Pinterest 101Megan Crandall – SAIT Web Developer 2012

What is Pinterest?• A Virtual Pinboard• Lets you organize and share all

the beautiful things of the world on the web

What Is It Used For?

#1 – Wedding ideas#2 – Sharing your styles#3 – Costumes#4 – Brainstorming#5 – Store Catalogs#6 – Feedback#7 – Photography#8 – Portfolio#9 – Lists#10 – Real Estate

Fast Facts

080% of users are female, between the age of 25 and 34

0 In 2011, the iPhone app crashed, which was quickly followed by hundreds of emails being sent to founder Ben Silberman

0Many websites have cloned the Pinterest format; including Lady Gaga’s “LittleMonsters”

0 It has a team of 19 people; 14 men and 5 women

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483,742

19,744,958

3rd most popular social

networking site in the world

Why I love it