Pinterest members have a profile where they set up “boards”. It’s all about photos, graphics, images (and a few videos here and there). What sets Pinterest apart from other sites is that it is primarily visual.

So, what is Pinterest anyway?Įssentially, Pinterest is a social sharing site based on the sharing of images. If you tweak a few settings, it is possible to maintain some sense of privacy and anonymity while using Pinterest. But once she realized that other people – including her Facebook friends – could see what she had saved, she lost interest. I remember a friend who at first thought Pinterest was pretty cool and saved some ideas for furniture and clothing to a few boards. When Pinterest started, all your pins and boards were public and available to anyone viewing Pinterest. These days, just sign up with your e-mail address or connect through Facebook. Pinterest has grown by leaps and bounds since I first joined – way back then you had to get on a waiting list. As in a place to “pin” (or share) your interests. But then I took a closer look and split it up this way: “pin”-“interest”.

When I first heard about the social sharing site Pinterest back in 2012, I couldn’t figure out the name.

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