History of Pinterest
- Pinterest was created in 2010
- within 9 months, it had 10,000 users
- by December 2011, had over 11.7 million total users
- 'Fastest' site in history to reach 10 million users
- needed to be 'Invited' to join at first, but by August 2012 anyone could join
What is it?
- a pin board style photo-sharing web site
- a tool for collecting and organizing things you have
- users can create and manage theme-based image collections (events, interests and hobbies)
- users can browse other pin boards and re-pin to their own pin boards and 'Like' photos
Interesting Facts
- 71% of all users in 2015 are women, down from 80% in 2014
- Just in 2014, the number of men doubled, 1/3 of all sign-ups now are Men
- 75% of usage is now on mobile devices
- The number of people who see your 'Pins' are Greater than the number of your followers
- DIY, Cup or Recipe in your description are mostly likely to get viewed