In a blog post, Facebook just reminded us that its users upload
300 million images a day.  That's a staggering figure, showing
Facebook's utter dominance of the online photo-sharing field.
It's also not a new one: Facebook gave the same 300-million-
photos-a-day statistic at the end of last year.  Rick Armbrust,
a Facebook business-development manager who wrote the post, was
also careful to highlight all the third-party apps like
PicCollage and Hipstamatic that are used to upload photos.
Facebook's Open Graph, a tool for developers to hook their apps
directly into Facebook, allows for far better display of those
photos.  There's a good reason for Armbrust and colleague to
highlight independent app developers.  Facebook is in the middle
of trying to buy Instagram, in a cash-and-stock deal that was
worth $1 billion at the time it was announced. The Federal Trade
Commission is investigating the deal to see if it violates
antitrust law.  Naturally, Facebook wants to avoid antitrust
scrutiny. Bragging about the nu