Review Essay: Pinterest
Ben Silberman, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra had a goal of showing a new way for ideas to come to life. Since the launch of the app in 2010, Pinterest alone has over 150 million users, and the numbers are still growing on a daily basis (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). 70 million are in the U.S., and the other 80 million comes from all over the world (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). Pinterest is known as one of the most common online shopping apps out in the world because its objectivity, currency, and its resources.
The owners for Pinterest wanted to make sure there was a clear picture on what the objectivity for the app is. The motto for Pinterest is “It all starts with a great idea” (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). The app is meant to share the unique ideas its users are seeking. It gives the opportunity for the users to post their own ideas to share for others who may be looking to buy something within the same criteria. Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra, all are co-founders of Pinterest back in March 2010 (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). …show more content…
Although Pinterest is known as one of the best apps in the world, behind Facebook and Twitter, it does lack in providing the proper resources needed for their users. Whenever the user seeks to find a certain item and clicks on the picture to go to the link, there are times where the app does not send the user to the proper website, leaving them empty-handed. Just recently, Pinterest has given a new category to its users to help with the shopping process. Although this is helpful, it still is lacking in some departments. While the user is getting the opportunity to purchase the items they have been seeking, some of these items seem to be completely overpriced. There are some items up for sale that are the proper price if not cheaper, but then there are others that are simply not the
Ben Silberman, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra had a goal of showing a new way for ideas to come to life. Since the launch of the app in 2010, Pinterest alone has over 150 million users, and the numbers are still growing on a daily basis (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). 70 million are in the U.S., and the other 80 million comes from all over the world (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). Pinterest is known as one of the most common online shopping apps out in the world because its objectivity, currency, and its resources.
The owners for Pinterest wanted to make sure there was a clear picture on what the objectivity for the app is. The motto for Pinterest is “It all starts with a great idea” (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). The app is meant to share the unique ideas its users are seeking. It gives the opportunity for the users to post their own ideas to share for others who may be looking to buy something within the same criteria. Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra, all are co-founders of Pinterest back in March 2010 (Silbermann, B., Sharp, E., & Sciarra, P., 2010). …show more content…
Although Pinterest is known as one of the best apps in the world, behind Facebook and Twitter, it does lack in providing the proper resources needed for their users. Whenever the user seeks to find a certain item and clicks on the picture to go to the link, there are times where the app does not send the user to the proper website, leaving them empty-handed. Just recently, Pinterest has given a new category to its users to help with the shopping process. Although this is helpful, it still is lacking in some departments. While the user is getting the opportunity to purchase the items they have been seeking, some of these items seem to be completely overpriced. There are some items up for sale that are the proper price if not cheaper, but then there are others that are simply not the