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Pinterest 

Most of you are probably familiar with Pinterest  by now. Everybody is pinning these days it seems to have become very popular via the mobile platform. But I’m willing to bet most of you had never even heard of Pinterest this time last year. So why did Pinterest go from zero to hero so quickly? If you’re someone like me who hopped on the Pinterest bandwagon in 2012, the answer is immediately obvious:

Pinterest is visual, entertaining, and most of all it’s easy to use.

I myself downloaded it via the Apple Apps store as the features of Pinterest were extremely interesting. However, since most of my friends did not have an account, I eventually left. But now they are starting to get onto it. Hence, I might be jumping back onto it soon!

So what is so special about Pinterest? Well the visual new social network highlights the connection between visually compelling design and user experience. We are no longer in Netscape anymore.

The Internet then…

…The Internet now. 

Where social media sites like Flickr are great web 1.0 photo sharing networks, Pinterest takes interaction and engagement to the next level with exciting design and a dead-simple interface. Of course Pinterest’s uniqueness has been widely duplicated by this point, but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right?

Beyond an exciting UI for end users, Pinterest has also skyrocketed to success because of the natural way brands can promote their products on Pinterest. Pinterest can refer more traffic than Facebook, Yahoo organic search, and even Twitter depending on your niche. No wonder brands love the platform.

Lastly, this video will show you the growth of Pinterest as a social network site, from a marketer’s point of view!