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Pinterest is an app for adding things of interest to a digital pinboard (thus the name).
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But could there be another challenger - a visual network where people share images on a virtual pinboard?
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Pinterest, the first virtual pinboard, currently has over 10 million members.
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For example, someone who adds pictures of a swimsuit to their Pinterest pinboard might also see a "suggestion" for a Hawaiian resort.
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Today, the White House joins millions of pinners around the country with an official presence on Pinterest, a virtual pinboard sharing site.
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The pinboard-style photosharing social network site said it was only sending the e-mail to people who had used Zendesk and were possibly compromised.
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Canv.as, meanwhile, is a similar pinboard concept, but caters mainly to those who keep up with the latest Web memes and inside jokes.
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Currently, the online pinboard has over 10 million registered users.
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Esmee Williams, Allrecipes.com's vice president of brand marketing, said her site launched a Pinterest pinboard in 2011 and added the "Pin It" button last May.
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In November, Pinterest rolled out "business" accounts that allow companies to use their corporate name on their pinboard and to verify that they link to an official corporate website.
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With the help of his wife and her addiction to Pinterest, the online pinboard for sharing decor and design inspiration, he'd returned to carpentry on the weekends, he told the audience.
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Pinterest (free): Described as a virtual pinboard.
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