“Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what
is specifically your own.”
~Bruce Lee
~Bruce Lee
Enter the magical world of Pinterest -- What is it?
"Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Our
goal is to connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find
interesting. We think that a favorite book, toy, or recipe can reveal a common
link between two people. With millions of new pins added every week, Pinterest
is connecting people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests.”
www.pinterest.com
However humble and simple that sounds, one cannot avoid the millions of followers who think it is a big enough deal to sign up within mere months after launching. Most credible marketers are paying attention now:
“Pinterest stands out in crowded social media
field” An article from USAToday stated “Some people in Silicon
Valley believe Silbermann —
who played cello for the Des
Moines youth symphony; whose
parents, Jane Wang and Neil Silbermann, are opthalmologists with a family
practice in Urbandale; and who competed on the debate team at Roosevelt
High School— may have founded the
next giant social media website. The soft-spoken
29-year-old believes Pinterest fills a need on the Internet for people to
express themselves. You don't have to be witty, or a good photographer, or a
good writer to use Pinterest, he says, you just have to pin your interests to
an online pinboard.”
Don’t be misled into believing it is only for crafters (that would probably nix serious professional
social media marketers). Delve further and
deeper, you will see so much more! Even
the heartiest of Social Media Divas and Dons are scrambling to climb
aboard. Not even Klout or Empire Avenue,
have caught up … that is how fresh and unique Pinterest is. Like many social media networks before it,
Pinterest would never have predicted, I’m guessing, the ample opportunity in so
many other ways.