Founded in 2010, officially launched around 2011 mid-year, and record breaking online users in the USA, the new a la mode social network is Pinterest - so, have you started pinning? Screenshot of a Pinboard Described as being a pinboard-style social photo sharing website by Wikipedia, Pinterest seems to be THE place to PIN whatever INTERESTS you on an online 'board' so that people can then Like, Comment or Repin your Pins. Yes, you might say it's another version of super famous social network Facebook with the Repin being equivalent to the Share button, but once you start 'pinning', it's so much fun! I just tried it this afternoon and trust me, it can get as fun as Faccebook is addictive! _But what can Pinterest do that Facebook can't? First of all, there are no "Friends" as such but Followers, which means Pinterest can actually make you make friends, unlike Facebook where we mainly friend those we already know in real life. In other words, Pinterest, with it's 'Follower'-based concept, regroups individuals from around the world who share the same passion for let's say Fashion, Home Deco, Art, ect, and these common likes/desires/wants are the foundations of making friends, after all, Birds of the same feather flock together...
Another plus point is that Pinterest allows you to be totally honest about wants, your likes, your dreams, in short - about yourself! Indeed, you don't need to post pictures of your partying to say "Hey peeps, I love clubbing and had some much fun last night!" when it was actually a pain in the ass to get permission to go out with friends at night! Point is, on Pinterest, you no longer need to spice up your life with little white lies but stay true to yourself. You like Dolce&Gabanna, well, pin one of your favorite pieces from the Spring/Summer 2012 collection! You like ALDO shoes, pin a picture - seriously, you don't need to lament yourself on Facebook anymore about not having this or that or use subterfuges to 'round up corners'! My advice : try it! Although, at first sight, it might be intimidating with all the pictures on 4 columns, all apparently going to overflow with comments/likes or repins, once you go through the 3/4 steps into creating your own "pinboard", it's all FUN! I do emit doubts on whether or not, by the end of the first few days, the interest of novelty is still there...can we really stay on Pinterest if there's no chat like on Facebook? P.S. I will be using Pinterest this week and report during the weekend for a final verdict. Until then let me know what you thought about this post and/or share you Pinterest moments! Sine Cera
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7/27/2012 08:15:36 am
Pinterest needs to work a lot to go ahead of facebook. But with the latest updated features and new concept it can achieve the same height as facebook have in current time.
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12/11/2014 04:49:59 am
who share the same passion for let's say Fashion, Home Deco, Art, ect, and these common likes/desires/wants are the foundations of making friends, after all, Birds of the same feather flock together...
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