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How Will You Remember Brian Dawkins? One of the most-loved Eagles of all-time officially announced his retirement Monday, though it appears he’s coming back to Philly for one last hurrah. Brian Dawkins, who played 16 seasons in the NFL (13 with the Eagles and the final three in Denver), is officially hanging it up. It took more than the standard 140 characters, but Dawkins announced it on Twitter:
“@BrianDawkins: The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles & the Broncos 4 believing In me. I would like 2 thank all my teammates & Coaches that I have been blessed 2 go to battle with. Along with u, the fans 4 helping make my career 1 that i have enjoyed tremendously. In other words. I am announcing my retirement from the NFL. #BBTB”
Members of The20 began weighing in with their favorite Dawkins moments.
@GeoffMosher: Dawk vs. Vikes in ‘08 Wild Card game: 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 passed knocked down, 5 tackles. Vintage.
@GeoffMosher: Who can forget the INT of Brett Favre in the 2003 NFC divisional win over Green Bay?
@meechone: Retire #20 like tomorrow http://broncotalk.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/brian-dawkins.jpg
So what are your fondest memories of Dawkins? How will you remember him?
-LD
NBC10, @GeoffMosher, @meechone
Photo: Getty Images
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![Is Sidney Crosby the Most Hated Athlete in Philadelphia? It’s been an interesting week on the Philly sports front. The Flyers are one game away from sweeping their cross-state rivals from Pittsburgh in what we’ll call an “interesting” series, the Sixers are barely clinging to a playoff spot (as The20’s @GonzoCSN writes), the Phillies are playing too late for many to watch and the Eagles are busy preparing for their just-released 2012 schedule.
But back to Crosby. There’s no debating his incredible talent as one of the best hockey players in the world. But in the past week, he’s gotten under the skin of many Flyers, fans and the NHL by being just a bit of a pain. As so eloquently described by former Flyers defenseman Chris Therien on the Flyers radio broadcast, Crosby was in the middle of — or started — nearly every skirmish that occurred in Game 3.
Today, the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News compares Crosby to the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz (to which Crosby responded Wednesday, “I’ve been called worse”).Even the Flyers are handing out shirts to all fans tonight poking fun at Sidney.
So it got us to wondering…has Crosby passed those other guys we as Philadelphia sports fans love to hate? In basketball, that would be Kobe Bryant, in baseball, David Wright, and in football, Tony Romo and Eli Manning. Is Crosby now public enemy No. 1? (If our informal Facebook poll today is any indication, the answer is yes.)
Weigh in below.
-LD
[@GonzoCSN, CSNPhilly.com, Crossing Broad, Philadelphia Daily News]
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Is Sidney Crosby the Most Hated Athlete in Philadelphia? It’s been an interesting week on the Philly sports front. The Flyers are one game away from sweeping their cross-state rivals from Pittsburgh in what we’ll call an “interesting” series, the Sixers are barely clinging to a playoff spot (as The20’s @GonzoCSN writes), the Phillies are playing too late for many to watch and the Eagles are busy preparing for their just-released 2012 schedule.
But back to Crosby. There’s no debating his incredible talent as one of the best hockey players in the world. But in the past week, he’s gotten under the skin of many Flyers, fans and the NHL by being just a bit of a pain. As so eloquently described by former Flyers defenseman Chris Therien on the Flyers radio broadcast, Crosby was in the middle of — or started — nearly every skirmish that occurred in Game 3.
Today, the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News compares Crosby to the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz (to which Crosby responded Wednesday, “I’ve been called worse”).Even the Flyers are handing out shirts to all fans tonight poking fun at Sidney.
So it got us to wondering…has Crosby passed those other guys we as Philadelphia sports fans love to hate? In basketball, that would be Kobe Bryant, in baseball, David Wright, and in football, Tony Romo and Eli Manning. Is Crosby now public enemy No. 1? (If our informal Facebook poll today is any indication, the answer is yes.)
Weigh in below.
-LD
[@GonzoCSN, CSNPhilly.com, Crossing Broad, Philadelphia Daily News]
Photo: Getty Images
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Phillies Fan Makes a Jersey Out of 3,500 Drink Tabs. Why buy a jersey when you can just make your own? There are a lot of ways to show your love for the Phillies. But this is a new one. This fan (who remains unnamed but goes by the name “Armored Fan” on user-generated news site Reddit) created a medieval-style jersey made out of 3,500 drink tabs. More from BroBible:
“He was inspired by another guy who constructed something similar four years ago. He goes on to say that he made the remarkable jersey while he was on the job during the summer.”
What makes it better? He kept a compilation of photos detailing the entire process on imgur.
Weigh in: what’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to show your love for a Philly sports team?
-LD
[Buzzfeed, BroBible, Reddit, imgur h/t The20’s @mikeyil]
Photos: Reddit
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Even Hulk Hogan Has Flyers Fever. It’s been a good week for fans of the Orange and Black. And if you watched Sunday’s showdown with the Penguins, Flyers fans know that it was a game full of knockdowns, punches and plenty of goals for the good guys. Well kudos to the Flyers marketing team, who also secured the real Hulk Hogan (see fake Hogan, a Penguins fan, here) to show his Flyers fever. And the team saved it until late in the game to show it on the jumbotron, making fans (and even players on both teams) take note and appropriately go nuts.
Watcha gonna do, Pittsburgh?
-LD
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![Is Claude Giroux Philly’s Best Athlete in 2012? Yes, it’s only April. And yes, the Phillies (despite two masterful performances from Doc Halladay) are off to a bit of a slow start. But since we all have Flyers fever as they battle our cross-state rivals in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (how does 3-0 feel, Pittsburgh?), it’s a question worth asking.
The folks at Philadelphia Magazine are conducting a poll for some of their annual “Best of Philly” categories, and one of them is “Best Athlete.” On the list are Giroux, the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies (we hear you, Phillies fans…no sign of Halladay, Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels).
Giroux made all of Philadelphia proud in the 1st period of today’s game by engaging in a little scuffle with one Sidney Crosby (not to mention an assist and a goal today to go along with 28 goals and 65 assists in the regular season, and Friday night’s 3-goal, 3-assist performance in Pittsburgh). But beyond that, it got us to wondering…is Giroux in fact the best Philly athlete in 2012? (note: because the magazine is published in August, the voting closes in May.)
Quick aside: The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
Weigh in below…
-LD
[PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com h/t The20’s @VictorFiorillo]
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Is Claude Giroux Philly’s Best Athlete in 2012? Yes, it’s only April. And yes, the Phillies (despite two masterful performances from Doc Halladay) are off to a bit of a slow start. But since we all have Flyers fever as they battle our cross-state rivals in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (how does 3-0 feel, Pittsburgh?), it’s a question worth asking.
The folks at Philadelphia Magazine are conducting a poll for some of their annual “Best of Philly” categories, and one of them is “Best Athlete.” On the list are Giroux, the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies (we hear you, Phillies fans…no sign of Halladay, Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels).
Giroux made all of Philadelphia proud in the 1st period of today’s game by engaging in a little scuffle with one Sidney Crosby (not to mention an assist and a goal today to go along with 28 goals and 65 assists in the regular season, and Friday night’s 3-goal, 3-assist performance in Pittsburgh). But beyond that, it got us to wondering…is Giroux in fact the best Philly athlete in 2012? (note: because the magazine is published in August, the voting closes in May.)
Quick aside: The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
Weigh in below…
-LD
[PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com h/t The20’s @VictorFiorillo]
Photo: Getty Images
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![Is Flyers vs. Penguins The Best Rivalry in Philly Sports Today? The20’s @GonzoCSN penned an interesting piece over at CSNPhilly Friday, where he essentially calls the Flyers-Penguins rivalry the best in Philadelphia today.
“Sidney Crosby is a brilliant player, a singular talent, which makes him easy to love if you’re from the Burgh and even easier to loathe if you’re not. Pittsburgh fans boo Jaromir Jagr each time he touches the puck, even though there’s a giant mural of him painted on the wall at the CONSOL Energy Center. The two coaches don’t seem to like each other very much, and just to remind everyone of that fact, the Penguins played a video montage before Game 1 that featured the now (in)famous footage of Dan Bylsma and Peter Laviolette screaming at each other and doing their best John Calipari and John Chaney impersonations.”
What other rivalries come close to that?
“If this isn’t the most entertaining rivalry in Philadelphia right now, what is? Hating the Mets never goes out of style, but it’s a touch less enjoyable these days considering New York’s other baseball team is in a state of disrepair. Disliking the Cowboys is a tradition, but there’s something reflexive about it — as though it’s expected of Philadelphia, and so Philadelphians comply. The Giants are natural villains, because of the geographic proximity and the success that makes Eagles fans envious. That has been a great rivalry for a long time.”
Thoughts?
-LD
[@GonzoCSN, CSNPhilly.com]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fj2emwZ61qfnxkko1_500.jpg)
Is Flyers vs. Penguins The Best Rivalry in Philly Sports Today? The20’s @GonzoCSN penned an interesting piece over at CSNPhilly Friday, where he essentially calls the Flyers-Penguins rivalry the best in Philadelphia today.
“Sidney Crosby is a brilliant player, a singular talent, which makes him easy to love if you’re from the Burgh and even easier to loathe if you’re not. Pittsburgh fans boo Jaromir Jagr each time he touches the puck, even though there’s a giant mural of him painted on the wall at the CONSOL Energy Center. The two coaches don’t seem to like each other very much, and just to remind everyone of that fact, the Penguins played a video montage before Game 1 that featured the now (in)famous footage of Dan Bylsma and Peter Laviolette screaming at each other and doing their best John Calipari and John Chaney impersonations.”
What other rivalries come close to that?
“If this isn’t the most entertaining rivalry in Philadelphia right now, what is? Hating the Mets never goes out of style, but it’s a touch less enjoyable these days considering New York’s other baseball team is in a state of disrepair. Disliking the Cowboys is a tradition, but there’s something reflexive about it — as though it’s expected of Philadelphia, and so Philadelphians comply. The Giants are natural villains, because of the geographic proximity and the success that makes Eagles fans envious. That has been a great rivalry for a long time.”
Thoughts?
-LD
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Study: Cheating Men Drive Toyotas, Cheating Women Hondas. In a very unscientific survey conducted on adulterer website AshleyMadison.com , which bills itself as “the most recognized and reputable extramarital affair company” and also adds “Life is short. Have an affair,” 3,600 respondents voted on the types of vehicles they prefer to drive. Of the cheating men, 20.9% prefer Toyota vehicles and 22.3% of cheating women voted Honda (as USA TODAY pointed out). Women over 45 named Lexus as their top choice.The full rankings are below (with men on the left, and women on the right).
- Toyota (20.9%)——Honda (22.3%).
- Ford (12.3%)——Ford (13.4%).
- Chevy (10.2%)——Toyota (10.3%).
- Honda (7.1%)——Chevy (7.3%).
- BMW (6.4%)——Mercedes (6.6%).
- Dodge (5.8)——Nissan (5.6%).
- Nissan (4.8%)——Chrysler (4.3%).
- Jeep (4.8%)——Dodge (4.2%).
- GMC (3.2%)——BMW (3.9%).
- Mercedes (2.9%)——Volkswagen (2.8%)
Chime in: will you think twice about dating someone who drives these cars?
-LD
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What “Suspending” a Campaign Really Means. It’s important to note that when Rick Santorum said on Tuesday that “we will suspend our campaign effective today,” it did not mean he was quitting the race for good. It does mean that the race for the Republican nomination is effectively over, however. From MSNBC’s First Read:
It’s a euphemism often employed by modern political candidates. They rarely explicitly say what they are actually doing — “dropping out,” “getting out,” “quitting,” saying, “Adios, amigo.”
Wait, so he’s not really out of it? No, not quite.
“It gives you more flexibility politically” and “political cover to get back in the race,” if a candidate chooses to do so, said Michael Toner, a prominent Republican election lawyer and former Federal Election Commission chairman.
By not officially terminating a campaign, a candidate can continue to raise money to retire debt. A candidate would not be allowed to “terminate” their campaign — in the technical sense with the FEC — unless they paid off their obligations and debts.
One interesting aside: Santorum remains on the ballot in Pennsylvania and Delaware on April 24, so he’ll still get votes. But how many?
-LD
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![Facebook Buys Instagram for $1B, Twitter Freaks Out. In case you missed it earlier Monday, Facebook has agreed to terms to buy popular photo filtering and sharing site Instagram for $1 billion. Yes, a billion. To read the full story, click here.
Not familiar with Instagram? As the aforementioned story states, “Instagram lets people apply filters to photos they snap with their mobile devices and share them with friends and strangers. Some of the filters make the photos look as if they’ve been taken in the 1970s or on Polaroid cameras.”
But it is more than that. Instagram has 30 million users (including NBC10). This deal took place roughly 551 days after Instagram’s launch, meaning that they made $1B in value in less than 2 years. The company also employs only 13 people! And with a valuation of $1 billion, that means each Instagram user is worth approximately $33 a piece.
The web justifiably freaked after the announcement (this is a big deal in the social media and technology space), and as people often do to share instantaneous reactions to big events, they turned to Twitter to tell others about it. It was no different for members of The20.
@christopherwink: Wait, is that $33 per user? $1 billion for Instagram’s 30 million users?
@mikeyil: u mad? re: FB & Instagram instagr.am/p/JNQiW2mbzN/
@mikeyil: So what you’re saying is that @Instagram just acquired nearly a billion “photographers?”
If you’re an Instagram user, how does this acquisition make you feel? Oh, and perhaps overshadowed on Monday, we’ve launched the #PhillyGram project with Instagram here at NBC10 (so if you’re on the service, be sure to tag your photos)!
-LD
[Facebook, NBC10, @christopherwink, @mikeyil]
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Facebook Buys Instagram for $1B, Twitter Freaks Out. In case you missed it earlier Monday, Facebook has agreed to terms to buy popular photo filtering and sharing site Instagram for $1 billion. Yes, a billion. To read the full story, click here.
Not familiar with Instagram? As the aforementioned story states, “Instagram lets people apply filters to photos they snap with their mobile devices and share them with friends and strangers. Some of the filters make the photos look as if they’ve been taken in the 1970s or on Polaroid cameras.”
But it is more than that. Instagram has 30 million users (including NBC10). This deal took place roughly 551 days after Instagram’s launch, meaning that they made $1B in value in less than 2 years. The company also employs only 13 people! And with a valuation of $1 billion, that means each Instagram user is worth approximately $33 a piece.
The web justifiably freaked after the announcement (this is a big deal in the social media and technology space), and as people often do to share instantaneous reactions to big events, they turned to Twitter to tell others about it. It was no different for members of The20.
@christopherwink: Wait, is that $33 per user? $1 billion for Instagram’s 30 million users?
@mikeyil: u mad? re: FB & Instagram instagr.am/p/JNQiW2mbzN/
@mikeyil: So what you’re saying is that @Instagram just acquired nearly a billion “photographers?”
If you’re an Instagram user, how does this acquisition make you feel? Oh, and perhaps overshadowed on Monday, we’ve launched the #PhillyGram project with Instagram here at NBC10 (so if you’re on the service, be sure to tag your photos)!
-LD
[Facebook, NBC10, @christopherwink, @mikeyil]
Photo: Getty Images
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Added to Phillies Already Jam-Packed Home Opener Schedule. As if the Phillies home opener wasn’t big enough already, the team announced on Friday that the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff would be joining the festivities as well (outdoors at the block party beginning at 10:30). It is just a part of the scheduled events, which the Phillies officially laid out today. So if you want a minute-by-minute detail of the events, they include:
- 8 a.m.: Majestic Clubhouse Store opens
- 10:35 a.m.: All Gates Open (all fans will receive a 2’x3’ replica of the 2011 NL East Champions Pennant
- 10:35 a.m.: Phillies batting practice
- 11:34 a.m.: Marlins batting practice
- 12:15 p.m.: Line up on 10th Street as the Phillies make their “Leadoff Walk” into the ballpark
- 12:26 p.m.: The Phillies make their grand entrance from a 10th Street Leadoff Walk
- 12:39 p.m.: “America the Beautiful” will be sung by the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Men’s Chorale
- 12:42 p.m.: Marlins introductions
- 12:46 p.m.: Phillies introductions
- 12:52 p.m.: Moment of silence in memory of Jerry Clotheir, Phillies Senior Vice President, Business and Finance, and Andy Musser, Phillies broadcast
- 12:53 p.m.: National anthem sung by the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Men’s Chorale
- Flyover
- 12:56 p.m.: The U.S. Navy Leap Frogs will parachute onto the field, bringing the first ball
- 1:03 p.m.: Ceremonial First Pitch: University of Delaware basketball star Elena Delle Donne
- 1:09 p.m.: Play Ball!
-LDPhillies.com, h/t @meechone
![Is Sidney Crosby the Most Hated Athlete in Philadelphia? It’s been an interesting week on the Philly sports front. The Flyers are one game away from sweeping their cross-state rivals from Pittsburgh in what we’ll call an “interesting” series, the Sixers are barely clinging to a playoff spot (as The20’s @GonzoCSN writes), the Phillies are playing too late for many to watch and the Eagles are busy preparing for their just-released 2012 schedule.
But back to Crosby. There’s no debating his incredible talent as one of the best hockey players in the world. But in the past week, he’s gotten under the skin of many Flyers, fans and the NHL by being just a bit of a pain. As so eloquently described by former Flyers defenseman Chris Therien on the Flyers radio broadcast, Crosby was in the middle of — or started — nearly every skirmish that occurred in Game 3.
Today, the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News compares Crosby to the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz (to which Crosby responded Wednesday, “I’ve been called worse”).Even the Flyers are handing out shirts to all fans tonight poking fun at Sidney.
So it got us to wondering…has Crosby passed those other guys we as Philadelphia sports fans love to hate? In basketball, that would be Kobe Bryant, in baseball, David Wright, and in football, Tony Romo and Eli Manning. Is Crosby now public enemy No. 1? (If our informal Facebook poll today is any indication, the answer is yes.)
Weigh in below.
-LD
[@GonzoCSN, CSNPhilly.com, Crossing Broad, Philadelphia Daily News]
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![Is Claude Giroux Philly’s Best Athlete in 2012? Yes, it’s only April. And yes, the Phillies (despite two masterful performances from Doc Halladay) are off to a bit of a slow start. But since we all have Flyers fever as they battle our cross-state rivals in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (how does 3-0 feel, Pittsburgh?), it’s a question worth asking.
The folks at Philadelphia Magazine are conducting a poll for some of their annual “Best of Philly” categories, and one of them is “Best Athlete.” On the list are Giroux, the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies (we hear you, Phillies fans…no sign of Halladay, Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels).
Giroux made all of Philadelphia proud in the 1st period of today’s game by engaging in a little scuffle with one Sidney Crosby (not to mention an assist and a goal today to go along with 28 goals and 65 assists in the regular season, and Friday night’s 3-goal, 3-assist performance in Pittsburgh). But beyond that, it got us to wondering…is Giroux in fact the best Philly athlete in 2012? (note: because the magazine is published in August, the voting closes in May.)
Quick aside: The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
Weigh in below…
-LD
[PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com h/t The20’s @VictorFiorillo]
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![Is Flyers vs. Penguins The Best Rivalry in Philly Sports Today? The20’s @GonzoCSN penned an interesting piece over at CSNPhilly Friday, where he essentially calls the Flyers-Penguins rivalry the best in Philadelphia today.
“Sidney Crosby is a brilliant player, a singular talent, which makes him easy to love if you’re from the Burgh and even easier to loathe if you’re not. Pittsburgh fans boo Jaromir Jagr each time he touches the puck, even though there’s a giant mural of him painted on the wall at the CONSOL Energy Center. The two coaches don’t seem to like each other very much, and just to remind everyone of that fact, the Penguins played a video montage before Game 1 that featured the now (in)famous footage of Dan Bylsma and Peter Laviolette screaming at each other and doing their best John Calipari and John Chaney impersonations.”
What other rivalries come close to that?
“If this isn’t the most entertaining rivalry in Philadelphia right now, what is? Hating the Mets never goes out of style, but it’s a touch less enjoyable these days considering New York’s other baseball team is in a state of disrepair. Disliking the Cowboys is a tradition, but there’s something reflexive about it — as though it’s expected of Philadelphia, and so Philadelphians comply. The Giants are natural villains, because of the geographic proximity and the success that makes Eagles fans envious. That has been a great rivalry for a long time.”
Thoughts?
-LD
[@GonzoCSN, CSNPhilly.com]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fj2emwZ61qfnxkko1_1280.jpg)
![Facebook Buys Instagram for $1B, Twitter Freaks Out. In case you missed it earlier Monday, Facebook has agreed to terms to buy popular photo filtering and sharing site Instagram for $1 billion. Yes, a billion. To read the full story, click here.
Not familiar with Instagram? As the aforementioned story states, “Instagram lets people apply filters to photos they snap with their mobile devices and share them with friends and strangers. Some of the filters make the photos look as if they’ve been taken in the 1970s or on Polaroid cameras.”
But it is more than that. Instagram has 30 million users (including NBC10). This deal took place roughly 551 days after Instagram’s launch, meaning that they made $1B in value in less than 2 years. The company also employs only 13 people! And with a valuation of $1 billion, that means each Instagram user is worth approximately $33 a piece.
The web justifiably freaked after the announcement (this is a big deal in the social media and technology space), and as people often do to share instantaneous reactions to big events, they turned to Twitter to tell others about it. It was no different for members of The20.
@christopherwink: Wait, is that $33 per user? $1 billion for Instagram’s 30 million users?
@mikeyil: u mad? re: FB & Instagram instagr.am/p/JNQiW2mbzN/
@mikeyil: So what you’re saying is that @Instagram just acquired nearly a billion “photographers?”
If you’re an Instagram user, how does this acquisition make you feel? Oh, and perhaps overshadowed on Monday, we’ve launched the #PhillyGram project with Instagram here at NBC10 (so if you’re on the service, be sure to tag your photos)!
-LD
[Facebook, NBC10, @christopherwink, @mikeyil]
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