Instagram Users Share 10 Hurricane Sandy Photos Per Second

Could Hurricane Sandy be the event that propels Instagram's reputation beyond brunch photos and arts-fartsy attempts at whimsy? The photo-sharing network has certainly become a central landing destination for shots of the storm -- users are uploading 10 images per second with the hashtag #Sandy alone.

"I think this demonstrates how Instagram is quickly becoming a useful tool to see the world as it happens - especially for important world events like this," CEO Kevin Systrom told Mashable through a spokesperson.

While other social tools such as Twitter and Storify have long been accepted as having become serious social platforms for hard news, Hurricane's Sandy appears to mark Insta…
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