This Guy Thinks A Little-Noticed Facebook Acquisition Gives It A Head Start On Finding The Next Instagram (FB)

Back in April, Facebook made a small acquisition that few outside app developer circles paid much attention to. It bought Parse, a cloud company that hosts backend services for app developers. The deal was reportedly worth $85 million — peanuts for Facebook. But Stevie Graham, a "hacker at large," thinks the acquisition gives Facebook a huge advantage in terms of figuring out who the next Instagram or Snapchat is — allowing it to swoop in and acquire it before it becomes worth billions. (Gra...