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10 . Pinterest
Pinterest , the virtual pin board or idea board , has recently added a lot of social capabilities to its platform , including the option to send pins to friends and a chat option . During the Apple Keynote address in September , Apple mentioned that Pinterest will be one of the few first apps that will be available on their new Watch .
It ’ s a unique platform that offers something others don ’ t , allowing users to be curators over their personal fashion choices , inspirational content , and most importantly for retailers , products . The site has helped startups get discovered , and retailers regularly use Pinterest to draw business to their own sites . Nordstrom even used data about its top pinned items to create in-store displays .
9 . Vine
Vine is not quite as mainstream as many of these other services , but it has enormous potential if correctly leveraged . It ’ s Twitter ’ s video sharing app , which allows people to shoot and share six-second looped videos . Not quite a gif , Vine adds a simplicity to social media field , offering no editing tools and still providing a big return .
One user explained Vine as a way to create “ unexpected art .” For creative brands and brands that can demo a
product in six seconds , this would be a useful tool in their social media arsenal . Like Instagram and Twitter , Vine also utilises hashtags , allowing users interested in a specific topic to find users posting relevant content .
8 . Snapchat
Although Snapchat is one of the relative newcomers to the social media game ( it launched in 2011 ) it ’ s really taken on the mainstream and posted
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