Creating interactive maps with Prezi by Ned Potter on Prezi. Pinstagram! How Two Friends Merged Pinterest, Instagram in Two Days. What would happen if two of the digital world's hottest startups, Pinterest and Instagram, were mashed into one? Two friends decided to find out, in a weekend coding adventure that began as a joke. Pek Pongpaet and Brandon Leonardo were discussing how many startups are pitched to VC firms with phrases such as "We're an X for Y, like an AirBnB for dogs," Pongpaet told Mashable. The duo realized a "Pinterest for Instagram" would be the most extreme example, and thus Pinstagram was born.
"Over the weekend I started hacking away at it," Pek says. "People seem to like what we came up with. " After connecting your Instagram account, you view your photo stream in the waterfall layout Pinterest is known for, and has since spread across the web. For Pek, Pinstagram fills a big void in the Instagram ecosystem — an easy way to browse your photos on a desktop browser. "This is the perfect interface for Instagram for me," Pek says, noting he uses Instagram more through Pinstagram than ever before. Issuu - You Publish. Storytelling | Xtranormal. ImageCodr.org. About. Birmingham City University, Library & Learning Res' Photostream. Seven Ways To Be A Better Pinner. Hi. I'm Jen, and I'm addicted to Pinterest. If you've also pinned the Kool-Aid, then you know Pinterest is a fun and easy way to visually catalog the things you love online.
However, as the controversy over Pinterests's Terms of Service the other month showed, there actually are wrong ways to pin - ways that could even potentially get you in legal trouble. (And even if they don't, they're not very nice.) 1) Pick The Right Picture This sounds like a no-brainer, but sometimes - particularly with things like DIY tutorials or self-help articles - people tend to make some...well...odd choices: As a general rule, just look for a picture that's as self-explanatory as possible. For example, I found this pin: Right next to this pin. Which would *you* click? 2) Pin From The Source This is the most common mistake I see on Pinterest, probably because most pinners have no idea they're doing anything wrong. The beauty of Pinterest is that, when used correctly, it directly rewards original content creators. The first Massive Open Online Course about infographics and data visualization. Skitch - Annotate, edit and share your screenshots and images...fast.