tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1669768776630849292..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Behind $1B Instagram deal: Red Bull, and BieberJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59376757859412143582012-04-15T13:43:36.980-04:002012-04-15T13:43:36.980-04:00"Facebook's stunning $1 billion offer for..."Facebook's stunning $1 billion offer for mobile photo site Instagram was hammered out during 48 frenetic hours last weekend, illustrating the speed with which digital media is overcoming analog companies like Gannett."<br /><br />How about we wait and see how long it takes Instagram to turn into a punchline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90424425970516587572012-04-14T14:05:05.143-04:002012-04-14T14:05:05.143-04:00A couple decades ago, the joke was: "Cocaine ...A couple decades ago, the joke was: "Cocaine is God's way of saying you have too much money".<br /><br />In the Internet Age, paying with stock-inflated dollars (or dollar-inflated stock) may be proof of collective management ADD. Most of the time, these acquisitions disappear like a rock in the ocean.<br /><br />Remember the grand-daddy of all inflated stock purchases: AOL "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com