The word is out – Pinterest appeals to ‘picture this’ users

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but Pinterest is trying to find ways to make it worth thousands (or millions) of bucks.

The rising social network, which is growing faster than any other site in the history of the Internet, serves as a “virtual pinboard” for photos and videos, setting Pinterest apart from other popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter that focus more on words.

“Photos are everything on Pinterest,” said Francesca Chambers, social media manager at Red Alert Politics. “It’s just a bunch of pictures and people are pin, pin, pinning pictures. It 100 percent revolves around that.”

To read more visit the Washington Times.

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