Instagram: How Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger Changed the Way We Take and Share Photos

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Instagram has had huge success in just a short time. With a popular website and smartphone app, Instagram has become one of the best ways to share pictures with friends. Instagram, however, was once just the idea of two men: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Together, these two men have taken Instagram to new heights and made it one of the most popular tech companies. Discover their story. Find out how Instagram grew to what it is today.

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ISBN-13:	9781422231838
Publisher:	National Highlights Inc.
Publication date:	08/28/2014
Series:	Wizards of Technology Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1070L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

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11/01/2014
Gr 9 Up—This series introduces readers to the people who created well-known social media and entertainment products. Written with an intense business focus, they analyze why Netflix and others brands are popular and illustrate their inventors' creative journeys. At times, conceptual graphics seem geared toward a business audience rather than an educational arena. For example, an image of people floating above an outstretched palm is meant to convey that Reed struggled to manage his employees, but it may not be clear to students. Well-written study questions encourage readers to return to the text and skim for relevant passages. Some questions call upon students to conduct Internet research or analyze different business models. These texts provide a realistic view of how adults learn and grow in the working world, learning from their mistakes. Students will understand what an innovator or entrepreneur is and how personal challenges—such as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's speech impediment—can lead to new forms of communication. An inspiring series.

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Today’s teens have a new set of heroes, explored here in the “Wizards of Technology” series. In this volume, readers meet Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who developed Instagram. Though Kevin grew up in Massachusetts and received an exceptional education, Mike was born in Brazil, coming to the U.S. in 2004. They met at Stanford’s graduate school, specializing in different areas. Systrom was attracted to startup companies and gained business experience through internships and a job at Google. Krieger focused on human-computer interaction and earned a master’s degree. Eventually they collaborated on a photo app that became Instagram. Thinking ahead, the pair wanted to provide users a way to edit their photos with filters and to upload almost immediately; then came extensive testing. By 2010, Instagram was ready to go. Through business contacts and a buyout by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, the app rapidly attracted thirty million users. Systrom has remained partially in control, becoming concerned with advertising and expanding Instagram’s social network. He hopes that one day Instagram will become the only image-sharing app, taking advantage of new ideas like Google Glass, a device worn on the head to take instant snapshots. This volume contains much about Systrom—the dominant partner—and many details of technology and business strategies that may either bore or baffle teen readers. As Krieger disappears from view, the author becomes vague about his future. Will Krieger work further with Systrom or create something new on his own? Editing for clarity and conciseness would have made this account more readable for young adults. Large color photos mostly show Systrom or bits of web pages. Glossaries, quizzes on the text, and ideas for research projects are included, but a timeline would have been helpful, too. Reviewer: Barbara L. Talcroft; Ages 12 up.

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