Technewsworld.com
By Peter Suciu
"This isn't about being a loose cannon as much as it is about guarding the flanks," says Scott Steinberg. Mark Zuckerberg decided to buy Facebook to have something else he could keep control of before it became the "next big thing." Instagram has demographics which make it easier for an average person act like a photographer. This reaches out to the "younger crowd." Facebook is trying to keep younger users from switching to other new social sites. They needed to buy Instagram before anyone else got to it.