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245th New Thing - Signed Up for Pinterest


You may have heard of Pinterest. It is 1 of the “fastest growing social services in the world.” Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Users can browse other pinboards for inspiration, 're-pin' images to their own collections and/or 'like' photos. Pinterest's mission is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting" via a global platform of inspiration and idea sharing. Pinterest allows its users to share 'pins' on both Twitter and Facebook, which allows users to share and interact with a broad community. It was founded by Ben Silbermann, of West Des Moines IA. The site is managed by Cold Brew Labs and funded by a small group of entrepreneurs and inventors. Development of Pinterest began in December 2009, and the site launched as a closed beta in March 2010. Their Mission Statement is:  "Our goal is to connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting. We think that a favorite book, toy, or recipe can reveal a common link between two people. With millions of new pins added every week, Pinterest is connecting people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests."
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Pinterest has experienced phenomenal growth recently, doubling its number of daily unique visitors to 4 million in the first four months of this year, according to data released last month by social-media marketer Tamba. The company closed a $100 million round of financing last month that gave it a valuation of $1.5 billion. I signed up for an account today to see what it is all about. It is a great tool as a marketer. I signed up through my Facebook account. 71 of my Facebook friends already use it. I didn't create a profile or 'pin' anything just yet, but I'm 'following' 20 people. I don't completely understand Pinterest quite yet, but I think this will be a useful site, especially for wedding planning!

What did you do today?
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