On Tuesday, we reported that popular photo sharing service Instagram was preparing a controversial update to its terms of use and privacy policies that -- among other changes -- would grant it sweeping rights to user-generated content. Just a day after the new policies were announced, Instagram faced a huge backlash from its user community, leading co-founder Kevin Systrom to attempt to defuse the situation with…
At least Instagram backpedaled quickly.
Transparency of intentions…this is why it’s so important. A Brand can be destroyed rather quickly…
The entire fiasco was sort of weird. I don’t know if the mainstream media ever realized the FB & IG connection. I wondered if FB was using IG as a trial balloon for some options for raising cash.