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Facebook is buying Instagram

MENLO PARK, CALIF.—April 9, 2012—Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices.

The total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close later this quarter.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, posted about the transaction on his Timeline:

You Can Now Play Angry Birds on Facebook

The popular multi-platform game Angry Birds is now available on Facebook, hours ahead of the official launch in Jakarta at 12 a.m. EST.

The Facebook app, as you might imagine, features the same disgruntled birds and addictive gameplay you’ve seen in mobile and desktop versions of the game.

It will also feature added social components, brand new power-ups, and Facebook-exclusive levels.

[LEAK] Facebook Messenger for Windows

Facebook’s Messenger app for Windows is now available for all to chit-chat with. Facebook has been testing the application since November as part of a private trial, but TechIT revealed the download link on Thursday. The application includes access to the chat, ticker feed and notification parts of Facebook, and only installs on Windows 7.

Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook

In just seven years, Mark Zuckerberg has gone from his Harvard college dorm to running a business with 800 million users, and a possible value of $100 billion. His idea to ‘make the world more open and connected’ has sparked a revolution in communication, and now looks set to have a huge impact on business too.

10 Stupid Things People do on Social Media

Social media is named aptly so because it’s a tool to be social. Unfortunately, there are many amongst us who do the most inane things on Facebook and Twitter that makes you roll your eyes, drop your jaw and sometimes is downright pathetic.

1.People who think their every movement should be announced.
We know you’re bored whilst sitting on the toilet. But maybe, instead of tweeting about your bowel movements today, as you always do, maybe you should read about what’s happening in the world on Yahoo! News for a change. Likewise, we don’t need to know how much milk your “hardworking breasts” lactated for your newborn. True story!

2. People who change their relationship statuses every other week.
Make up your mind – are you single? Are you in a relationship? Is it complicated? It’s not too hard

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