• Instagram Founders Leave Facebook to Pursue Other Opportunities

    Instagram Founders Leave Facebook to Pursue Other Opportunities

    When Facebook acquired Instagram six years ago, the two founders – Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger – made an agreement with Mark Zuckerberg that they would be able to operate it independently, despite the change in ownership.  That said, it hasn’t exactly worked out that way and the two have become frustrated.  Their timing on…

  • Amazon is Partnering with Snapchat, But Who Really Benefits?

    Amazon is Partnering with Snapchat, But Who Really Benefits?

    In an interesting partnership, Amazon is going to help Snapchat when it comes to social shopping.  This will pit Snapchat against Instagram and Pinterest.   Today, Snapchat announced that it’s slowly rolling out a new visual product search feature.  This had previously been codenamed “Eagle”.  How does this work? Users can use Snapchat’s camera to scan…

  • Why Exactly Did Apple Buy the Music App Shazam?

    Why Exactly Did Apple Buy the Music App Shazam?

    Apple has confirmed that it has acquired Shazam, the music identification app.  In addition to this, they have announced that the app will become advertisement free for all users – even Android users.  This purchase has been planned for some time now, but it is now official.  The app itself had a lot of success…