..)


http://smashinghub.com/10-best-android-apps-for-photo-sharing.htm







*I am going to go out on a limb and say that pictures are compressed when they are transferred to your phone which is why they are TOO SMALL. If I am wrong, so be it. All I know is that the pictures are the RIGHT SIZE WHEN I USE THIS app. That I do know. I say this because almost ALL OF MY PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN WITH THE CANON are HUGE. Except in their state on my phone... They are too small to post on Instagram as they are on my phone. The only reason I can come up to is that they were compressed to fit on the SD card to begin with. The only other pictures I've had issues with are those taken with my old BB Storm. Lower quality cam so I understand those being 'unacceptable'. I don't have ANY ISSUES with pictures I have taken with the Thunderbolt that I try to put up directly to Instagram though. None.

(Smartphone/Apps) So..#Instragram has hit the Android Market you say??

Cats are out here salty too! I told you earlier last month it was coming though.. As you can see up top, I do have it..

In case you are having issues with finding it in the Play store/it says your phone is incompatible with the app and you KNOW IT IS (2.2 or higher..) , use the Play weblink..


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android

Still having trouble? The good folks at Android Phone Fans have a video..(Damm where was this at when I was fumbling through this earlier? lol)


UPDATE: It was suggested by a good friend of mine that the following programs be used with Instagram. I am looking for their equivalents now..>>> ...Pic Stitch, Pic Frame and Nostalgio. Found a couple but none to solve the dreaded 'picture is too small' error most are getting. I'm working on it though. @ an answer. I have a few ideas...

I found an answer to the 'too small' picture thing....
http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2012/04/appsandroidiphonesmartphone-so-you-got.html
 



Watch out for those angry iPhone users who are not happy about having their only real 'chip' over other phone users.

I will also say that for some of you who use some of the other picture apps of the World, you might not be all that 'impressed' by the features. It is a nice app but I suspect it is more about the social networking/secret society aspect that existed prior to today. You just 'couldn't get in' unless you had an iPhone. Even if it was from Walmart for $50. That changed today. Think of how BBM users used to talk about that feature and how everyone who didn't have it 'felt they were missing out'. @ exclusivity of it all. I tell you, these folks who develop these apps SURE KNOW HOW TO PLAY ON THAT. Even with the release of it on Android today. *


My username on there? There is a hint in the blog's title (it includes my username it would have been my username but.....) I warn you, I will probably be boring unless I am out at a concert or out and about. I would hope anyway.. @ my usage. 


*Something else I find interesting in that most iPhone users are upset like it is a 'class issue'. Peep the price I gave for the one available at Walmart. Are they sure they want to make it about that? The other thing I found interesting is I see mostly folks of certain skin tones RIDING HARD for said class issue. Same folks who are upset when something they 'don't have' is used against them and they are ridiculed, excluded, shunned, discriminated against, etc, etc, etc... Just an observation. @ what behavior folks seem to learn from their oppressors. Yeah..you knew SOMEWHERE I WAS GOING TO go in WITH IT.

Instagram for Android shown off at SXSW, 'better than our iPhone app' say founders | The Verge

Instagram for Android shown off at SXSW, 'better than our iPhone app' say founders | The Verge

Oh really now? Uh oh...iPhones users are gonna be salty.. smh..I know how they get in their feelings and ish...

Instagram for Android shown off at SXSW, 'better than our iPhone app' say founders

By Thomas Houston on March 11, 2012 05:04 pm 25Comments

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Today at SXSW, Instagram's Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger told Alexia Tsotsis that an Android version of the app is coming "really soon." We've heard this for several months now, but it seems that the app is finally getting close to launch. On stage, Systrom pulled out a Galaxy Nexus running a prototype of the app, and flashed it at the crowd. He said, "it's one of the most amazing Android apps you'll ever see," and continued, "in some ways, it's better than our iPhone app." The app is currently in private beta, and the team hopes "to have it out to people really soon." During the session's Q&A, he added that the Android app is incredibly fast, works great on a range of larger screens, and has sharing functionality with Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks.
Additionally, Systrom confirmed that Instagram has grown to over 27 million registered users, nearly double the 15 million announced back in December 2011. He explained much of the enormous growth came from the launch of the iPhone 4S, followed by Apple highlighting the app as App of the Year.