(NY Times) The Gospel According to Pinterest
“Keep Calm and Carry On?” Sorry, that was 2009.
Ever since the wartime British propaganda poster bearing those soothing words went viral a few years ago, ending up on iPhone cases and coffee mugs, design types have been searching for the next great hyperlinked homily.
Lately, the leading candidates are popping up in the most unlikely of places: Pinterest. The explosively popular image-sharing site has fallen under the spell of words — that is, quotes from the great minds that offer lessons to live by.
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Posted October 5, 2012 at 4:46 am
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