After nearly sixty years of instant film magic, Polaroid Corporation is pulling the plug on its legendary product. Impelled by the availability of low-cost digital photo gear, the company says it will not longer make instant film.

According to CNN, Polaroid's white-bordered prints will be on sale through 2009. However, this December marks the final month of its last production year -- a decision that was met with melancholy across the blogosphere. From Facebook groups to fan websites, nostalgic Polaroid enthusiasts turned out in huge numbers to bid their farewell and even protest the official death of instant film.

Founded by Sean Tubridy and his Polaroid Flickr group friends, SavePolaroid.com has amassed 4,000 members who are trying to persuade another company to get in the instant film business. And while dirt-cheap digital cameras make this doubtful, few will argue with Tubridy's sentiment: "Watching a Polaroid picture develop is like watching a memory form right before your eyes."