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This Month in #SocialMedia: Updates from January 2015
January was a heavy month in terms of social media updates, especially on Facebook. In case you missed any of the updates, here’s an overview:...
Pinterest Search Gets Smarter, Delivers Results Based on Gender
There’s nothing worse than searching for a new pair of kicks on Pinterest, and having to sift through pins of high heels when you really...
3 Reasons to Use Pinterest in 2015
Let’s face it: Few of us have the time or the inclination to use every single social media tool available to us. As a result,...
Pinterest To Roll Out Promoted Pins To All US Users Starting January 1, 2015
After a successful beta launch of Promoted Pins, first introduced eight months ago, Pinterest has announced its decision to give all users the ability to...
#SMM 101: 8 Apps To Make Better Pictures For Pinterest
As you’re probably already aware, Facebook is a juggernaut when it comes to social networking. In fact, research released recently by the Boston-based firm Shareaholic...
Pinterest Goes Native with Advertising for Brands and Businesses
The fastest rising online social network is quickly becoming the Internet’s most promising platform for marketing and advertising. Pinterest, the network that describes itself as...
Pinterest Introduces A New Analytics Platform For Business Users
Pinterest often hears from businesses who change their product and marketing strategies based on insights learned on the platform, the company stated in an announcement....
Pinterest Messaging Arrives, Send Private Messages With Other Pinterest Users
Over two million pins are sent out every day, Pinterest said in an announcement. In an effort to get more conversations started around those pins,...
Follow What Interests You With New Pinterest Category Pages
Today, Pinterest announced an update to its category pages. Each category page now has a whole new selection of related interests to browse through. You...
Pinterest Introduces A Faster Search Experience For Place Pins
Pinterest has been gathering feedback from users since launching Place Pins a little over six months ago. Place Pins are geo-tagged pins that users can...
Pinterest Is Bringing Guided Search From Its Mobile Apps To Desktop Users
In April we reported that Pinterest will be bringing a new feature called Guided Search to its mobile apps, designed to help users find things...
Pinterest To Open Up Promoted Pins To More Users
Last month we reported that Pinterest was starting to roll out their new advertising unit, Promoted Pins. At that time, Pinterest was looking to get...
Pinterest Reveals The Most Popular Categories On Each Day Of The Week
The latest post on the Pinterest blog takes a close look at what the post popular categories are for each day of the week. So,...
Pinterest To Begin Rollout Of Promoted Pins
Today, Pinterest announced they have officially begun a small rollout of the ad units they will be using to monetize their steadily growing social network....
Pinterest Announces Improvements To User Experience With Guided Search, Custom Categories, and More
Pinterest announced some improvements to their user experience at an event held last night at their headquarters in San Francisco. The improvements include features like...
Pinterest Launches ‘Pin It’ Button For WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and More.
Pinterest recently announced on their Pinterest For Business Blog they will be bringing the Pin It button to more platforms, specifically Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.org and Wix....
Pinterest Releases First Ever Transparency Report: US Government Has Asked Them For Data
Pinterest is following the lead of Google, Facebook, and Twitter by releasing their first ever transparency report detailing they have received requests from the US...
Pinterest Makes It Easier to Find Pins with Introduction of ‘Pinterest Interests’
Pinterest is one of the fastest growing and most user friendly social networking sites on the web today, but they’re clearly not satisfied with maintaining...
Pinterest Beefs Up Search Capabilities With More Efficient Way To Find Recipes
Pinterest announced on their blog yesterday the launch of new features to make it easier, and more efficient, to find recipes based on your individual...
Pinterest is Testing the Ability to Pin GIFs
Posting GIFs has proven to be wildly popular on sites like Reddit and Tumblr, soon you might be able to pin GIFs to your favorite...
Buying Pinterest Followers: A Good or Bad Idea?
Pinterest is growing to be the most engaged social media network in the world. I love Pinterest and have spoken on the topic several times...
Pinterest Acquires VisualGraph, Looks To Improve Visual Search Capabilities
In an effort to make much needed upgrades to its visual search capabilities, Pinterest recently acquired two-man startup VisualGraph. Founder Kevin Jing previously worked on Google’s visual...
The Best Pinterest Place Pins Examples and Why Your Business Should Use Them
After some unusual site activity last week including a period of network down time, Pinterest Business launched their new interactive map pins, or ‘Place Pins’....
Target Tests An Online Store Powered By Pinterest, Called The ‘Awesome Shop’
Retailer Target is taking a new approach to e-commerce with the launch of an online storefront powered by Pinterest recommendations. Target’s “Awesome Shop” is refreshed...
Trade Your Prozac for Pinterest: 92% Say Pinterest Makes Holidays Less Stressful
If you haven’t gotten a refill on your Prozac or Xanax prescription and aren’t enjoying alcoholic beverages more than usual, congratulations. You somehow have managed...
5 Unexpected Brands that are Kicking Social Media Butt on Pinterest {and What Makes Them Successful}
I love Pinterest. I can’t help it. Recipes? DIY Projects? Craft ideas? Sign me up! Then again, I am the definition of a typical Pinterest...
10 Reasons Your Company Sucks At Pinterest
According to a November 5th report from Business Insider, “Pinterest Is Now The Fastest Growing Content-Sharing Platform.” In fact, content sharing on Pinterest has risen...
Pinterest Releases First Official APIs
Pinterest announced today that it is releasing its first official APIs with a few select partners, including: AllRecipes BuzzFeed Disney sites Babble and BabyZone Mashable ModCloth NBC News...
A Pin is Worth 25% More In Sales This Year, Piqora Reports
New data released by Piqora and TechCrunch states that pins may have more selling power than tweets or content on Facebook. The report states that a...
Pinterest Promoted Pins Launch Today
According to an updated post on the Pinterest blog, promoted pins are launching today. The announcement states that each promoted pin will clearly be marked...