Instagrams Most Popular Places in 2012

Instagram has hit the road.

The wildly popular photo sharing app has become the de facto vacation camera for users around the world, according to new data from the company, revealing that two of the 10 most frequently Instagrammed destinations are airports. Other tourist favorites like the Eiffel Tower, Disneyland and the Santa Monica Pier also make the list of the most popular spots to snap.

While many of the top 10 are on the West Coast, the two most popular places for Instagram users are, perhaps surprisingly, in Thailand. Curiously enough, one of them is a mall.

That aberration aside, Instagram is becoming something of an advertisement for world travel, a way for its users to celebrate their wanderers. Here is where they went in 2012. CHECK OUT THE PICS HERE

Mark Zuckerburg/facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion dollars... everyone hold up the Dr. Evil pinky muuaah muuaah!!

Facebook is buying Instagram, according to thispost today from Mark Zuckerberg. The purchase price of $1 billion will be paid in cash and Facebook shares. From the blog post:

"This is an important milestone for Facebook because it’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don’t plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together".  READ MORE