Most of us consider Facebook a way to see old friends' weddings, babies and flamewars about NOBAMA. The company's execs, however, have grander ambitions: Now they want you to shop and purchase crap right from your NewsFeed. I guess they weren't seeing enough fights over organic baby food? » 7/21/14 2:00pm 7/21/14 2:00pm

Pinterest just doesn’t have enough Christian influence, or you know, Jesus — so someone decided to create a religious splinter site, the awkwardly-named Godinterest. » 5/19/14 4:30pm 5/19/14 4:30pm

Previously valued at $3.8 billion, after raising $200 million more, Pinterest has been revalued at $5 billion. » 5/16/14 10:00am 5/16/14 10:00am

The Harvard Institute of Politics's biannual poll on public opinion is out again, and looking at the stats of 18 to 29-year-olds on social media, the results just make sense. While Facebook and Snapchat users were pretty much evenly split, Democrats dominated pretty much every form of social media, including… » 4/29/14 1:00pm 4/29/14 1:00pm

Twitter users have responded to yesterday's Pinterest hacking and everyone is in agreement—it was hilarious. » 3/28/14 12:00pm 3/28/14 12:00pm

Pinterest is the latest victim of hacking, which has resulted in people seeing less creative lifestyle inspiration and a lot more butts. » 3/27/14 11:38pm 3/27/14 11:38pm

Three makes a trend, so it's official: weddings where the groom surprises the bride are now a thing. » 3/10/14 1:30pm 3/10/14 1:30pm

Guess what ladies? We've taken over the social web. The average American spends thirty-seven minutes each day on social media, and over half of those people have vaginas. We also share more news bits than men. We're number one! » 3/06/14 10:40am 3/06/14 10:40am

Courtney Love is officially not being sued for "Twibel" (Twitter libel) any longer, which means she can devote all her energy to her true passions: starting a YouTube channel and continuing to develop her many Pinterest boards. » 1/29/14 12:20pm 1/29/14 12:20pm

Great news, Pinterest users! Your precious photographs of blueberry muffins and wedding updos won't have to live under the tyrannical oppression of still images any longer. Because it looks like Pinterest is rolling out the ability to post gifs, at least for some users. » 1/21/14 9:35am 1/21/14 9:35am

Fun party ideas for the Golden Globes include gimlets in honor of Downton Abbey and a platter of quaaludes à la Wolf of Wall Street. One thing you should definitely not do, however, is even consider touches meant to evoke 12 Years a Slave. » 1/08/14 4:20pm 1/08/14 4:20pm

It would appear that a full third of women in the U.S. are really, really into mason-jar D.I.Y. projects and inspirational quotes overlaid onto stock photos. Because according to the latest numbers, 33 percent of American women who bother using the Internet at all are now on Pinterest. » 1/02/14 12:20pm 1/02/14 12:20pm

Did you know it's possible to make the concept of promise rings even more gross? I would have thought, "No, a father giving his daughter a fake wedding ring to remind her that he — well, he and Jesus — are the most important men in her life so she better not even think about fooling around with anybody else is about… » 12/20/13 2:45pm 12/20/13 2:45pm

Pinterest, the virtual pinboard/social networking site that has a proven strong appeal to women, just received a valuation of $3.8 billion. Pinterest is now one of the most valuable privately held Internet companies, establishing that women's aspirations are worth a hell of a lot of cash. » 10/24/13 12:10pm 10/24/13 12:10pm

While I disagree ideologically with almost everything the Heritage Foundation stands for, it's refreshing to see that we both agree with the old adage that she who Pinterests drunkest, Pinterests best. Great example of Pinteresting drunk: the Heritage Foundation's 'Surprise Criminals' board. It makes no sense. It has… » 10/03/13 6:20pm 10/03/13 6:20pm

Just when you think the Taylor Swift meme has taken on all forms possible and seen its last days (in lieu of such fresh material as Miley Cyrus Twerks On Famous Paintings), you're wrong. Pinterest user Emily Pattinson has been 'shopping quotes from Hitler, Stalin and Bin Laden onto Swift pictures with deceptively… » 8/31/13 12:30pm 8/31/13 12:30pm

Looking to be known as something other than the store where you can return the crumpled, stained BCBG bridesmaid dress you wore ten years ago for a full refund, Nordstrom has launched a program where it attaches the Pinterest logo to the store's most pinned items. That's right: if it's being pinned on the addictive… » 6/27/13 9:30am 6/27/13 9:30am