Google is expanding its social presence by creating a new account on Facebook owned photo and video sharing Instagram.
Google is making a new push into the social media. The web giant already has its hands full with driverless cars, computer tech eyewear and more, but that hasn't stopped the company from connecting with its fans in new ways. Google announced Monday that the company has a new official account on Facebook-owned Instagram.
Google announced its new Instagram account via Twitter, and already has more than 22,000 followers. There is no doubt that Google, which already has more than 8 million followers on Twitter, will get a large fan base heading to Instagram just to follow the search giant.
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Today's Rubik's Cube doodle got us thinking-maybe we could do more with squares? Introducing Google on Instagram:https://t.co/VdqVtpFjWb
- A Googler (@google) May 19, 2014
Following Google on Instagram will just add more info to your tech knowledge and the Verge cites this move as another "advertising vehicle for Google." The web giant already has accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
As for Instagram's popularity, the image-friendly social network surpassed 200 million active users and according to its owner, Mark Zuckerberg, users have shared over 20 billion photos on the site till date. The company added 50 million new users in the last six months.
