My friend just recently told me about a website called Pinterest in which users can compile collections or lookbooks of pictures that they are interested in, and can then share them with their friends. For example, a person could have a clothing page where they post pictures of clothes that they like. However, there is evidently a problem that an overwhelming amount of pictures on the site encourage eating disorder-like behavior, or "thinspiration." It is interesting to me that a site like this has gained so much popularity in such a short amount of time, especially considering the messages it sends.
I found an article about this on ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/pinterest-boards-encourage-eating-disorders/
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