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I think one point you're missing is that the vast majority of people use Pinterest for reasons that are different than a social network. Even if it may have som
by swalling 8y ago
I think one point you're missing is that the vast majority of people use Pinterest for reasons that are different than a social network. Even if it may have some of the same surface-level mechanisms (like a personalized feed or share buttons), it is very much _not_ used as a tool to broadcast personal updates, read news, or cultivate relationships among people. The average user treats it much more like a visual search engine with a bookmarking system built into it than a social network.
Also, this is a minor quibble, but Pinterest does not have a Like system any longer. I know because I worked on deprecating it.
- mc32 8y agoI tend to agree with your take. When I did use it, I used it as a visual clipboard. A shoebox of diffetent ideas. But I stopped using it because i could not do a search without signing in, which felt like an undue nag.
- dfsegoat 8y agoBeing totally ignorant of the site myself, the use case you mentioned was roughly how I had it described to me by my wife and her friends a few years ago: They use it as a 'scrapbook' for fashion/craft etc. ideas. -- not necessarily even sharing them.
- xeromal 8y agoMy girlfriend uses it to store dessert recipes and workout clothes.
- wsc981 8y agoI hate you need to sign-up for the site, even to just search, but recently for some reason I just bit the bullet and now I like to use it to gather game ideas assets and inspiration (d&d related).