Instagram hits 50 million downloads, with 10 million coming from Android users

Instagram just hit 50 million total downloads.  The photo-sharing app’s popularity is still buzzing since being bought by Facebook for $1 billion.

After being available exclusively for the iPhone for two years, Instagram satisfied pent-up demand among Android users and released the app for them in April.  Ten million downloads are attributed to those using Android phones.  Due to the fact that Instagram started the year off with 15 million users, we think it’s safe to say that Facebook is very pleased with its big investment.

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The business user strikes back and IT is transforming.

Business users are using the force to turn the tables on the IT Crowd after years of having technology choices made for them. Business users everywhere are demanding smartphones, tablets, Web 2.0 services, and apps in the workplace. IT organizations are transforming by enabling bring-your-own-device policies and embracing Cloud services. The emerging “bizumer” is blurring the distinction between personal and professional.

Mary Meeker’s Amazing Internet Trends.

Mary Meeker has released another look at the Internet and what’s heading our way. What’s in store? Well, over the last three years China added more Internet users than the USA has citizens. 81% of unique monthly visits to USA websites originates in other countries. There are 835 million smartphones and 5.6 billion mobile phone subscribers world-wide. Finally, 85% of the world’s population is covered by wireless signals which has a greater reach than electricity.

Tablets, Mobile, and Social top the technology trends for 2012.

According to Gartner, the Human Experience is transforming the Business Experience and in turn driving the IT Dept. Experience. App Stores, Big Data, and Cloud Computing are among the top 10 trends for 2012.

bit.ly takes a shortcut into the future.

bit.ly, the URL shorting service, shortens approximately 80 million URLs every day. Alongside the shorting service bit.ly has launched a search platform. They are leveraging this search platform to crawl and classify every URL they shorten to create a content index reflecting distribution, click frequency, and trending. Searching the index does not return pagerank, instead, it displays a prediction of the stories that are likely to get the most attention over the next 24 hours. Welcome to the future.

The new and improved Facebook Page Insights.

Facebook has launched a new version of Facebook Page Insights. Some new metrics were also introduced to help you understand who’s engaged with your page, the number of friends your fans have, who’s seen your content, and who’s talked about your content.

Oh look! It’s bring your device to work day!

It appears the stipend is replacing the “standard laptop configuration” as companies like Kraft Food, Netflix, and Citrix relax the rules on the devices employees can use.

The Privacy Debate: Facebook’s Timeline, Open Graph, and 800 million of you.

The f8 conference this year touched off another Facebook privacy debate. Timelines, Open Graph, and fictionless sharing are part of the discussion. Some love the changes, others are concerned, and a few are looking for ways to opt out.

What do you think?

Facebook’s sweeping changes and what it means for you.

Facebook announced major changes at the f8 conference in San Francisco. Some of the changes you’ll see are:

1) Your profile will become a Timeline with a more visual representation.
2) Likes will appear in a real-time Ticker.
3) The Open Graph platform will open the world by a) making it easier to view what’s popular among your friends, b) increasing access to music, movies, TV shows, and news while c) making gaming even more social.

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LinkedIn is 120 million strong. Are you making the most of your connections?

Make sure you’re seen, heard, and viewed. Here are tips to link you into LinkedIn features.