Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment

treehugger.com 02 May '12, 4pm

Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment

Pinterest, the online picture pinboard for organizing and sharing all of your favorite things on the web, is currently the fastest growing social media platform out there. It went from launch to 17 million unique visitors in an amazing nine months -- almost half the time it took Facebook to do the same thing. That rapid growth meant a huge increase in the amount of pictures and videos being "pinned" by users and that data had to be hosted somewhere. Pinterest recently revealed that all of their data storage growth has been done exclusively in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Speaking at the New York AWS Summit, Ryan Park, operations and infrastructure leader of Pinterest said, "Imagine if we were running our own data center, and we had to go through a process of capacity planning, and ordering hardware, and racking that hardware, and so on. It just would not have been ...

Full article: http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/pinterest-clou...

Tweets

@Centuric » 25 May '12, 4pm
Pinterest had an incredible growth- going from start to 17 Million unique visitors in just 9 months. They... [link]
@TAG_Health » 08 May '12, 7pm
RT @aventissystems: Pinterest growing via the cloud, but “there are still servers out there hosting its data.” [link]
@AventisSystems » 08 May '12, 7pm
#Pinterest growing via the #cloud, but as 1 article points out, “there are still #servers out there hosting its #data.” [link]
@thakursahib » 07 May '12, 11pm
New blog posting, Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, <b>Cloud Computing</b> and the Environment <b>...</b> - [link]
@2morrowknight » 07 May '12, 10pm
How is #Pinterest's rapid growth tied to cloud computing, & what does that means for the environment? [link]
@McKell_A » 07 May '12, 5pm
What about your CO2 footprint behind being on the web? All the work needed to have your stuff online [link] #IEgreen
@riba_devon » 04 May '12, 10pm
RT @JB_RIBA: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@Weblieke » 04 May '12, 6pm
RT @EcolifeVzw: Over de energiewinst (of niet) van Cloud Computing [link] via @TreeHugger #fb
@EcolifeVzw » 04 May '12, 1pm
Over de energiewinst (of niet) van Cloud Computing [link] via @TreeHugger #fb
@greenpeaceHU » 04 May '12, 8am
"Greenpeace may have questionable tactics,but its goal to push IT companies toward using more renewable energy is" good [link]
@cwebbdesign » 04 May '12, 1am
Interesting. How did #Pinterest scale so fast & what are the implications? | [link] RT @2morrowknight #eco #tech
@sumnerwild » 03 May '12, 4pm
RT @JimHarris: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment : TreeHugger [link]
@BurgieMedia » 03 May '12, 2pm
[link] ; Intersting article about the impact of Cloud computing on the environment.
@OkOneSAS » 03 May '12, 2pm
RT @SAPNorthAmerica: What do Pinterest, #cloudcomputing and the environment have in common? [link]
@SAPNorthAmerica » 03 May '12, 2pm
What do Pinterest, #cloudcomputing and the environment have in common? [link]
@kimdianaconnoll » 03 May '12, 1pm
#Environmental Implications of computing in the #cloud - still unclear, but reason to be wary? [link]
@FutureStandard » 02 May '12, 8pm
An interesting thing to ponder- Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@FissionFoto » 02 May '12, 8pm
Pinterest, the online picture pinboard for organizing and sharing all of your favorite things on the web, is... [link]
@estradaworks » 02 May '12, 8pm
How is rapid growth of #Pinterest tied to cloud computing & what does that mean for the environment? [link] @2morrowknight
@2morrowknight » 02 May '12, 8pm
How is rapid growth of #Pinterest tied to cloud computing & what does that mean for the environment? [link] #eco #tech
@christackett » 02 May '12, 8pm
How is rapid growth of @Pinterest tied to cloud computing & what does that mean for the environment? @mtreacy explains: [link]
@CatePowers » 02 May '12, 6pm
RT @JaymiHeimbuch: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment via @mtreacy [link]
@JaymiHeimbuch » 02 May '12, 6pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment via @mtreacy [link]
@carbonmarket » 02 May '12, 6pm
RT @KQEDscience Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@EDL_Host » 02 May '12, 5pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment ...: Pinterest is quickly growing and using cl... [link]
@GroenWerkt » 02 May '12, 4pm
#trhug Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment #mlfeeds: Pinterest is quickly growin... [link]
@mosescloud » 02 May '12, 4pm
RT @CloudBlogs: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment ...: Pinterest is quickly g... [link] #cloud #blogs #TCN
@stiforprotator » 02 May '12, 4pm
|[link]| Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinte... [link] #teamfollowback
@HairyTheHobbit » 02 May '12, 4pm
TREEHUGGER: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinterest is quickly growing an... [link]
@CloudBlogs » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment ...: Pinterest is quickly g... [link] #cloud #blogs #TCN
@econewsbits » 02 May '12, 4pm
New post: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@butlerbin » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@rustyriders » 02 May '12, 4pm
Green News: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@element_ryan » 02 May '12, 4pm
#ElementArchitecture Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@one24_freedom » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinterest is quickly growi... [link] #reallycoolstuff
@econewsbits » 02 May '12, 5pm
New post: Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@TreeHugrSciTech » 02 May '12, 5pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinterest is quickly growing and using clou... [link]
@keepingitraw » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@Fetrajano » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinterest is quickly growing and using clou... [link]
@louiebaur » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@LennonReturns » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@SiennaSigil » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@LennJohnston » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@TorontoEco » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@sustainablesid » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@ecoelectrons » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@ourbluemarble » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@NTPlanet » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@MrEcolonomic » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment [link]
@EcoEfficient » 02 May '12, 4pm
Pinning the Cloud: Pinterest, Cloud Computing and the Environment: Pinterest is quickly growing and using clou... [link]