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The Secrets of Pinterest's Growth

An interesting piece on The Secret Behind Pinterest’s Growth…, over at AllThingsD. Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann unveils some insights into what it was that lead to Pinterest becoming the third-largest source of referral traffic on the internet. Interestingly the company’s secret has little to do with Silicon Valley wisdom and more to do with making something you love (a theme that’s underpinned the last three years of Brooklyn Beta).

Silberman puts it best: “Instead of changing the product, I thought maybe I could just find people like me.”

We’ve said it many times before, if you make something useful that encapsulates your passion the chances are that quite a few of the world’s other 7.047 billion inhabitants will like it too. Sometimes the secret is to look to yourself for inspiration and stick to your passion, therein often lies the secret of success.

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The Periodical

The most recent entries in the Periodical and Reviews sections:

• Ethan Marcotte is a designer, developer, writer and speaker who, amongst his many and considerable achievements, is perhaps best known for coining the term Responsive Web Design. He lives and works in Boston. We asked Mr Marcotte a dozen questions…
• Cameron Koczon builds things, organises things and writes things (and, of particular appeal to our passion for gentlemanly pursuits, smokes an impressive variety of pipes). He lives and works in Brooklyn. We asked Mr Koczon a dozen questions…
• Josh Brewer is Design Lead at Twitter, and an accomplished author and speaker who, "Spends his time thinking about, designing and building things that live at the intersection of form, function and aesthetic." He lives and works in San Francisco. We asked Mr Brewer a dozen questions…

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In addition to their role as lecturers in interactive design at the University of Ulster at Belfast, where they have been active in promoting a web standards-based curriculum, Christopher Murphy and Nicklas Persson are practicing designers and digital artists. Their work has featured in a variety of design books and magazines alongside numerous internationally respected designers and they are regular speakers at design conferences and workshops worldwide.

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