04-17-2014, 05:42 AM
It is Similar to Reddit or StumbleUpon. Pinterest is like a virtual bulletin or cork board that allows users to find and curate images and videos. Unlike other photo sharing sites,
the emphasis here is on the discovery and curation of other people’s content, not storing your own.
This is certainly right on trend with social media’s continued emphasis onrich media — think of Twitter’s enhanced video and photo viewing as well as the recent changes to Facebook’s image viewer.
Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that people use to collect
ideas for their different projects and interests. People create and
share collections (called “boards”) of visual bookmarks (called “Pins”)
that they use to do things like plan trips and projects, organize events
or save articles and recipes.
the emphasis here is on the discovery and curation of other people’s content, not storing your own.
This is certainly right on trend with social media’s continued emphasis onrich media — think of Twitter’s enhanced video and photo viewing as well as the recent changes to Facebook’s image viewer.
Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that people use to collect
ideas for their different projects and interests. People create and
share collections (called “boards”) of visual bookmarks (called “Pins”)
that they use to do things like plan trips and projects, organize events
or save articles and recipes.