Guest author Derek Brown is a technology executive and analyst who blogs at One Blind Squirrel. Pinterest

Approximately 70% of brand engagement on Pinterest is generated by users, according to a recent study by Digitas and Curalate. However, companies in

First there was ecommerce, a term developed in the early '80s to abbreviate "electronic commerce," or sales made possible through electronic funds tra

In March, Pinterest rolled out a new site design with larger images, a cleaner layout, and several new discovery and navigation features. Since that t

Guest author Justin Smith is product engagement manager for BloomReach. Understanding what people do on

The Hunt, a site that helps you find items to buy from photos posted on Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, and elsewhere, is today announcing $700,000 in

Bing users can now easily share the images they find with their friends on Pinterest. Starting today, Bing’s image search will feature the

With more than 48 million users, Pinterest is one of the most popular social networks on the web. After its recent fundraising round of $200 million,

People flock to Pinterest to collect and keep track of inspirations, whether they're recipes to cook, destinations to visit or clothes to wear. But th

Buick has put a social-network spin on its 2013 Encore luxury car by designing its interiors and exteriors based on a Pinterest board. Following a ca

ShopInterest, the 500 Startups-backed e-commerce site that lets you sell from your Pinterest boards, is announcing plans to extend its beta period by

The revolution won't be televised, but your wedding might be. According to a recent report conducted by David's Bridal, 49% of study participants woul

Pinterest updated its iOS app Thursday, adding the ability to edit your profile from your phone, and a new close-up view of pins on the iPad. The iOS

Google finally released its personal note-taking app Keep today, after it “accidentally” saw the light of day last week. The product is as

Pinterest had the good fortune of surging in popularity relatively soon after launching its beta in 2010. However, after registering millions of users

After a three-month test period with select members, Pinterest announced Monday that it will begin rolling out a new site design to the rest of its 48

On the back of a new analytics product designed to help brands and others better track how well their pinned content is progressing through

Pinterest introduced a web-based analytics tool Tuesday morning, allowing site owners to track users' engagement with their sites on the social networ

Pinterest Web Analytics, the site’s traffic measuring tool for website owners that was unveiled earlier today, is a foray into services that

Pinterest has started rolling out new tools that will allow businesses to see how many visitors the content-sharing service is referring to their Web

Brie Weiler Reynolds is the content and social media director at FlexJobs, the award-winning site for telecommuting and flexible job listings, and a f

Technology has changed the way engaged couples plan their weddings. So long, phonebook -- hello, Internet! Cloud Parade hopes to make the tedious pla

If you love social media, Facebook isn’t the only place you can launch an awesome career. In fact, these seven social networks are all amazing place

Nars, whose last social media campaign managed to generate not-insignificant interest in a new cosmetics collection without giving away free

Previously, on Parks and Recreation, two main characters tied the knot in impromptu style. As is the way of things in Pawnee, Ind., it was both

Pinterest's motto is that "no matter what you're interested in, there's a place for it here," but Austin Phillips has found this to be problematic

What better way to celebrate the week hackers ran rampant than with another security breach? Zendesk, a company that offers IT support tools and

Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr have all warned their users that some of their data might be compromised after a security breach at Zendesk, a company

Customer service software provider Zendesk announced a security breach that affects users of Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr. Zendesk said that the

The Pinterest team hasn't been idle over the past year; it has a major redesign in the works. But what pinners want most isn't included in the new

Technology made its mark at New York Fashion Week this year with the rise of social media on the runway. One study from eBay Deals looked into data

While Facebook reigns supreme in the social media landscape, the latest study by Pew shows users are pinning just as much as they're tweeting.

Pinterest, which raised $100 million from investors at a valuation of $1.5 billion just last May, is reportedly seeking yet another round of

Pinterest updated its iOS apps Monday, adding some new editing options as well as improving how users scroll while navigating the app. Now, users

Charlotte Mazel Charlotte was one of our winners; she won a 47" LG Google TV. Her board did a

Pinterest is testing a new look among a small group of users to make it easier for people to find what they want. More About: design, pinterest,

In place of Pinterest's activity feed, the company has installed a new tool called "News." The feed displays boards where your recent pins have

Today The Financial Times reported in a paywalled article that Twitter is brokering a deal for investment firm BlackRock to buy up to $80 million of

Last week we reported on an SEC filing of a new $30 million raise for SVAngel, for a fund called SV Angel-III Growth P. We’ve since heard

Alicia Keys -- who recently sang at President Barack Obama's inauguration ball and was chosen to perform at next month's Super Bowl -- has just

Visual content marketing service Reachli (formerly Pinerly), has raised a seed round from 500 Startups, PNP Venture Capital, Zelkova Ventures (Early

Diane von Furstenberg and VSP, the largest non-profit vision benefits company, are working together to give free eye care using a Pinterest

Clipboard – the web clipping service that is a little like a cross between Evernote and Pinterest, racking up 1.7 million clips since opening

Pinterest made its first acquisition on Thursday, buying up Punchfork, a 2-year old recipe sharing and discovery website, for an undisclosed

Pinterest has just made its first acquisition – the two year and a half year old recipe discovery and sharing site Punchfork. Rather than

A lawsuit filed yesterday by Theodore F. Schroeder claims that Pinterest investor Brian S. Cohen stole the idea for the social sharing service. The

Facebook Timeline, SOPA, KONY and U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election were just some of the big social-media stories of 2012. This year, we

1. For Organizing Ollie One for each size of googly eye. Pinned by Truebluemeandyou.Tumblr.com, from House to

If you use Pinterest, you’re already well aware the visual social network is teeming with signs of the holidays, from gift ideas to Christmas

Last week, Pinterest began curtailing the number of spammers and fake accounts on its system, in an effort to clear its platform off unwanted

As Instagram closes its doors to Twitter, Pinterest is taking up the slack. Pinterest quietly added support for Twitter Cards (i.e., expanded

Prepare to DIY along with the First Family -- the White House is now on Pinterest. The White House recently unveiled it's Pinterest account,

A Pennsylvania newspaper is using Pinterest to post mug shots and find people wanted by police officials. More About: crime,

Major brands are currently losing hundreds of thousands of followers on popular photo-sharing site Pinterest, following an initiative to crack down

HootSuite, now at 5 million users, built its reputation as an enterprise tool to manage engagement on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter,

Pinterest has put together an interactive holiday calendar, but hidden on the page is the company's own attempt at creating an Easter Egg

In a world of customizable coffees and individualized experiences, the wedding industry is just recently starting to break from its historical lack of

Silicon Valley's favorite ad man Tom Bedecarre argued at Mashable's Media Summit that publishers should be working to build the next Pinterest or

If you've ever dreamed of pinning something on Pinterest IRL, head over to the Westfield UTC mall in La Jolla, Calif. To celebrate its recent $180

Marlana Hughes' collection of Thanksgiving-themed table centerpieces is worth checking out. Click here to view

Wantster, a site founded earlier this year in Canada that lets users collect images of things they want from around the web and pin them on a central

Where virtual bulletin board Pinterest is great for setting goals and daydreaming, SkinnyScoop wants to take these dreams and turn them into action.

We are a visual society. We enjoy looking at beautiful and interesting things. A 2012 study by ROI Research confirmed this. They found when users

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world.

The model home at Taylor Morrison's Ladera housing development in Bee Cave, Texas, looks like any other modern house when you approach it from the

When logging on to Pinterest Wednesday afternoon, some users were surprised to find that their personal boards had completely disappeared. Many of

We know that Pinterest could turn into an absolute monster for eCommerce, and we’ve been waiting to see what the company would do to push that

We all remember the cliques that made up high school -- the jocks, the brains, the cheerleaders and the marching band. Each had their own interests

1. Wedding Planning Pinterest is the perfect place to plan your wedding, whether you're wearing a ring or not.

Ever want to pin something on Pinterest, but don't want the entire world to see what's catching your eye? Now you can with its new "secret boards"

  Private boards may soon be coming to Pinterest. When pinning an image to Mashable's Pinterest account Wednesday morning, we noticed a mention

Pinfluencer, a popular Pinterest analytics solution, is today announcing a new Pinterest ROI and Pin-to-Purchase tracking system for marketers and

Are you one of the lucky employees whose job revolves around social media? Then stay logged in to Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. If not, your

Of all the major social networks having an impact on this year's presidential election, Pinterest is the newest. And while some of the once-red-hot

1. Witch Fingers Via Emily Vanicek, original: gandcjohnsonClick here to view this gallery. If you've outgrown the

This week, Pinterest cracked the top 50 most trafficked websites in the U.S. with its now 25.3 million stateside visitors, but the social

No so Pinteresting after all. Facebook began testing Collections on October 8th. But today I found that photos users collected had disappeared and so

Pinterest is rolling out a feature called website verification to profile pages, making it easier for users to find out more about who they are

There's a lot of pressure that comes with throwing the perfect party. Even the undead don't want a shindig that will bore them back to life, which

Get ready for some homemade gifts this holiday season. Pinterest, and copycat sites, are bringing out the crafter and DIY-er in users.

If you can't stop yourself from buying accessories, clothes, handbags, apartment decor and recipe ingredients after seeing them all in pins, you're

Interscope Records overhauled its website this week, turning it into a Pinterest-style experience that relies on the social media use of its artists

This easy-to-create do-it-yourself (DIY) laptop stand will add some extra height to your screen, improve your computing posture and save you money.

eBay has a new look that serves its master plan: to go beyond being the place buyers go when they already know what they want and become a

Pinterest may have revolutionized the way the world finds and shares ideas on all things fashion, but the site has yet to refine the way people

Bazaart is an iPad app that lets Pinterest users create colorful and clickable editorials out of their pins. If you've ever dreamed of being a

Dobango, a startup that allows brands to promote themselves through fan competitions on Pinterest, just announced that it has raised $600,000 in seed

1. Been There Been there, pinned that -- and now you can get the t-shirt! Cost: $23Click here to view this

Your social network has fallen from its 2006-era prime. You need to reposition yourself and regain the attention of users who have long since moved

ShopInterest.co, an e-commerce platform that lets anyone turn their Pinterest boards into online stores, is today announcing a small, undisclosed

Pinterest is quickly finding its way into the social strategies of media organizations large and small, even as the company itself is still figuring

Ok, folks, dust off your old web browsers, because Myspace is teasing a brand new design! Yes, the Justin Timberlake-backed whatever-it-is-now has

Social media managers looking to prove their ROI of what they do, today have a new option for tracking social analytics, thanks to the official public

1. Curalate Use Curalate's service for enterprise-level Pinterest analytics. Your brand will learn about its most

There’s trouble brewing in Pinterest land. Sex.com [SFW] (a site that can be arguably described as a Pinterest with yoo yoos and ha has) has

Having recently surpassed MySpace in terms of traffic, Tumblr is moving up the list of the most popular social networks in the world. Between July

We had the chance to catch up with entrepreneur and investor Kevin Rose during TechCrunch Disrupt, asking him about a multitude of startup zeitgeist

Pinterest was made for hours upon hours of browsing beautiful things. But let's be honest: You really just want to see the best of the best. Just in

Although reports trickling in are raising questions around Pinterest’s ability to convert its network of enthusiastic photo sharers to

You may not be able to live the life of the rich and famous, but you can always check out their Pinterest profiles. Now that more celebrities than

If you're unsure about why your Pinterest follower count is down, wonder no more. A new app from Innovatty will let you keep track of every former

Pinterest is still a relatively new kid on the block. Up to this point, the site launched new features by talking about them on its Facebook wall

The Pinterest frenzy may have cooled, but millions of people are still buzzing about social media's overnight sensation. Once the network reached 10

Calling all chefs, wedding planners, stylists, and crafty-types: Pinterest has just opened registration to the public after two years of requiring an

After months of hype, it’s been pretty quiet around Pinterest for the last few weeks. According to the latest data we just received from

There's a particular phenomenon popularized on the Internet wherein users who consider themselves early adopters look down on those who were late to

1. Lauren Santo Domingo Lauren Santo Domingo, a contributing editor at Vogue and co-founder of luxury retail

When most couples first find out that they are having a baby, waiting for the right moment to break the news takes a lot energy. Now, with all the

We love the Olympics, but an international social media showdown is a little more our speed. Ignite Social Media is back with the 2012 Social

1. NBC Olympic Coverage As the official Olympics broadcast network for the U.S., NBC has been preparing for and

1. Lolo Jones One of Twitter's favorite athletes, Lolo Jones will compete in the 100m hurdles for the U.S.

A read through most online privacy policies is enough to make your stomach acid curdle. And social media companies have more access to personal

Updates to your child's room can be as labor-intensive or as simple as you make them. Sometimes just a simple coat of brightly colored paint or a

Blue Meth Cupcake If you're throwing a "Breaking Bad" party, pick up Gatorade and whip up a batch of these

Summer is the perfect time to take your day-to-day indoor activities outside. To help you do just that, we scoured Pinterest to find all the

Clipix gives you a place to keep everything you find that you want to come back to in the future. Whether it’s news articles, recipes or shoes,

Today's social community isn't what it was during the Beijing Olympics. This year's summer Olympics will be what some are calling the first

The Pinterest effect on e-commerce sites continues: online wine retailer Wine.com, a company with $67 million in annual revenue, is adding a social

It takes a lifetime to build up social capital, but now it’s easier than ever to burn it all to earn some discounts via new ecommerce discovery

Pinterest is pinning its name on a new office door: the company today officially announced that it is moving its offices from Palo Alto to San

Online sharing service Shareaholic just released new data showing that Pinterest referral traffic is now beating out Twitter, StumbleUpon, Bing, and

Summer is here, and you'll need a refreshing menu to go along with the sunshine and good times. We scoured Pinterest for our own digital summer

Don't believe everything you see on Pinterest. While it's tempting to see the site as one big window-shopping experience, not everything pinned can be

ZipList, the shopping list startup nabbed by Condé Nast in April for a reported $14 million, has just added a nifty little tool that makes the

It's been said that Facebook is developing a new "Want" button that would allow you to add products to a virtual wish list, and now we have a

Pinterest is steadily growing out of the stereotype that it's just for sharing recipes and planning weddings. The social scrapbook already plays a

Does the world really need another visual bookmarking service? After all, we already have Pinterest and all of its clones. Clipix, however, believes

Uniqlo and New York-based agency Firstborn unleashed a visual campaign on Pinterest Monday that's caught the attention of the wider web. The

Science, the eight-month-old LA-based technology incubator / studio that brought us the Dollar Shave Club and most recently e-commerce site Uncovet,

The same guys who built the Pinterest analytics service Pintics spent the weekend at the AngelHack Hackathon in Palo Alto working on another

There's no one way to succeed on Pinterest. If there were, maybe all the pros would be doling out the same advice. But as the Daily Dot discovered,

There's been a lot of talk in the tech community that Pinterest has changed the popular art of scrapbooking. Internet analyst Mary Meeker even

Pinterest is a big place. With more than 10.4 million registered users and countless boards dedicated to nearly every topic -- from extravagant

Have you ever wanted to know exactly who is using Pinterest? Here's a quick snapshot: Pinterest users are three times more likely than average

Pinstagram, a mashup launched last month combining hot Internet properties Instagram and Pinterest, has launched its app for iPad. The app

This is the year of the image, particularly photographs. At the heart of this trend is Pinterest, an image-based social media network that’s

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it's no wonder

Despite GroupOn's stock price struggles this year, online commerce is a market ripe for disruption. OpenSky is a relatively new e-commerce site that

The tech boom is causing some sort of startup musical chairs: As Twitter moves out of its office today on 795 Folsom to move into a new space at 1355

College Humor shows Internet trolls, memes and Rage Faces looking to invade the castle built by the female users of Pinterest, the rapidly growing

Users on Pinterest usually have to seek interesting content for themselves, but a new feature quietly rolled out Saturday drives them to even more

So you’re new to this whole social media thing. Maybe you’re savvy enough to know your Facebook from your Twitter, your Pinterest from

Our house is home to one of the pickiest eaters on the planet. Eventually, we found the solution: Have him help make dinner. He might only be 4 years

Pinterest doesn’t just look different than other social networks — it’s looked at in a different way, too. While most websites

Pinterest may not allow advertisers on its platform yet, but that’s not stopping some third-party publishers from hosting campaigns on the

In this ReadWriteWeb Hangout, Robyn and Jon speculate wildly about who, if anyone, will acquire Pinterest. Robyn collected responses to the question

From presidential contenders to school board hopefuls, political candidates are experimenting with a wide variety of social platforms to get their

Want to know when items you pin on Pinterest go on sale? Now you can — up to a point — thanks to a new feature launched this week at a

The Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, a relentless digital marketing agency focused on search, social, mobile and

House Beautiful is hopping on the Pinterest bandwagon today courtesy of digital watermarking provider Digimarc, which has just introduced technology

Social bookmarking site Pinterest has landed a $100 million round of funding on a $1.5

We first wrote about Balloonduck back in March. At the time, the social network was accepting invite requests prior to a full launch, so as to avoid

Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant leading a $100 million investment in Pinterest, valuing the company at $1.5 billion, will be making two major

Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The

You might think breakfast is an odd time to be spied on. But that’s actually just when representatives of milk processors around the nation

When it comes to social good campaigns this Mother’s Day, all eyes are on Pinterest, undoubtedly one of this year’s hottest social

You thought Pinterest was a pink, fluffy wonderland filled with kitty-cats and cupcakes. You thought wrong. As this (hilarious) video from the good

It’s become practically mandatory that brands incorporate social media into their business strategy, causing retailers to compete for

A live tweeted brain surgery this week reached an online audience of more than 14 million people, according to the hospital that used social media

Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest, is a

Now that Pinterest is the third most visited social network in the U.S., some startups are seizing the opportunity to facilitate pinning across the

1. Edit Your Settings If you've enabled Facebook to auto-post your Pinterest activity, it's easy to change your

So, the initial glow of engagement has worn off. Maybe that’s because you started discussing wedding budgets, guest lists and catering

If you’re doing most of your sharing on Pinterest from the office, you’re doing it wrong. The best time to share things on Pinterest is

Lets face it; it's hard to look away from Pinterest. The hottest new social media site has become a go-to source for the latest shopping tips, design

With its explosive growth rate, Pinterest has become this year’s social media darling. Now that it’s gained significant traction,

What would happen if two of the digital world’s hottest startups, Pinterest and Instagram, were mashed into one? Two friends decided to find

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Flickr announced on Tuesday that it’s partnering with social networking site Pinterest to make sure images posted from the popular

Yahoo-owned Flickr is one of the largest content sources for Pinterest, with users posting Flickr images on the pinboard sharing site in droves. But

The Webby Awards may be in its 16th year, but there’s no shortage of websites and services to recognize for the first time — and

Pinterest is starting to fill up its own Pinboard… with money people. Sarah Tavel, a former VP at Bessemer Venture Partners (the same BVP that

Could Pinterest be the silver bullet for retailers on social media?  Pinterest is clearly resonating with online consumers in a big way.  To put it

Whenever a trendy app comes along, there are people who ask, “What is the point of

The NBA is expanding its social reach for the 2012 playoffs by launching official Pinterest and Tumblr accounts and inviting fans around the world

Fascinated by their girlfriends’ obsessions with Pinterest, two friends have created a mobile app that turns your Pinterest boards into a

It didn’t take long for the Pinterest craze to reach China. Internet users behind the Great Firewall of China have already created Pinterest

Pinterest is often recommended for entrepreneurs looking to grow their small businesses. But when Michelle DiFilippo-Espinoza began using Pinterest to

Grant Crowell is a multimedia writer and marketing analyst who’s been covering the online video space since 2006. Connect with him on LinkedIn or

Pinterest has been on a hot streak this year. Or should we say hype streak? In February, comScore reported that the site had passed 10 million

Ever wished that long, scrolling Facebook Timeline was somehow easier to manage — like, say, a Pinterest board? Brand-new Facebook app

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your

Sal Loukos is a sourcing manager at Seven Step RPO, where she builds and manages talent sourcing strategies for a variety of Fortune 100

Following Pinterest’s new design, we’ve discovered an exciting new way to “hack” your boards. Inspired by our previous

During New York Fashion Week last September, Oscar de la Renta generated a flurry of press and consumer engagement when the fashion house used

Brands should be wary of attaching price tags to the products they pin on Pinterest, a new study from analytics startup Pinreach and Joshua Yang, a

Heather R. Huhman is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products

The world has fallen in love with Pinterest, the social network with beautiful images at its core. Now Pinterest users get to decide where they most

Confused — a U.K. insurance comparison website — has started a Pinterest campaign to steer people away from driving in platforms and

1. Facebook Stay apprised of Coachella updates and tips by following the music festival on Facbeook.Click here to

Pinterest has been heralded as one of the fastest-growing social networks to ever grace the web, bringing in more referral traffic than YouTube,

Pinterest is increasingly not just for photos anymore. The company today announced that users can now pin Vimeo videos on the virtual pinboard site.

In the course of announcing a facelift for Google+ on Wednesday, Google dropped a notable status update: The social network now has 170 million

Smart notebook Springpad is morphing into a smart Pinterest. The app is launching a redesign Wednesday that lets users make notebooks public,

One of the more intriguing aspects of Instagram's $1 billion payday from Facebook is that photo sharing was Plan B. Compare that to the other social

Teachers are known for their organizational skills, so chances are they’ll love Pinterest‘s intuitive and logical design. The social

The folks behind a forthcoming fashion catalog for the iPad, Bazaart, have launched an interesting side project in their downtime (what’s that?)

For the Startup Spaces Series, Mashable got to scope out the spaces of some of the hottest startups around. Unsurprisingly, the offices of these

Social media is all about user/customer interaction — that much we know. But many businesses value staff engagement as well.

Pinterest is now the number three most-popular social network in the U.S., behind Facebook and Twitter, according to Experian Hitwise. A new report

Pinterest released Thursday a much-requested feature: the ability to choose the pin that appears on the cover of your boards. The update gives you

You know who the busiest man in the startup world is right now? Pinterest’s newly-minted CEO Ben Silbermann, who from what we’re hearing

According to various reports and studies, Pinterest is driving a serious amount of traffic. It’s an exciting tool, not just for connected

Would you use a pin to attach your TV to the wall? Clearly not, and that's the idea behind BO.LT, a site built to save and share web pages —

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world.

More developments for Pinterest co-founder Paul Sciarra, who we reported yesterday was leaving Pinterest as Ben Silbermann officially took helm as

1. PinReach PinReach measures your Pinterest influence. As well as giving you an overall score, it provides

In the early days of daily deals, shoppers often had to band together in groups to “unlock” a deal. It was a strategy that proved

Thanks to online pinboard’s Pinterest’s fast growth, many retail sites are placing “Pin It” buttons next to items for sale as

Pinterest isn’t just driving record levels of traffic to the websites of retailers and publishers — it’s also driving sales, some

A 24-year-old man who calls himself “Steve” makes more than $1,000 per day pinning Amazon product links on Pinterest, one of

1. Mike D Bio: "design/travel/food/sports/music/alcohol in no particular order" Location: "Philly via

Just one month after Tumblr banned content that “actively promotes or glorifies self-injury or self-harm,” Pinterest has updated its

Do you want your Pinterest images to stand out and get repinned? With more than 12 million users posting pictures to the image-based social

1. Quadro From the font to the layout, the Quadro theme is a close tie with the Pinterest pinboard.Click here to

Despite changes over the weekend to its usage policies, Pinterest may still not be in compliance with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, according

The world’s 12 million pinning addicts have some changes headed their way. Pinterest users will be held to new terms of service and have to

Bowing to pressure about how its uses content users post to its site, Pinterest announced changes to its service terms Saturday. Pinterest said

Pinterest is growing up fast: just days ago the image-based social network rolled out redesigned profile pages, and now it’s following that up

1. Ryan Seacrest Ryan Seacrest may be the busiest man in Hollywood, but he's also been hard at work on his

Pinterest is so new that a lot of major brands still don’t know what to make of it. However, there are a few outliers who have found creative

Pinterest has quickly become a hot social site for curating themed boards for things like wedding planning, recipes and fashion. Among the pretty

It’s a bit surprising to hear Jonathan Klein talk about photo sharing on the Internet. As co-founder and CEO of stock photo agency Getty

Sitting through stuffy lectures with a monotonous teacher is a student’s worst nightmare. But Pinterest may be changing that. Yes, Pinterest, the

Just a few days ago, Pinterest rolled out redesigned profile pages. It wasn’t all that revolutionary — most of the profile navigation was

Gonzalo E. Mon is a partner in the Advertising Law practice at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and his co-author, John J. Heitmann, is a partner in

I ask myself this question every day (and every night at 2 a.m. when I’m still pinning). But seriously, what is so great about spending hours

Pinterest, the hugely popular website that lets people share photos and images on a virtual pinboard, has had trouble brewing for a while over what

Pinterest, the fast-growing online image board, is infamous for its unresponsiveness to ordinary users and big brands alike. Angry content creators,

By now you probably know that Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social communities around. Aside from sharing those cute cat pix, it can also be

If your brand isn’t on Pinterest, you could be missing out on a growing stream of potential customers. While shaping your brand’s image

Pinterest's new profile pages put more emphasis on the people behind the photos. If that makes you feel a bit self-conscious about your "pinning"

There’s one thing you should know before we open up this can of worms: I have 795 pins on Pinterest. Probably by the end of writing this

Pinterest updated the design of its profile pages Friday morning and so far, the reviews are mixed. Based on the comments to Mashable‘s

We sort of saw this coming, given the fact that Ben Silbermann said so at SXSW, but Pinterest has just revamped its profile pages. Those of you

Pinterest has made good on CEO Ben Silbermann’s promise earlier this week to redesign profiles on the site. New Pinterest profile pages rolled

1. An enticing board This board appears to be full of special offers of some sort.Click here to view this

Laura Paine has a simple answer when asked why Pinterest exploded in popularity at this particular juncture in Internet history. The former

South by Southwest Interactive officially drew to a close Tuesday with the 15th Annual Interactive Awards. The awards honored not only well-known

Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest, is a

Oh, Pinterest… Over the course of the past few months, what was once a colorful haven for Midwestern mothers and Mormons is now an even more

Jim Gianoglio is the manager of insight: social & mobile at Lunametrics, a Google Analytics certified partner that also specializes in social

Earlier this month we wrote about a few of the Pinterest-related scams. Since then, there have been others reported. Over lunch today with my

Pinterest is planning to release redesigned profiles this week, according to CEO and cofounder Ben Silbermann. “I’m so excited about

Pinterest is actively working to bring an iPad application to market, said one of the white-hot startup’s co-founders. In an interview with

Janet is the chief food and nutrition strategist of North America for Weber Shandwick. She is the author of the blog Nutrition Unplugged and

Home, Arts and Crafts, and Style/Fashion are the most popular categories on Pinterest, a third-party study released Monday indicates. According to

“I was Pinterest’s first investor.” That’s a sentence I bet you wish you could say. Here at SXSW, I find myself sitting opposite angel

Paula Deen, the sassy, southern sweetheart of the Food Network, was one of the first “celebs” on Pinterest. I put “celeb”

More than 66% of adults are connected to one or more social media platforms, but who exactly are these people? The infographic below, created by

Former executives a co-founder of Match.com are launching a new dating Website next week that combines elements of Pinterest and other social

Pinterest drove more traffic to online publishers in February than Twitter, according to third-party measurement data. That’s an impressive

Pinterest’s traffic and engagement are spiking, and marketers want a piece of the action. After launching branded profiles, many businesses

When Mark Zuckerberg likes a page on Facebook, people take notice. Within hours of Zuckerberg publicly liking Friendsheet on his Facebook

If you’re a fan of Instagram and Pinterest, then get ready to fall in love with Pingram. Modeled after Pinterest, the site allows you to

It would make sense for Polyvore, the five-year-old website that lets users make fashion collages using images clipped from any online store, to feel

An app that takes the photos from your Facebook News Feed and puts them in a layout strikingly similar to Pinterest got the seal of approval

It was only a matter of time before phishing scams began popping up on Pinterest, the online image-based social network. The first, most obvious scam

1. Events/Parties User: ROCKTHOUGHT DOTCOM Board: SXSW 2012 Access this board to view SXSW event announcements,

Pinterest is the new home to images from around the Web. Artists, interior designers, fashionistas and excited brides-to-be are using Pinterest to

Fashion blogger Christine Martinez, the fourth most-followed Pinterest user in the world, has been busy packing for a trip to France and

We’ve found Pinterest clones galore since the social pinboard site first launched, but it would seem that the fad is going in a new direction.

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Non-profits are utilizing Pinterest as an extension of their organizations, using photography, infographics and other visuals to show supporters

If you’ve skimmed the TODAY Show’s website recently, you may have noticed something familiar. It looks a heck of a lot like Pinterest. In fact,

Forget campaign stickers and buttons. In the 2012 election, it's all pins. Already on board with  Twitter, Flickr, and even Instagram, President

Curt Finch is the founder and CEO of Journyx, a company that offers time-tracking and resource management software. Connect with him and Journyx on

“Time on site” is one of the most valuable metrics for social networks, publishers and online marketers. More than mere follower counts or

Pinterest, the darling digital pin board that’s turned the social media world upside down, is now a top traffic driver for brands. That’s

Pinterest. It's a free for all, the perfect place to find visually stimulating images and then perform fast, repining actions. Populate your online

It's hard to write a story or post about Pinterest and copyright law without at least one reader leaving a comment along the lines of "What about

Independent film and entertainment studio Lionsgate holds the majority (30%) of the market share of fitness DVDs. Naturally, the company decided to

If you are a visual artist, chances are you collect tons of images. You either pin them to the wall of your studio, shove them into neatly labeled

Charles Nicholls is an expert in ecommerce, web analytics, social media marketing and online buyer behavior. He is also founder and chief strategy

We figured it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a Klout-like service to measure how influential (or how inconsequential) you are

Typically, when I think of an “early adopter,” French President Sarkozy doesn’t come to mind. The man who announced his intention to

Questions continue to mount about Pinterest's uneasy relationship with copyright law, with one attorney (and avid Pinterest user) saying the company

Pinterest hasn’t just become a significant source of referral traffic for retailers; it’s also becoming a top traffic driver for

It’s no secret that the Internet loves Pinterest. Now, most users are even spending more time, on average, pinning than they are on hanging out

Users on the Yahoo-owned photo social network Flickr can now block Pinterest aficionados from tacking Flickr pictures onto their beloved online

Quickly shooting up the social media pyramid, image sharing network Pinterest has gained a reputation for largely being a repository for photos of

Consumers aren’t the only ones getting Pinterest fever. About 9% of the top online retailers are offering Pinterest pins on their sites,

There’s no question that Pinterest is the hottest social network right now. From your friends and family to celebrities, athletes and designers,

Pinterest has been blowing up all over the Internet. Pinterest is focused on images, although you can pin videos too. Chill however is a video-only

Jennifer Borget might be a great sewer, but she hates cleaning. Her husband does most of it — the dishes, vacuuming, laundry, bathrooms — and

A familiar-looking site called Fancy has beaten Pinterest to the punch — by monetizing its user-curated collection of images. Fancy, which

Amid the increased speculation surrounding Silicon Valley darling Pinterest’s forthcoming revenue model, competitor Fancy, a social

How is Pinterest inpsiring you to take action? As Pinterest looks to turn the corner from buzz-worthy startup to mainstream social network,

And you thought First Lady Michelle Obama was hip for jumping on Twitter. Wannabe First Lady Ann Romney, as far as we can tell, is the only 2012

The Perfect Palette, a wedding blog that explores “the color palette possibilities for your wedding” and serves as a resource for other

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Done right, it can also help the imitator tap into the zeitgeist and pick up more followers as a

This year's hottest new online service is undoubtedly Pinterest, the "virtual pinboard" website. Once a social site becomes popular with

1. Audrey Julienne Pinterest user Julienne captured Philadelphia's famous city hall building. It looks like she

Pinterest may be an Internet hit — especially with U.S. women and Facebook CEOs. But not all companies want to ride the pinboard wave

Pinterest is offering code that will let publishers opt out of having their site content shared on the increasingly popular social network. In an

If you’ve browsed Pinterest’s “Everything” categories, you may have come across a scandalous photo or two. And some of you aren’t

1. Jane Wang 2,389,154 Followers 118 Boards 13,921 Pins Jane Wang is the single most-followed user on Pinterest

It seems like everyone’s discovered Pinterest this week! Alongside the countless posts dissecting its userbase over, sideways, and under have

Sandwiched between Pins of clothes and crafts on Pinterest are pictures of breasts and butts. Every so often, a Pinterest Pin shows scantily clad

The Boston Business Journal stopped using Pinterest one day after setting up its account after realizing it could be sued for images it uploaded to

Clipboard, the web clipping service founded by former Overture vet Gary Flake, has just completed the acquisitions of two competitors, Amplify and

Pinterest, the social image-sharing site that has exploded in popularity over the past few months, has found itself with a strange bedfellow: the U.S.

Pinterest is no longer using Skimlinks, the company that provided a way to monetize affiliate links and actually make some money. CEO Ben

1. The Inspiration The first Pinterest user we've seen to "hack" his boards, digital development manager Nick

The Facebook Developer blog has announced that indeed, those 60-odd Timeline social apps that launched last week are seeing quite a lot of use.

Chill transformed from a Turntable.fm for video to a Pinterest for video when it launched its redesign last month. The startup completes its

A recently opened profile on Pinterest claims to be Mark Zuckerberg’s, sporting the Facebook co-founder and CEO’s name and photograph.

News website Middle East Voices has created a digital forum for footage from Arab Spring protests, focusing on Bahrain — and the result looks

Pinterest has emerged as the runaway social media hit of early 2012. You probably knew that already. But did you know the company just has 12 people?

If you’ve spent any time on Pinterest, the hottest new social network since sliced bread, you might have noticed its popularity among certain

Like a certain social network that came before it, Pinterest already appears to be doing a few things behind the scenes. CNN reports that the

You know how it goes. One way or another, you get introduced to a new song, it sticks in your head and you want to share it with your Internet

I was debating with myself whether this should be a post or not, and then decided I should just ask out loud on Twitter if it was a good idea or not.

Sean Weinberg is the COO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly. You can connect with

Editor’s Note: Reggie Bradford is the Founder and CEO of Vitrue, a provider of social marketing SaaS solutions. Follow Reggie on Twitter at

OMG. Pinterest now has over 10.4 million registered users, 9 million monthly Facebook-connected users, and 2 million daily Facebook users, according

What the hell is going on with Pinterest? It’s suddenly on the tip of everyone’s tongue, influencing countless web designs, and has

News that popular social bookmarking site Pinterest might be generating revenue by adjusting and tracking the links attached to user-generated

Popular social bookmarking site Pinterest has become the hottest startup on the web, luring millions of people to the site to collect and share

“It’s like Pinterest, but…” Welcome to my inbox for the last several months. Just as the world now has a Groupon and a

1. Etsy Etsy is a no-brainer for gifts, and even though its Valentine's Day board is rather sparsely populated, the

Even if you haven’t ever visited popular visual bookmarking site Pinterest, you might recognize its design elements — which have been

Pinterest is perhaps the most buzzed-about service of early 2012 and an unexpected startup success story. For those who haven’t joined (the

Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Nir Eyal (@nireyal), a founder of two startups and an advisor to several Bay Area incubators. Nir

Richard MacManus explores the characteristics of great user experience design. Alicia Eler explains what Pinterest is doing that Facebook should

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Two days ago, I received an invite to Pinterest. (I know, I’m late.) After signing up, I pretty much ignored the welcome message, just as I do

Macala Wright is the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business websites. She is a retail

StumbleUpon is one of those sites we've had on our radar for quite sometime. We covered the company's redesign last year, which re-focused the site on

1. Join If you haven't already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There's a waiting list to join now — talk about

Pinterest is unquestionably the hot social service of early 2012, with mainstream outlets such as Good Morning America covering it and brands

Pinterest is social media’s rising star — and now has the traffic stats to prove it. The darling network of brides-to-be, fashionistas

Online pinboard Pinterest, the hot new startup that’s growing at a phenomenal rate, won the Crunchie for the Best New Startup of 2011 at this

Pinspire vs. Pinterest It doesn't get more blatant than this. Pinspire is pretty much a pixel-for-pixel Pinterest

Pinterest, the increasingly popular pinboarding social network, is able to present a visually arresting interface in large part by using copyrighted

Alicia Eler looks at how Pinterest is impacting purchases. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch every story that

Pinterest is growing fast, and 80% of the site's users are women ages 25-44. Laura Skelton, owner of Prix-Prix, told me about Pinterest months ago

Pinterest, a two-year-old social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant

Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Sivan Cohen & Ben Lang, community managers at Conduit & Wibiya. Managing a tech brand

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Well, there's a reason it's not called Dude-terest. The latest darling of the up-and-coming social sharing space, Pinterest, has experienced rapid

Let's be grown up about this. Pinterest is an app for sharing lists of scrumptious-looking stuff. It's not for girls or guys, it's for people who like

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I’ve spent about a week trying to track down the rumors that Google had expressed interest in a Pinterest acquisition and here’s what I

What’s more manly than a mustache? Not much, if you ask co-founders Glen Stansberry and Brian McKinney, co-founders of the recently launched

John Doyle is VP of digital strategy for Cramer-Krasselt / Chicago. Keep up with him at johndoyle.posterous.com. As we kick off 2012, one of the

Though social sharing site Pinterest hasn’t gone dark to protest SOPA, a user has suggested a way that members can effectively create a

Virtual pinboard Pinterest helps journalists find trend stories, display their work and more. The social networking site has more than 4 million

Remember Jonathan Bouman, the young, Netherlands-based developer who brought us the awesome creation that is Scrolldit, a scrollable version of

Anne Buehner is the associate social media strategist at Red Door Interactive, a strategic partner dedicated to ensuring businesses acquire,

Constance Aguilar is a social media strategist and account manager at Abbi Public Relations, where she oversees client strategy on social media

There’s a hot new social networking property and, as usual, some brands have already colonized it. As we embrace the new year, Pinterest has

When I wrote my Guy's Guide To Pinterest last week I mentioned that - at least to me - it seemed as if marketers hadn't done too much with the site

On Pinterest? Follow Mashable to check out our favorite infographics, tech news, internet memes and digital culture! Pinterest has been one of the

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your

Online pinboard Pinterest is all the rage these days, and as Etsy is showing today with its latest product announcement, e-commerce sites are starting

Dave Copeland gives you a guy's opinion on Pinterest. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch every story that hits

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