Gifture - Instagram for GIFS

Mashable takes us back through Instagram’s short history. Click for more.

theatlantic:

What Mark Zuckerberg Could’ve Bought With $1 Billion

• Instagram 
• The entire New York Times, says Reuters’ Jack Shafer
• The ability to buy out New York Times CEO Janet Robinson 42 times
• 800 of AOL’s Microsoft’s patents
• Roughly 1,250 GSA West Coast Conferences
• Shell’s Debt on Iranian Oil
• The cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Solo Cups (the company) 
• The amount BP has pledged toward Gulf Restoration
• A better 911 program in New York City
• Soccer team Real Madrid’s Island in the UAE
• The winnings of every Powerball jackpot in 2007
• 45% of a B-2 Bomber
• 68 Lebron Jameses , 40 Kobe Bryants, and 83 Albert Pujolses
• All of J.Lo’s love (it’s gratis!)

Crossing our fingers that the acquisition doesn’t mean the API will be closed. 

nickmcglynn:

Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion

photojojo:

Photogram is like having Instagram in Photoshop!

It’s an extension that lets you add quick filters to your photos. Neat, no?

Photogram - Like Having Instagram in Photoshop

via Digital Photography School; Photo by Helen Bradley

H&M and Marni Building Awareness With Instagram

Mexico Creates Its Own Instagram To Launch Country-Wide Photo Contest

Levi’s is hosting a casting call for the new face of their brand via Instagram

PSFK: Tiffany & Co. and the Sartorialist Team Up On Instagram To Showcase True Love

Barack Obama joined Instagram - and this is his first photo!

PSFK: Veuve Clicquot launches Wish You Were Here - an Instagram-like Crowdsourced Platform Site

According to Stéphane Gerschel, Head of Global Communications for Veuve Clicquot Wish You Were Here “is about connecting one’s experiences, through snapshots that serve as Veuve Clicquot enthusiasts’ postcards from all around the world,” and aims to capture inspiring global moments in the spirit and lifestyle of Veuve Clicquot through travel, fashion, food, sport and design. All the photos and videos are submitted by the brand, official contributors, and the public.

As if canvas wasn’t enough, Stitchtagram makes a lovely throw pillow from your Instagram photos. 

Bergdorf Goodman continues to brilliantly showcase their love for canine companions by expanding on the concept they launched for Shoes About Town (#BGShoes) to #BGDogs - an interactive application tied to Instagram’s API where users can tag photos of their favorite pups around town and have them visually live on a map of New York City. 

Check it out now and make sure you also watch their not-to-be missed puppy-tastic holiday video, Unleashed. 

CanvasPop turns your Instagram photos into wall art