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Pinterest design spreading like a virus, because it works

"It's the Pinterest of..."

Just stop right there. It's not a unique pitch. Quite the contrary. We are hearing about, and seeing, more Pinterestification of the Internet every day. Why?

I asked a few entrepreneurs why they're adopting the grid look on the Web sites. The most informative: J.R. Johnson, the CEO of Trippy, the Pinterest of travel advice.

Originally, Johnson says, Trippy was a narrow, linear utility. It funneled users through the single experience of getting advice if they knew where they were going. The new, Pinteresty Trippy "moves us up the … Read more

ComScore: Google still top site, Pinterest continues to soar

ComScore just released February data on most-visited Web sites that confirmed Google still rules the Web, with186.6 million visitors.

The next biggest properties were Microsoft Sites with 174.4 million and Yahoo sites with 173.5 million. Facebook, meantime, came in at number four with 158.6 million visitors, and, curiously, MySpace jumped 8 positions to rank number 42 with 25.5 million visitors.

Remember: This is strictly visitors, not a measure of how long people spend on these sites.

Yet one standout from the report is Pinterest, the invitation-only site that at the end of least year ranked … Read more

How to manage all your social network settings from one place

Bliss Control is a Web service that aims to ease the burden of updating a variety of settings on multiple social networks. It supports 12 settings on 13 different social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+.

Bliss Control doesn't require access to your account or password because all it's providing is a direct link to where the specific settings are. Granted, it's not that difficult to find these settings on your own, but if you're trying to update your profile pic, e-mail address, or bio on several sites at the same time, Bliss Control can … Read more

Clean up your Pinterest stream by hiding comments

Pinterest's endless stream of tiled photos may be its most luring feature, but comments and likes quickly clutter the design, especially when an interesting Pin prompts dozens of likes and comments.

Sounds nit-picky, but as a power user, I can attest that a Pinterest page littered with comments like "Awww!!!!" and "omg i have to make this inflatable iPhone case" is not conducive to efficient pinning. And there is only so much time to pin in one day.

To solve this issue, indie Web developer Craig Fifield created a handy bookmarklet that lets you toggle … Read more

Six things I learned from six days on Pinterest

Just what the world needs--another social network! If that, accompanied by an exasperated sigh, is your reaction to hearing all the buzz about Pinterest, then you're like me.

But because so many smart people I know (almost all of them women) are talking about Pinterest, I decided to give it a whirl. In addition to all the general buzz, three other things caught my eye:

Pinterest was the fastest independent social network to 10 million unique users, according to Comscore ( see details in this TechCrunch post by Josh Constine ( @JoshConstine). Pinterest was driving more referral traffic to many publishers than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn combined (… Read more

Pinterest to get 'beautiful' profile redesigns

Pinterest's co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann had a few announcements to make at South by Southwest today--not only will users' profiles get revamped but people will be able to pin videos and an iPad app is on the way.

According to the tech news site Mashable, Silbermann said that the virtual pinboard's redesigned profiles pages will be released this week and they will be beautiful.

"I'm so excited about it," Silbermann said during a SXSW conference today. "We wanted to make it more beautiful...to make your profile different in kind than the profile … Read more

Five Pinterest tips to heighten your pinning addiction

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If Tumblr and StumbleUpon had a baby, they would likely give birth to Pinterest.

The new social networking site, which lets you grab things--photos, videos, and blog posts--from around the Web and "Pin" them, is quickly claiming the social lives of Internet users.

Aside from being a fun and effective way to discover new content on the Web, Pinterest might eventually replace traditional bookmarks, as the site offers a more attractive, visual way to scrapbook stuff you find on the Net.

And men, you're welcomed, too. Although the cutesy-looking Web site is attracting mostly females, … Read more

How to view Facebook photos, Pinterest-style

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Pinterest has an attractive photo layout using panels, which makes browsing pinned links and photos a pleasure and highly addictive. Friendsheet is a new Web app that can display your photos in a similar layout.

1. To Pinterest-ize your Facebook photos, go to Friendsheet and click on the Login with Facebook button.

2. When prompted, click the blue Go To App button, then authorize the Facebook app.

3. After the app has been given permission, Friendsheet will display your photos in the new layout.

4. Clicking on photos enlarges them and allows you to Like the photo and … Read more

Flickr adds Pinterest opt-out code to copyrighted photos

Photo-sharing site Flickr has added Pinterest's new opt-out code to all Flickr pages with copyrighted or protected images, according to a VentureBeat story published Friday night.

Yahoo-owned Flickr did not immediately return an e-mail seeking confirmation on the move, but the site reportedly told VentureBeat that the code appears on all "non-public/non-safe pages, as well as when a member has disabled sharing of their Flickr content.... This means only content that is 'safe,' 'public,' and has the sharing button enabled can be pinned to Pinterest."

The virtual pinboard site, which is still in private beta, has … Read more