April 2012
Pinterest, the virtual pinboard, is (some believe) Tumblr with some different features. For some, it’s essentially a well designed interface for Amazon wish lists. But brands and companies have already noticed that Pinterest is a hot cake and users are addicted to pinning images on Pinterest »
While research points to a continued decline in interest in social bookmarking sites, the surging popularity of Pinterest would indicate that the urge to share and comment upon other people’s Web discoveries is still alive and well. […] Sites like Delicious, Digg and Reddit, which permit people to save and share Web pages, may have declined in popularity in the face of more functional social networks, but sharing links is one of the most popular social networking activities. Pinterest just adds a visual dimension.