Understanding Pinterest Terminology

You will be talking the Pinterest talk in no time once you learn a few terms and what they mean to Pinterest users. To understand Pinterest terminology, it is helpful to remember that the website is modeled on the idea of a bulletin board, or pinboard, on which people pin up images that they find useful, beautiful, or simply interesting. A few other terms are borrowed from other social media. They may sound odd at first, but they become second nature after just a little practice.

Pins, Pinning, and Pinners

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A pin is an image that you select from your computer or a website, and pinning is the act of assigning ...

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