And, as with Twitter, people can "follow" any or all of your boards and get updates whenever you pin something.
You can also set up collaborative pinboards, where people you approve can contribute to one of your boards.
"When the cops released them, they told them, 'Get your boards and go back to Havana,' " Valdes said.
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There are several keys to Pinterest's success, but one of them is the simplicity and pleasure of adding a photo to one of your boards.
Also worth bearing in mind is that the screwheads must be recessed if you plan to use a sander on your boards.
You drive up -- parking within yards of the lifts -- click into your boards, and five minutes later you are at the top of the mountain.
You can put any tags you want on your own boards, of course, but Pinterest also lets others tag them, making it more likely your boards will turn up in a Pinterest search.
However, like Twitter, it's open and asymmetrical – you don't have to follow back, and it's totally open; there is no option to hide your profile or any of your boards.
On the left is your activity feed, where you can see who's followed your boards, who's liked a pin, who might have repinned your pin (the same idea as Tumblr's reblogging).
So stand by your boards, people – but radio chess will still have to go some to compete with the thrills and spills of the World Championship Stare-out Finals.
