I was doing some social media marketing research and came across some information I thought was worth sharing. The most interesting fact that I wasn't aware of is that Pinterest is using SkimLinks. If you are unfamiliar with SkimLinks, it's a software that looks at links users post to websites, determines if there is an affiliate program to which they can be linked, and appends a code that ensures Pinterest gets credit for (and data from) the referral. I wasn't aware of this and although Pinter