Pinterest is a social networking site where you may gather and share photographs of anything that piques your interest. Browse the collections of other Pinterest users to visually discover new interests. Here's how to get started with this one-of-a-kind social sharing tool.

Consider Pinterest to be a virtual pinboard or bulletin board with organizing and bookmarking features.

If you're interested in a particular topic, such as cooking or decorating, look for photographs you like on Pinterest or the web and add them to your Pinterest bulletin board. Make many bulletin boards to organize your interests. Make a wedding board, a cooking board, and a decoration board, for example.

To make a recipe Pinterest board, for example, search Pinterest for photos of tasty foods you want to attempt, then click the image to get the recipe and directions. Save or save that recipe to your recipe board so you can find it later.

Pinterest is a social network as well. Similar to Facebook or Instagram, users communicate by following one other and like and commenting on photographs. Save other people's photographs to your boards and send private messages to others who share your interests.