Why is Pinterest so popular?

There is certainly a lot of discussion going around about the new social media phenom called Pinterest. Some don’t get why or how it could be so popular. While others are just writing it off.

To me, their approach is genius. Just think back a few years when Facebook hit the scene. Everyone loved the pictures. And even today people spend hours a day looking at pictures posted by their friends AND frenemies. We’ve all seen the movie – Facebook started as a photo comparison site. (more…)