Systrom: Don't Worry, Instagram Doesn't Own Your Photos

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Systrom: Don't Worry, Instagram Doesn't Own Your Photos
Commonwealth Club - Castro Theatre
From the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to your Sunday eggs Benedict in the Mission, Instagram is documenting the world around us. Since its release in October 2010, this digital filter app is reported to have surpassed 100 million registered users, with peak uploads at over 200 photographs per second — launching co-founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom to nearly insta-fame. And their eye-catching communications platform has not left the limelight. Despite media feeding frenzys over Instagram’s $1 billion dollar acquisition by Facebook and a controversial policy-change announcement in December 2012, heightened scrutiny doesn’t seem to be keeping users at bay. Join @mikeykand @kevin for a conversation with #nofilter at the Castro Theatre.