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Lesotho-born and raised, Nancy Messieh, The Next Web's Middle East Editor, is an Egyptian writer and photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Fol Lesotho-born and raised, Nancy Messieh, The Next Web's Middle East Editor, is an Egyptian writer and photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Follow her on Twitter, her site or Google+ or get in touch at [email protected]
Pinterest, despite still being an invitation only site, is continuing to grow at pretty impressive rates, with the most recent spike seen in the past 6 months.
According to statistics announced by Hitwise, the social image bookmarking site received nearly 11 million visits during the week ending December 17, which is a staggering 4,000% increase in comparison to visitor statistics 6 months earlier in June, when it only had around 275,000 visitors.
As far as US statistics are concerned, California and Texas are revealed to be the most social media aware states, with the highest number of visits to social networking sites and forums. When it comes to Pinterest on the other hand, the site, while having a strong social media element, strays from the general statistics. Pinterest receives far more interest from the North Eastern states, with Utah, Tennessee and Alabama proving to be far more Pinterest-friendly, preferring it over other social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube.
Pinterest has also just updated its iPhone app, with new features including larger images in your feed, faster search, better iOS 5 compatibility, the ability to save images to your camera roll and more.
If you’ve just joined Pinterest and are looking for a few accounts to follow, be sure to check our list of 10 profiles you want to follow.