BUSINESS DRIVEN TECH (LL) W/CONNECT >I
BUSINESS DRIVEN TECH (LL) W/CONNECT >I
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ISBN: 9781259746048
Author: BALTZAN
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 13, Problem 1OC
Program Plan Intro

Pinterest:

Pinterest is a mobile and web application technology company which is used to obtain information from internet using images and on a smaller scale, GIFs and videos.

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Pinterest as a disruptive or sustaining technology:

Disruptive technology is a new way of doing something that initially does not meet the needs of existing customers. This type of technology tends to open new markets and destroy old ones. While, a sustaining technology produces an improved product that customers are eager to buy, this technology provides better, faster and cheaper products on established markets.

Pinterest is a sustaining technology. Indeed, it’s a social network like Facebook or twitter but the system is not the same as this website improved the market of the social media.

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