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Did you cringe when you heard that Facebook was going to buy Instagram? Apparently you weren’t alone. Over 1/3 of the tweets (35 percent) that referenced the acquisition were negative, with most people expressing anger and disgust at Facebook. Another 18 percent were from people in shock at the news and ten percent said they deleted their Instagram account. Only a handful of people (4 percent) actually look forward to the collaboration.
This bit of analysis comes from Crimson Hexagon, a Twitter sentiment analysis firm which examined over 200,000 tweets about the purchase. You can check out the rest of the report on their blog.
[Via Crimson Hexagon and Mashable]
About The Author
Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
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