Interest in sharing site Pinterest grows

Colleen Kelleher, wtop.com

“Pinterest.. addictive.. the end.” That’s how Stacie Montgomery describes the social media site on her Facebook page as she encourages others to try it.

In telling friends about it, she says it’s “more like a giant bulletin board, billboard…just great ideas out there from all over.”

Others seem to agree with her. Pinterest has garnered more than 10 million unique visitors faster than any other independent website, according to The Week.

For those who have never heard of Pinterest, it’s a site where you find a photo and add it to a virtual board and share it with friends. Here’s how it works.

Montgomery is among the people who have “pinned” thousands of photos to her boards. Photos attached to mixed drinks. Photos of her dogs. Photos of home d

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