Pinterest was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, California, by Evan Sharp. Originally named Cold Brew Labs, the company changed its name to Pinterest in 2010. Pinterest is a visual discovery platform tool for mobile phones, as well as a computer web page.
The company’s website and app is a free site that requires only registration via email, Google, or Facebook. Users can search or upload pictures and “pin” them to their online “board”. Even content found elsewhere on the web or photos the user has taken, can be uploaded and pinned. This creates a visual bulletin board and allows users to save links, or simply photos to refer to for later use. The company earns money by selling users data and interests to third parties.
In 2015, Pinterest was named by Fortune Magazine as being 8th on their Unicorn list, which ranks startups whose value is more than $1 billion. China blocked Pinterest in March of 2017. Their reasons were not disclosed.
PinterestPinterest was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, California, by Evan Sharp. Originally named Cold Brew Labs, the company changed its name to Pinterest in 2010. Pinterest is a visual discovery platform tool for mobile phones, as well as a computer web page.
The company’s website and app is a free site that requires only registration via email, Google, or Facebook. Users can search or upload pictures and “pin” them to their online “board”. Even content found elsewhere on the web or photos the user has taken, can be uploaded and pinned. This creates a visual bulletin board and allows users to save links, or simply photos to refer to for later use. The company earns money by selling users data and interests to third parties.
In 2015, Pinterest was named by Fortune Magazine as being 8th on their Unicorn list, which ranks startups whose value is more than $1 billion. China blocked Pinterest in March of 2017. Their reasons were not disclosed.