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At 300 million users, the photo-sharing app has officially eclipsed Twitter.

Wildly popular photo-sharing app Instagram has experienced rapid and steady growth since Facebook acquired the company for an astounding $1 billion in 2012. Instagram had just 13 employees at the time.

However, just yesterday, Instagram announced that it has reached some 300 million active users on its platform; that's double what Instagram had last fall, and 16 million more than Twitter's reported 284 million active users.

Instagram's astronomical growth speaks to the emerging market for video and other visuals that optimize sight, sound, and motion on social media; it's a paradigm shift that marketers may want to consider when strategizing for the New Year.

@instagram now has more than 300 million active users. Not the new kid on the block anymore! #SocialMedia

— paige blawas (@PEB5050) December 10, 2014

4 Years - The time it took #Instagram to acquire 300 million users.

— Elliot McKay (@mckayelliot) December 10, 2014

@middlereed @MeganMorgan9 Either way, can't deny Instagram is rapidly growing after gaining 100 million users in 8 months #IS6621

— Brianne Beyers (@briannebeyers) December 10, 2014

Today, Instagram passed 300 million users. This means you can now go online and find pictures of over 300 million bathrooms.

— WhirledRecord (@WhirledRecord) December 10, 2014

Instagram's rapid growth is far more important to note than the fact that it is as big as Twitter, @sfiegerman adeptly points out.

— Jason Abbruzzese (@JasonAbbruzzese) December 10, 2014

In light of Instagram success, its even more astounding how Twitter has not made the necessary changes to get more users to post more images

— Atif Raza (@Atif_Rz) December 10, 2014

Instagram tops the list of social network growth

— Kishora O'Ne (@lewafipyzysy) December 8, 2014

Business Breaking News: Acer Iconia Tab 8: Is it Good for Business?

Acer's Iconia Tab 8 is an affordable, compact business slate with a few key perks for business users. Those perks include a micro HDMI port, which could come in handy for showing off presentations during your company's morning meetings. It also has good performance, a sharp 8-inch display and a compact design. But in other ways, this Android tablet disappoints, with short battery life, a dim display and surprising heft. Check out a full review of the Acer Iconia Tab 8 on our sister site Laptop Mag, or read on to see how it fares as a work slate.

Pros

The Iconia Tab 8 ​delivers good performance, a sharp 8-inch display and a compact design.

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