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Instagram is testing virtual communities for college students

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      1. novac
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        Facebook owns Instagram, they already share a lack of morality and the philosophy of money.

        Facebook owns Instagram, they already share a lack of morality and the philosophy of money.

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    2. Flashynuff
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      Might be because the college-age crowd right now uses instagram over facebook. It's kinda dumb, but I can see the business logic in it. I wonder how they're going to approach moderation. Any of...

      Might be because the college-age crowd right now uses instagram over facebook. It's kinda dumb, but I can see the business logic in it.

      I wonder how they're going to approach moderation. Any of the geo-based group chats have the potential for particularly real cyberbullying (remember yikyak?).

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  2. TheOxAndMoon
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    Seems like a good business idea. I'm not big on social media, but nobody I know really uses Facebook much. Instagram seems to be the big thing right now, so it probably makes sense to build more...

    Seems like a good business idea. I'm not big on social media, but nobody I know really uses Facebook much. Instagram seems to be the big thing right now, so it probably makes sense to build more robust social features into it.

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    alexandre9099
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    Well... when instagram stops being a thing they will get another name for a similar service, hopefully people will join and it will be the most used service for like 1 year

    Well... when instagram stops being a thing they will get another name for a similar service, hopefully people will join and it will be the most used service for like 1 year

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    1. StellarTabi
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      Instagram was launched in 2010.

      Instagram was launched in 2010.

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