Grasping for a Vine: Video for Instagram Will Be Sole Reveal at Facebook Event Thursday

We’re ready for our close-up, Mr. Systrom.
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Google+ Gets a Bit More Pinteresting

Pinnnnnnnnnnteresting.
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Will Waze Be Facebook’s Next Instagram?

It worked so well the first time that CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be making a similar play.
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Social App Pheed Brings Streaming Pay-Per-View to Mobile

An update to its app could give the creative class another distribution method — live broadcasts to your phone.
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Social Photo Startup Chute Raises $7 Million

Photo collection startup Chute raised a $7 million round of venture funding, the company announced Tuesday. The round was led by Foundry Group; existing investors Freestyle Capital and U.S. Venture Partners also participated. Chute lets companies grab photos from social networks and incorporate the visuals into their websites and apps. Sounds sorta similar to what Instagram could do someday soon, no?

Instagram Adds an Identity Layer — Which Could Be a Big Deal for Brands

Brand marketing opportunities abound in Instagram’s new “Photos of You” feature.
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Growth, Mobile and More: Facebook’s First-Quarter Earnings

Hopefully Zuck wants to talk about the explosive growth in mobile ad revenue.
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Social Commerce Startup Chirpify Raises $2 Million

Chirpify, the Portland, Ore.-based startup that allows users of social networks like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to pay for items inside a particular stream, has secured an additional $2 million in venture funding from Voyager Capital. This, along with capital from previous angel investors Andy Liu, Rudy Gadre, HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes and others, brings the total amount of funds raised to $3.3 million.

“Deletion as the Default” — Snapchat and Ephemerality in a Mobile Photo World

Sometimes you want to keep a record of your memories; sometimes you don’t.
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Snapchat Now Boasts More Than 150 Million Photos Taken Daily

That’s a lot of selfies.
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Cluster App Aims at Better Photo Curation (Especially for the Lazy)

Instagram Surpasses 100 Million Active Users

Nudged by Apple, Twitter’s Porn Saga Ends in a Raw Deal for Vine

After Two Years of “Mobile First,” Instagram Brings Its Feed to the Web

Facebook’s Platform Policy Explanation Only Raises More Questions

Instagram’s Updated User Agreement Goes Into Effect This Week

Happy Holidays, Instagram! Here, Have a Class-Action Lawsuit.

Facebook to Launch Its Own Snapchat Competitor App

With $3 Million More in Funding, Stipple Aims to Tag the Visual Web

As Facebook and Twitter Feud Over Photos, Yahoo Plays Well With Others

Say Cheese! Twitter Debuts In-App Photo Filters.