Is photo-sharing website Pinterest the next Facebook or Twitter?
22.05.12
Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity has proved highly prophetic when it comes to internet habits, both in our love of making online lists and our desire to tell the world what we like.
These two trends are encapsulated in the latest website generating a buzz – Pinterest.
As its name suggests, Pinterest.com is an online and social pinboard that allows users to grab their favourite photos and share them with followers. If the site was a song, it would be My Favourite Things from The Sound Of Music – and, like the song, ‘whiskers on kittens’ and ‘crisp apple strudel’ feature heavily.
If there’s one thing you can be sure of on Pinterest, it is pictures of cats and desserts.
Pinterest is quite simple. Users ‘pin’ a picture of something they like to their page. This can be done by adding a ‘pin it’ button to your favourites bar. These pins are then grouped into themed boards. To register on the site, you must be invited by either a friend or sending a request directly to Pinterest.
Source: Metro