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Re:An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram by nostromo on Sunday April 15, 2012 @06:43PM (#3845036)
> Actually, Facebook was first.

I followed my friends' photos on Flickr when Facebook was still a php website for Harvard grads...

This strengthens your point however; first is overrated.

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Re:An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram by moe on Sunday April 15, 2012 @07:32PM (#3845151)
I used Altavista when the most famous "Larry" amongst geeks was still called "Leisure Suit Larry".
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Re:An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram by wowoc on Monday April 16, 2012 @06:06AM (#3846728)
Nope, that would be Larry Wall.
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Re:An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram by gonzo on Monday April 16, 2012 @07:44AM (#3846941)
Not Larry Roberts?
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Re:An Open Letter To Those Not Employed At Instagram by skrish on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:53PM (#3845820)
Agreed. Like it is said in Immutable laws of Marketing book:

If you can't be first with an idea, be the first in a category. If not create the category and be the first in it.

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