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Jordan Shaner. The Reality. The Expectation: Adorable Bacon Hearts. The Expectation: S’more Cheesecake Brownies. The Reality: a fire. Expectation: Naturally curl hair. The Reality. Expectations vs. Reality. Many try and fail to live up to the expectations presented by Pinterest.
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The Reality The Expectation: Adorable Bacon Hearts The Expectation: S’more Cheesecake Brownies The Reality: a fire Expectation: Naturally curl hair The Reality... Expectations vs. Reality
Many try and fail to live up to the expectations presented by Pinterest. • Most of the pins on Pinterest are done by professionals which is why they cannot be recreated most of the time.
by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp • Evan Sharp came up with the infamous grid layout that Pinterest features. • The Pinterest site launched in 2010.
In the News • News articles tend to focus on why Pinterest is on the rise and doing better than other social media sites such as Twitter. • News sites are also researching if “Pinspiration” really helps people to achieve their goals (such as losing weight).
http://about.pinterest.com/index.html • http://www.pinterest.com/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24649021 • Mlot, Stephanie. "Pinterest Tops Tumblr In National Popularity?." PC Magazine (2012): 1.Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. • Victor, Lindsay A. "What's The Point With Pinterest?." Intellectual Property Litigation 24.1 (2012): 12-17. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8PktUDBmOQ • http://pinterestfail.com/ • http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/19/how-pinterest-can-help-lose-weight-and-get-fit/ • http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-30/business/sns-rt-us-twitter-study-20131230_1_pinterest-users-instagram-linkedin