Pinterest : New Way to Share Photos and Information

Share a photo or a link on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus may have been tried. For those of you who like to experiment with new social network, it is time to try the site "online pinboard" Pinterest.

This makes a new social networking users have some sort of collection of website links, organized into categories that can be made ​​in accordance with their own creations on the basis of drawings or photos.

Pinterest is a social network that brings the concept of sharing the virtual pin board that allows users to collect whatever he likes from any website, to share with others.

SA collection of images, photos, or links to websites that called "pin" will go into a "board" with categories that have been made previously. Each "pin" will be represented by an image that users select.

The conveniences Pinterest providing bookmarking system equipped with social media integration is the appeal of this service.

Pinterest is a digital start-up company that received the title of Best New Startup TechCrunch in 2011. In December 2011, Pinterest has recorded 7 million unique visitors in a month. According to comScore, Pinterest is an independent site that experienced the most rapid growth since recorded 10 million unique visitors in the U.S. each month.

Why is Pinterest so popular? Based on Kompas.com, this social networking has combined convenience offered by other social networks, namely:

1. Social network system using the "follow" and "unfollow" like Twitter.
2. Bookmark the link (or called pins) using concepts like "+" as used by Google Plus.
3. Links that are already on-pin will automatically go to the "board" users (similar to the profile page or Facebook Timeline).
4. In each post, there will be the "Comment" and "Like" like Facebook, equipped with a button to "Repin" (similar in function "Retweet" in Twitter).
5. Whenever anyone doing "Repin", "Comment" or "Like" on your post, there will be a notification that goes to the registered email address. So you can keep track of Pinterest without having to log into a website if it is busy.
6. Login is very easy, user can use Facebook account, or it could also create a new Pinterest account.
7. Pinterest useful for bloggers to promote his writings, as well as for small and medium businesses to promote their products.
8. Searches conducted Pinterest users already fragmented by category, so for the business, it is very profitable because customers are more focused

Curious to try? Start by entering into Pinterest.com home page and click on the "Sign up with Email" or "Continue with Facebook" if you have Facebook account. The system will send the invitation to the email address you registered if you do sign up with email. Then, open the email and click the link sent to the email. Follow the instructions from the link.

When you have a list or have a Pinterest account, which first needs to be done is to move (drag) the words "Pin It" button to your bookmarks on the top right of the browser. It is useful to make it easier "Pin" of the website you want to save or share.

Have a try!