“I use Pinyadda because it serves me news that’s of interest to me in a much quicker and easier way. I was constantly sharing news and links with friends via email, but Pinyadda provides a much better forum and experience.”

This week in no user left behind we’re happy to spotlight a newer user, Ted Gott. Ted heard about Pinyadda from his friends, and since says he’s been “addicted.” Ted works in strategy and analytics for Digitas, the cutting edge digital advertising agency, but fancies himself, and I quote, “a Pinyadda renaissance man.” Read: you’ll find Ted pinning everything from cool science articles to business strategy articles to sports briefs to viral videos. Ted also wanted to let me know that Pinyadda has made him realize that National Public Radio actually produces articles (despite their, quote, “droning radio presence”), so expect to see him posting their articles, too! Here’s why Ted has become so addicted to Pinyadda:

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“Pinyadda has become my go-to for news because everything feels so tailored to my interests and also because of the unique social aspect.”

This week in no user left behind we’re happy to spotlight Caroline Cahill. Caroline discovered Pinyadda after someone she followed on Twitter pinned an article from Pinyadda there. She followed the link, discovered Pinyadda, and jumped right on into the community. You can find Caroline pinning on everything from new Nike sportswear to the best movie posters to great article finds like where old Nickelodeon game show hosts are now. Caroline was initially drawn to Pinyadda because of the ability to follow news and blog post across all her interests in one place — not just for her work, but across her hobbies, favorite sports team, cities, and all the other activities she’s involved in. The real-time reactions, insights, and perspectives from other people in the community she has been networking with since joining, is another reason Caroline uses Pinyadda:

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“You will soon abandon all other forms of news gathering. Pinyadda makes all other methods obsolete and it’s a lot of fun to use. You WILL become hooked.“

This week in no user left behind we’re happy to spotlight Tom Nickerson. Tom is a grad student at the University of Minnesota, getting his PhD in Bioproducts and Biosystems Science, Engineering, and Management (um, holy moly!). While he is studying this, his pins tend to be an equal amount of funny articles (he is credited with introducing many Pinyadda members to the now religiously followed site, The Oatmeal!), Apple hate (kidding!), and  sports talk. Tom is the epitome of a Pinyadda community member, pinning articles to stay in touch with friends in other cities, to share inside jokes with his new wife Katie (CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE YADDA SQUAD!), as well as pinning to network with new people he discovers on Pinyadda. It’s no surprise that conversations are “hands down” his favorite aspect of  Pinyadda:

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“Pinyadda: A good place to get your creative juices flowing, a GREAT place to exchange ideas.“

This week in no user left behind we’re happy to spotlight Greener Balikov.  Greener is an environmental consultant and naturalist photographer, and you’ll quickly begin to amass a ton of knowledge on green tech, the environment, and energy just by following his pins and soaking up all his insights. Aside from his green pins, you can find him sparking conversations with all sorts of people in the community on everything from who has the most regrettable sports contract to LinkedIn’s newest valuation. So, it’s no surprise the conversations are at the core of why Pinyadda is such a big part of Greener’s daily news routine:

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