Much brouhaha has been generated Pinterest, its popularity, its fast-growing community and the site’s ability to fetch traffic. But it’s like most other social networks- Digg, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit etc. Yes it’s possible throwing up a picture of Ryan Gosling ‘Hey Girl-ing’ a cute kitten or Ryan Reynolds shirtless will get you endless number of repins. However, it will seldom result in any meaningful traffic through to your site.  Before you start thinking BIG, you need to understand the basics of Pinterest usage. Read the rest of this entry »

There are countless infographics being submitted to Pinterest each day, or each moment, so to say. However, one may count on one’s fingertips those making it to the social site’s popular page index. When it’s a matter of going viral, conceptualizing the page that will be in demand and one that will remain in public eye is absolutely vital. Effectiveness and user friendliness of your content is mandatory, but its visual impact also counts. Read the rest of this entry »

The best part of going viral on Pinterest, a virtual pin-board, is: Once you hit it spot on, traffic will simply flow. Thanks to its highly impressive growth in terms of unique user base and functionality to ‘repin’ as well as easily share multimedia content, your presence on the site can fetch visitors in large numbers – thus serving the purpose of lead generation and higher conversion rates . Pinterest marketing indeed can boost your brand in a short span of time. Read the rest of this entry »

After Facebook has snapped up the mobile-driven photo app Instagram, followed by a San Francisco-based startup ‘TagTile’, social media experts are speculating over the next target that might be on the radar of tech giants – as part of their multi-million buyout lists. Here’s a quick review of popular second-rung social services that are probably up for grabs: Read the rest of this entry »

The social media space, even when there’s talk of some saturation creeping in, actually continues to evolve at a rapid pace and in different ways. A prime example of this is Pinterest, a site not even two years old, now climbing up the popularity ladder by leaps and bounds. It has already found place among the top 10 sites in the category of Social Networking & Forums by the Hitwise. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook is infusing ‘life’ into its service with help of over 60 partners that will let users tell their friends what they are presently doing online – right from reading news to listening to music. The social networking platform is collaborating with Pinterest, Rotten Tomatoes, Ticketmaster, and many other diverse platforms for this purpose. Read the rest of this entry »