Pinterest Launches “Place Pins” To Ease Travel Planning & Mapping For Pinners.

Pinterest launched a new type of pin called “Place Pins” on 20th Nov, 2013 during an event at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, and invited more than 150 users to attend. Place Pins will enable users to map the locations of all the items shared on their pinboards. The new pins and maps will be available to mobile users on iOS and Android.

For example, if a person (user) pins a photo of a Pizza from Dominos in neighborhood, he can also add the location to a map on board. With the help of these location maps users can create pinboards while planning for a trip and can highlight the spots where they want to visit.

How to add Pinterest Map:
• Users just need to click "add a map" on a new board or in the settings of an existing board to start adding Place Pins. Place pins can be added through Google Search Bar.

• There are also some pins from early Pinterest partners, such as Airbnb and OpenTable, which already have the location included.

 Pinterest Pinboards Can Also Be Shared:
Pinterest also announced a new send feature that lets users share their pinboards directly with others on the platform. Users now will also be able to share pinboards easily with friends.

For example, a Pinterest user wants to help his friend visitng to Mumbai from London for first time. User would create a board of amazing and cool places to visit in Mumbai and then would share with the friend directly on any other platform which would act as a personal travel guide for the person coming to Mumbai from London for the first time.