Image is everything. Don't believe me? Just take a look at social media's next big thing: Pinterest.
Pinterest serves as an online bulletin board where users simply “pin” their interests. For example, while planning their wedding, some brides-to-be have created their own bulletin board titled “Wedding Ideas.” After downloading the “Pin It” app, they are free to search the Internet for images of gowns, hair styles and flowers they love―kind of like a wish list. However, they also can use the site as a sharing device by “repinning” other Pinterest members' images. Other people might create bulletin boards called “Favorite Recipes,” “Ideas for the Home,” “My Style,” etc. When all is said and done, users are left with boards of colorful, pretty pictures and perhaps some new followers.
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