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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Alan Palazon

Jamie Lee Curtis is claiming she invented Instagram again… I disagree, but she did help pioneer smartphone photography

7th July, 2007: Jamie Lee Curtis photographing the Live Earth concert at Wembley, London. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and his global partners are staging the Live Earth concerts, held on seven continents simultaneously, with some of the biggest names in music playing for 24 hours across the globe to raise awareness of global warming. (Photo by Justin Goff Photos/Getty Images).

Shock horror, Jamie Lee Curits is once again claiming she invented Instagram… She’s been banging on about this for years and, if you search the web, you’ll find plenty of interviews where she’s made this controversial statement.

Curtis is so convinced that Instagram, or at least the concept of sharing photos online for the world to see, was her idea, that she’s been more than happy to say it on camera and in front of huge audiences, and only a few days ago, she brought up the Instagram debacle again at the South By SouthWest (SXSW) Keynotes sessions in Austin, Texas.

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