Pinterest just got an upgrade that could make it easier for users to gather information by navigating in its site. Instead of exclusively linking back to the original source, pins from certain brands will now display information such as recipes, movie reviews and price information. Pinterest has partnered with several ...
The #1 Reason Why Guys Will Never Use Pinterest
on 4.15.13
Every guy should call his mother once a week, remember birthdays of close friends and surprise his girlfriend with flowers. Yet too often, he doesn’t, he can’t and he won’t. Try as we might, many men struggle to keep track of life’s little tasks. It’s not that we don’t care; we just lack the presence ...
Pinterest Updates Make Discovery Much, Much Easier
on 3.18.13
Going on a Pinterest spree isn't always easy -- not when there's been extra work involved in exploring someone else's board, or figuring out what else is similar. The company may have licked both of those problems with a redesign that's exiting its testing phase today. As of now, visiting a pin will show others from the ...
Is Pinterest Spoiling Life’s Big Secrets?
on 2.27.13
It was lunchtime. I was checking my social media accounts, mindlessly munching on a piece of leftover pizza, when my Pinterest feed refreshed with two new pins from Megan Daniels, one of my friends from high school. She had added two photos of maternity outfits to a newly created board called "Future Daniels." I messaged ...
These Sites Violate Your Privacy, Disseminate Your Info
on 1.3.13
The Wall Street Journal has analyzed the top 50 sites in the United States plus 20 other top sites in sensitive categories like dating or health. They found that 25 of these sites—including OKCupid, Pinterest, YouTube, Yahoo—send personal data to other sites in the open, with no security encoding, using your own browser ...
How to Increase Pinterest Traffic Through Easy Tips
on 1.2.13
While its popularity has evened out over the last few months, Pinterest is still carrying a lot of the momentum it gathered at the beginning of the year. Considering that it drives more referral traffic than Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube combined and had 23 million unique visitors to the site in August, its ability to ...
Pinterest Cleans Up Spammy and Fake Accounts
on 12.7.12
Pinterest on Thursday began a cleansing of spammy and fake accounts. It plans to delete them. The site already has a spam reporting system for pins and comments. It tries to take care of bad behavior — like posting a picture of some cool product that redirects to a weight-loss site instead — on a rolling basis. But it ...
The Can’t-Miss Social Media Trends For 2013
on 11.29.12
Will Facebook continue its reign atop the social hierarchy? Will businesses get better returns on their social media investment? Will your CEO finally learn to tweet? Here’s a look at the biggest social media trends set to unfold in the year ahead. Mobile social media usage continues to soar: In September, Facebook made a ...
Pinterest Removes Ban on Commercial Use as It Adds Business Accounts
on 11.14.12
On a site where people share pictures of stuff they want to buy, it makes sense that people who make stuff would want to share it themselves. And so Pinterest is full of businesses posting their own content and products. The company is formally acknowledging this kind of use by adding business accounts. As of Wednesday, ...
Shelly Palmer Radio Report – November 13, 2012
on 11.13.12
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably seen me ask you to follow my boards on Pinterest. Since Pinterest just recently opened up their site so that anyone can join, you might be wondering, “What exactly is Pinterest?” Great question! Think of Pinterest as a digital pinboard, where you can “pin” pictures or ...
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