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Genre: the category that a given subject matter will fall into based on style

Examples of genres:

Movies: horror, romance, comedy, documentary, sci-fi, historical, action

Music: country, rock, jazz, techno, pop, rap, classical, gospel, soul, R&B, folk, electronic,

metal, alternative

Books: non-fiction, fiction, autobiography, biography, adventure, fantasy, realistic fiction,

graphic novel

Media: billboards, radio, bumper stick, commercials, signs, TV, magazines, social media

Pinterest

1. Genre of media

2. Pinterest is a social media app on the internet and all technological devices

3. Target audience: mothers, women between 18-45

1. The audience is derived from women looking for style, beauty, home, children,

and DIY ideas

b. The most popular sections of Pinterest are those listed above

c. Secondary audience: children receiving the ideas

d. Most served: women, Least Served: men/boys between 18 and 25

e. The message conveyed is that it is a social media platform for tips and tricks on life for

women that want to create the best possible version of themselves

f. Pinterest uses pictures, articles, and recipes to convey their messages, and the fewer

words, the better. Bright colors and fonts are often used to grab attention.

g. Pinterest depends on websites for articles and ideas to publish

 h. Care, honesty, safety, confidence

i. Pinterest creates a fairly positive and bright environment for ideas to be shared between

young women looking for daily inspiration.

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