{"id":1813,"date":"2012-02-14T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.redclayinteractive.com\/?p=1813"},"modified":"2015-06-12T00:40:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T00:40:51","slug":"pinterest-is-piquing-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redclayinteractive.com\/pinterest-is-piquing-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinterest is Piquing Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Guys, have you noticed unusual and exceptional smells coming from your kitchen? A new wreath on the door every time you return from checking the mail? A quilt made of all your old jerseys hanging in your man cave? Your baby wearing only a knitted cap sitting in your porch flower pot? Well these are all good signs that your wife has been on Pinterest.<\/p>\n
What is Pinterest you ask? <\/strong>Pinterest is, as stated by Pinterest.com<\/a>, \u201ca virtual pinboard — a place where you can organize and share all the beautiful things on the web.\u201d \u00a0People use pinboards to find inspiration for decorating their homes, planning their wedding, taking photos, as well as to organize their favorite recipes and discover new ones (the list goes on and on of things to pin).<\/p>\n What makes Pinterest the next big social media outlet?<\/strong> It\u2019s the ability for users to browse and \u201cfollow\u201d pinboards created by other users, \u201cwith millions of new pins added every week, Pinterest is connecting people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests.\u201d<\/p>\n How do you get started?<\/strong> Well, right now Pinterest is invite only. You can either request an invite on Pinterest or you can get a friend that is currently a member to invite you. Pinterest can be accessed by adding the \u201cpin it<\/a>\u201d button to the desktop bookmark bar, \u201cfollow me\u201d and \u201cpin it\u201d button added to personal website or blog pages, and Pinterest for iPhone available through the App Store.<\/p>\n Why Should you care?<\/strong> If you are a marketer or business owner you should care, because:<\/p>\n As more and more people, marketers and businesses catch wind of Pinterest we are sure to see tons of creative ways to utilize this social media marketing<\/a> platform as a powerful marketing tool. There are already many \u2018Pinterest-ing\u2019 ways to start utilizing Pinterest for your business, but we will have to cover those in another blog.<\/p>\n For more information and to view the stats in this blog, go here:<\/p>\n http:\/\/blog.redclayinteractive.com\/how-to-utilize-pinterest-for-your-business<\/a><\/p>\n\n