Why did Facebook buy Instagram?

It appears that billionaire Mark Zuckerberger has made another giant leap in controlling the Internet social media. His quite recent acquisition of Instagram is a shining expensive accompaniment to his vastly popular Facebook. The originator and manager of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberger, has bought Instagram for one billion dollars in stock and cash. The deal was finalized on Monday, April 10, 2012 and is being reported on all of the Internet news sites along with his own explanation of why he would spend one billion dollars to acquire a photo shop web site. 

  

For users of Facebook, the news is probably welcomed if they intend to use Instagram along with their Facebook site. For Zuckerberger, the acquisition is probably going to make him a very powerful Internet personage. For those who do not use online photo shop sites, finding out about Instagram is relatively easy and will continue to be so since Zuckerberger has made it known that he intends to leave Instagram operating as it always has while joining it to Facebook. 

Online users of Facebook and Instagram can use both sites to do whatever they wish to while also being able to use each separately. The acquisition by Mark Zuckerberger seems to be more of a desire on his part to own a photo shop and the software that Instagram uses and has developed. Mark Zuckerberger is extending his online management of media software by adding Instagram to his already popular Facebook. His photo shop addition to Facebook is sure to please the millions of people who use Facebook daily. Since he intends to let Instagram operate as usual, they have added one billion dollars to their coffers and must ecstatically pleased with themselves. The Silicon Valley social media portal has leapt into the world of combining instant photos to Facebook comments.