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The perfect Pinterest photo: 6 tips from Curalate

Forget humans. Pinterest users want things, not people. That was one of Curalate's findings after combing through 500,000 Pinterest images to determine what makes a photo worth repinning on the image-driven social network.

This photo of a Paula Deen salad has been repinned 307,000 times. Photo from PaulaDeen.com

Forget humans. Pinterest users want things, not people.

That was one of Curalate‘s findings after combing through 500,000 Pinterest images to determine what makes a photo worth repinning on the image-driven social network, according to a recent Wired report. The University City visual analytics startup offered this photo of a Paula Deen salad as an example of Pinterest perfection. Users repinned it 307,000 times, liked it 8,000 times and commented on it 300 times.

Check out the Wired story to find Curalate’s six keys to getting huge on Pinterest.

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