Trends and Facts
Trends and facts found of Pinterest and its users.
Main resource for information is Repinly, Pinterest Stats.
Currently the majority of users on Pinterest are women, statistics showing 80% of users are female and 20% are male January 2012. Statistics also show change, more men are slowly being involved on Pinterest, and have grown to 28% March 2012. The most significant age group that uses Pinterest is aged 25 and 54 years of age. The demographics shows the percentage of users in these age groups: 0-17 is 5%, 18-24 is 17%, 25-34 is 30%, 35-44 is 25%, 45-54 is 16% and 55-64 is 5%, 65 or more is 2%.(Crook, 2012). The total recorded users on Pinterest in March 2012 were 11.7 million users and have grown since this time. The daily unique visits recorded for March 2012 were at 4 million. The average time an individual user spends on Pinterest per visit is 14 minutes. The average activity of a dedicated user is 2677 pins, 34 boards and 320 following. Users spend their time on Pinterest, pinning 84.4% of the time, 14.9% liking, .7% commenting. Top 3 pinned categories are home décor, art and design (Repinly, 2012). This information shows that a lot of people are currently on Pinterest and more men are beginning to use the site which is currently female dominated. People interact through showing and sharing information and repining the information rather than having direct communication. From this information the typical Pinterest user is female, age 30, regularly visiting Pinterest and repining pins on arts and crafts.
Main resource for information is Repinly, Pinterest Stats.
Currently the majority of users on Pinterest are women, statistics showing 80% of users are female and 20% are male January 2012. Statistics also show change, more men are slowly being involved on Pinterest, and have grown to 28% March 2012. The most significant age group that uses Pinterest is aged 25 and 54 years of age. The demographics shows the percentage of users in these age groups: 0-17 is 5%, 18-24 is 17%, 25-34 is 30%, 35-44 is 25%, 45-54 is 16% and 55-64 is 5%, 65 or more is 2%.(Crook, 2012). The total recorded users on Pinterest in March 2012 were 11.7 million users and have grown since this time. The daily unique visits recorded for March 2012 were at 4 million. The average time an individual user spends on Pinterest per visit is 14 minutes. The average activity of a dedicated user is 2677 pins, 34 boards and 320 following. Users spend their time on Pinterest, pinning 84.4% of the time, 14.9% liking, .7% commenting. Top 3 pinned categories are home décor, art and design (Repinly, 2012). This information shows that a lot of people are currently on Pinterest and more men are beginning to use the site which is currently female dominated. People interact through showing and sharing information and repining the information rather than having direct communication. From this information the typical Pinterest user is female, age 30, regularly visiting Pinterest and repining pins on arts and crafts.
Trends in using teachers using Pinterest for educational related reasons are based them sharing, finding and saving resources and creating student activities to do the same for directed projects. I found Aaron Morrisons article on Four Ways to use Pinterest in Education (Morrison, 2011) particularly useful to help summarise my overall findings of this topic.
Below are a few examples of teacher use: Lesson Plans- Because Pinterest is a visual resource full of pictures, videos, and website links. It is easy to search for pins with a specific theme or subject, i.e. “Abstract Art,” making it an ideal resource. The images that are pinned link to the original site, where more information can be found. Pinterest also is a great resource for organizing lesson plans for future use. Sharing ideas- Pinterest is a social networking site that emphasizes interacting through interests and ideas. This makes it a perfect platform for sharing ideas with those who have a similar profession or interest. Pinterest can be a great way to collaborate with teachers, parents, and students. Organization- One of Pinterest’s most attractive qualities is its aid in organization. Instead of crowding your desktop with countless folders, you can pin your sources to classified boards that will display on your profile. These pins will allow you to remember the source so that you can go back to it when needed. Student Use- Pinterest can be a creative tool for students to use to organize resources for presentations, projects or essays for example. If students are engaging in a group project, they can create a board for collaboration with their group members. This means that the students who are invited to collaborate on their board are allowed to pin to it—an excellent way to keep ideas/visuals for the project in one spot. |