Social networking start-up Pinterest has rolled out versions of its service for
Android-based smartphones and for the iPad, its latest move to boost its appeal
to a broader audience.
An online scrapbook where
users can "pin" images and share them with others, Pinterest has
grown to about 23 million users in July from about one million a year ago,
according to online analytics firm comScore.
In its first official press
briefing, Chief Executive Ben Silbermann said on Tuesday the Android app was
among the most requested items by users.
The privately held company,
which does not currently have any revenue-generating business, raised $100
million in funding at a reported $1.5 billion valuation in May.
Pinterest's move comes as
some social networking high-flyers are feeling the sting of investor
disenchantment. Facebook Inc, the world's No.1 social networking company, is
trading well below its $38 a share IPO price on worries about slowing revenue
growth and long-term money-making capabilities.
Last week Pinterest opened
its online service to the general public, ending a multi-year period in which
users who signed up had to wait to be admitted by the company.
Copyright Thomson Reuters
2012
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