Ed. note: It has come to my attention that the content for the image below already exists. I had seen the Google+ one from a Google+ post, was immediately reminded of the “How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media” graphic, and made this, further inspired by the comments on the Google+ thread. (I have not seen the Instagram version since I am an Android user and do not have an Instagram account.) As a result, I have decided to remove my URL from the bottom of this image, but will keep this up with the Istagram picture linked: http://instagr.am/p/nm695/ I hope that this is a satisfactory compromise for those who believe this is straight plagirism.
Last year, I had shared a small graphic which explained how pee helps us undertand social media.
Today, I’ve decided to create my own with a more current list of popular social media…this time, with donuts! (Because who doesn’t love donuts?) Enjoy!
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I saw something very similar on instagram over the weekend, you guys totally have ESP 🙂
http://instagr.am/p/nm695/
I am disappointed that you are claiming this as your own, when it’s not.
http://instagr.am/p/nm695/
Actually, I had only seen the last Google+ one on Google+ and I had decided to expand based on a couple of the comments, especially since it immediately reminded me of the pee one I posted last year. I don’t even have an Instagram account because I’m an Android user. I’m sorry if I should have credited the Google+ thread, but the profile was marked private. I guess this goes to show that practically everything on the net these days is an idea upon another idea.
Jenny, I love your blog….but I’ve seen almost this exact list all over Pinterest and Facebook in the last week. Even if this is your original work, it doesn’t look good 🙁
I know, it’s not looking good. 🙁 It sucks, because I really never saw that Instagram picture and the graphic really was inspired by comments on a Google+ thread I saw. I’ve decided to add a disclaimer to the beginning of this post (with the Instagram picture linked), and removed my URL from the bottom of the image. I hope that’s a good compromise — please let me know otherwise.
I know you wouldn’t intentionally do this – it’s just a very unlucky coincidence. I think the note is good!
I’m sure you honestly had no idea how widely distributed this had become when you put it together. It is really similar to what you put together almost a year ago. I was surprised to see it on here as your own though. I had already seen it several times on Facebook and even had it emailed to me (I am not on Instagram either). I’m curious what thread you saw on Google+ that made you feel like you should create this. It wasn’t the picture?
Nope it wasn’t the picture — yesterday was my very first time seeing it! (I’m actually not on FB, Pinterest, Twitter, etc much anymore. I log in to share stuff but and quickly browse the first few posts I see, but then I have to log right back out.) The Google+ thread said something like, “How donuts explain social media: Google+ –> ‘I’m a Google employee who eats donuts’.” Then people started commenting with more examples. In hindsight, they all probably already saw the picture being passed around and was commenting about it. I can try to get a screenshot of the thread later, but little miss Aerin just woke up and I have to go to her now!
P.S. — I didn’t make the pee one. I found it somewhere (I think Gizmodo?) and I linked to it at the bottom of the post, like I do with everything else I share on this blog that I find elsewhere.
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