G’morning, DC. Here’s what’s trending inside the Beltway...
Instagram: By now you’ve surely heard that Facebook (ahem) snapped up Instagram yesterday for a cool $1 billion. The craziest part about the deal isn’t that the iPhone and Android photo-sharing app has only been around for 551 days; or that it’s worth more than the New York Times ($967 million), which hase been in existence for 116 years; but rather that the company only has 13 full-time employees. #BigPayDay
Snapshot: “How to Go From Zero to $1B in Under Two Years” (Spoiler alert: Keep it simple, keep it clean.)
Mega Millions Winners: Among the big winners are three Maryland public school employees, reports WTOP.
George Zimmerman: Now appears to have created a legitimate Website that solicits donations. (H/T Gawker)
Thanks, 16 and Pregnant! The Washington Times reports that less teens want to make humans.
Shrek Is No Longer a Maverick: With the Lamar Odom-Dallas Maverick experiment over, Metta World Peace says that his childhood chum should now consider becoming a ball boy and climbing mountains. No joke.
Easter Egg Roll: Since when can 30,000 people fit on the South Lawn of the White House?!
Clint Dempsey: Deuce notched his club-record 22nd goal as Fulham tied Chelsea 1-1 yesterday. The American phenom is now third in Premier League scoring, trailing only Robbie Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, and Sergio Aguero.
