Which photo-sharing app launched in October 2010?
Answer
Which photo-sharing app launched in October 2010? Instagram launched that month.
Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in San Francisco. The project began as Burbn, a location-based check-in app, but the founders noticed that photo sharing was the feature users enjoyed most. They stripped the product down, focused on images, and renamed it Instagram—a blend of “instant camera” and “telegram.”
A beta version became available for iPhone users on October 6, 2010. The final stable, non-beta version followed on October 12 under the Instagram name. Early Instagram was known for square photos, simple filters, and an iOS-only launch, which helped give the service a distinctive visual identity.
A common mix-up is treating the October 6 beta date as the full launch date. Both dates belong to Instagram's beginnings, but October 12 is generally cited as the official public release. The service expanded to Android in April 2012, and Facebook acquired it that year for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock.