Tag: competition

Have no doubt that Facebook is ready to play hardball to protect it’s Instagram investment.  Hoping to drive increased traffic to Instagram’s website, it recently disabled people’s ability to view its photos directly on Twitter.  FB’s new site governance proposal also paves the way for leveraging Facebook data to target ads on Instagram.  While privacy advocates are sure to disapprove, it’s arguably a smart business decision that will give advertisers a new channel to connect with users.