Comments on: The Billion Dollar Baby

By: N'Higel Blackwell

N'Higel Blackwell — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:42:19 +0000

Being that Instagram is an everyday part of my life, I did have an opinion on this matter before the news and media made a big deal about it. Although the cost of this simple app seems a bit much, I completely think that Instagram deserves the amount that Facebook offered for it. Instragram has blown up and taken the world by storm over the last few months. People were even changing cell phones and cell phone service carriers to be able to have this app. However, I am hoping that now that Facebook has it’s grubby little hands on it, it does not attempt to pollute Instragram with its filthy ads like it does on its own website.

By: Melissa Lawson

Melissa Lawson — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:54:28 +0000

In reading about the article about Facebook buying Instagram was very intersting. When I was on twitter and read about the trending topic of that Facebook bout Instagram, I thought that there is nothing that Facebook would not do at this point. Facebook is really nowdays the really only way to contact people and so Instagram is just people posting pictures of anything, which I do not see the point but I guess in some ways it does have value. It can benefit people in certain ways it just depends how people use Instagram.

By: Kaley Lindquist

Kaley Lindquist — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:31:48 +0000

I don’t use instagram personally but I know that it seems like everyone else does. It has become an enormously successful app even if it doesn’t bring in revenue. They are successful in the fact that they have attracted so many people to use their product and even via other social media options millions of more eyes to their site. Zuckerberg, yes paid an outlandish sum of money for the simple app, but he really bought back the millions of eyes that we was loosing to a free photo viewing social media app. If he can pay the sum, all the power to him. I think it was a good business move on his part even if the dollar amount seems extravagant. Plus, he also got everyone talking about it- drawing attention to his product (now “products”- both facebook and instagram)

By: tegan pitt

tegan pitt — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:01:14 +0000

I agree with nearly everyone in the surprising news that someone would pay 1 billion dollars for a phone app. Not only would one be willing to do that to keep competition out, but has that money around to spend on something with no revenue. It is interesting when Zuckerberg says things like “For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, 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.” When really he just means, I did not want to loose any money and I want people from now on to associate facebook with instagram which will bring me more money. When you own a business that makes you that rich I think people only think of how much money they can keep making, because the thought of losing money, would be losing their identity.

By: Anastasia B

Anastasia B — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:56:33 +0000

I have heard a lot of different opinions about Mark Zuckerberg buying Instagram. Some of them were positive, some were negative. But to be honest, I think that Mark knows EXACTLY what he is doing. And lets be real here, he is more successful than majority of people here so why judge him..!? Of course he knows what he is doing and I have no doubt that he has made a right decision.

By: Kellie Muller

Kellie Muller — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:29:19 +0000

I found a lot of truth in this post and it was very interesting. I can’t believe how much things have changed. Once a million dollars seemed like so much. And suddenly, in 2012, a million dollars is the new one hundred dollars, so to speak. I look forward to seeing where Instagram ends up as it is already steadily increasing in popularity. And now that Facebook and Instagram are conjoined, I can only imagine that kind of money making machine Instagram will become. However, on the flip side, since Instagram is such an exclusive application, which is only featured on iPhones, except recently now available on the Android, I wonder if it will just be a quick fad that will soon leave. It’s certainly not like Facebook, which is available to anyone with Internet access.

By: Donald Anderson

Donald Anderson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:33:30 +0000

Personally, I can’t the amount of one billion dollars, never mind the thought of using or spending it, and on top of that, spending it on a profitless opportunity!! Name recognition, which is what this purchase was all about, is becoming too much of a need is our modern social media crazed world. Typically, social media sites make money through clever advertising. Facebook has been the ideal example of this along with their clean layout and design. We will see if Mark Zuckerburg and gang can turn Instagram into a money making machine to go along with the original, Facebook.

By: Emily Brown

Emily Brown — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:33:04 +0000

It is difficult to determine whether or not Instagram will ever be worth 1 billion dollars, but I have to say that Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most brilliant people alive when it comes to social media sites and people should probably trust his judgment. It does seem extreme to spend 1 billion dollars on a free site, but Facebook is also a free site and it generates billions of dollars even though people don’t have to pay to use it. Zuckerberg will likely multiply his investment greatly, just as he did when he created Facebook. I agree with a point both your post and other comments have made though, which is this buyout likely occurred because Zuckerberg was intimidated by Instagram’s rise in popularity and didn’t want Facebook to be outdone by this new site. It was a risk, but will probably end up being good for Zuckerberg and Facebook in the future. Think about it… if Myspace would have bought out Facebook soon after the site’s launch… Myspace would be the multi-billion dollar enterprise instead of Facebook.

By: Gabbie Aquino

Gabbie Aquino — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:55:20 +0000

$1 billion dollars for Instagram? Seems like it was an investment for future increased revenue and profit. I think this was a way for Mark Z. To eliminate his competition for Facebook. I think his intentions could have been to combine Instagram only users with Facebook users. This would increase revenue for Mark Z. It was a clever yet strategic move by Mark Z. I cannot believe though that the employees of Instagram (I think there were 13) became instant millionaires just because Mark Z. Bought their company from them!

By: brianna brownbridge

brianna brownbridge — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:23:35 +0000

To be honest, I had no idea what Instagram was until reading this article. I always saw the “instagram” pictures on my facebook newsfeed but never knew that it was a phone app. After learning what Instagram is in the post makes it all make sense why Mark Z bought it. All that goes through my facebook news feed is Instagram photos showing that Instagram is gaining popularity. People are no longer just uploading photos to their facebook profile via facebook but they are using Instagram to share the photos. Regardless, a billion dollars is a lot of money and it is surprising that a phone app could come close to being worth that much.