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Bought for 1 billion dollars in 2012, which tech giant is the current parent company of Instagram?
Instagram had no revenue and only thirteen employees when it was acquired in 2012. It now generates tens of billions of dollars in annual advertising revenue for Meta.
Taking inspiration from Snapchat, what Instagram feature lets users share photos that vanish after 1 day?
Instagram launched Stories in August 2016. CEO Kevin Systrom acknowledged Snapchat pioneered the format, stating they deserve all the credit.
The name Instagram is a blend of "instant camera" and what other common word?
The founders chose the name to evoke the idea of sending a photo like a telegram over a wire. The app was originally a location-based check-in service called Burbn.
In 2010, which co-founder posted the first Instagram photo, which featured a dog?
Systrom took the photo at a taco stand in Mexico three months before the app's public launch. It features a golden retriever and the foot of his girlfriend.
Reflecting a love of whiskey, what was the original name of the check-in app that became Instagram?
Burbn was named for Kevin Systrom's love of bourbon. The name Instagram was later chosen as a portmanteau of instant camera and telegram.