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PINTEREST OVERVIEW. Pinterest was founded in 2009 It was founded by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, Paul Sciarra The three men were all friends in college studying architecture and wanted to form a website that shared things they all liked
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PINTEREST OVERVIEW • Pinterest was founded in 2009 • It was founded by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, Paul Sciarra • The three men were all friends in college studying architecture and wanted to form a website that shared things they all liked • Currently the site is run by Cold Brew Labs and funded by a small group of entrepreneurs and inventors • Pinterest has roughly 20 employees • Pinterest has raised at least 37.5 Million since October 2011
WHAT IS PINTEREST? • A Virtual Pin board • Allows you to share things you may find on the web • Connects people all over the world through common things they enjoy • A easy way to organize items such as recipes, house decorations, teaching ideas and etc.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH PINTEREST? • Plan a wedding • Plan parties • Create teaching lessons • Find new cooking recipes • Find clothing you may like • Enjoy a laugh with funny pictures • Find inspiration • Decorate your home
Connect With Friends On Pinterest - On Pinterest you are able to find friends that you would like to follow or invite friends to Pinterest who do not already have Pinterest
FUN FACTS!!! • Pinterest hit 10 million U.S. monthly unique visitors faster than any independent site in history • Pinterest has over 10.4 million registered users • 97% of Pinterest facebook fans are women • Daily users have increased 145% since the beginning of 2012 • Pinterest is generating more referral to traffic to websites than YouTube, Google+, and Linkedln combined • Pinterest has apps available on Smartphone's, iPods, iPads or tablets • You can connect your Pinterest directly to your Facebook and Tweeter through the Pinterest website