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It's amazing that since HN's main interaction with Pinterest seems to be Google Images (from all the complaining comments that always show under any mention of

It's amazing that since HN's main interaction with Pinterest seems to be Google Images (from all the complaining comments that always show under any mention of Pinterest), commenters here assume they don't actually have a product people love (aka the source of success)

Nextgrid 8y ago
The fact that HN's (or most people's, really) main interaction with Pinterest is Google Images spam should be concerning. They are basically pissing off a huge chunk of people (anyone who searches for images on Google) for their own benefit. This shouldn't be considered acceptable. I am not sure why anyone is defending that nasty company. You usually wouldn't defend someone in the physical world who does something similar (simple example: littering), why should it be considered OK just because it's on the Internet?
- azinman2 8y ago
  Because not all products need to cater to the HN demographic to be successful.
  - Nextgrid 8y ago
    Is "searching for images on a search engine" specific to the HN demographic? Your reply makes it look like search result spam is only a nuisance to HN people and everyone else is enjoying it.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    This is not a problem specific to HN demographic, but to anyone using image search. They've successfully managed to destroy its utility.
    - whateveracct 8y ago
      I use Google Image search fine :) utility still kicking! seriously I'm googling common items surrounding me and not getting ruined by Pinterest results. I even searched "wedding ring" (a common Pinterest topic) and got like 2 Pinterest results among my many non-Pinterest results.
      - Something1234 8y ago
        But how many of them are not garbage results from garbage sites? Sites like keyword-suggestions and such? I can't think of anymore off the top of my head, but they exist and they suck.
- delecti 8y ago
  Pinterest's results in Google Image search isn't remotely analogous to littering. It's more like a hoarder who allows tour guides to show off their home. If you mind pinterest in your google image results, add "-pinterest".
  - aeternus 8y ago
    Pinterest is more like a hoarder that buys multiple properties along your city's main street so that tour guides have no choice but to drive by. And adding -pinterest is like requiring everyone to pull down their window shade each time they drive down that street.
jeromegv 8y ago
Well it can be both. I use Pinterest once in a while and enjoy the product. But I also highly dislike the spam in Google Images. One doesn't prevent the other.
rchaud 8y ago
I’m not assuming anything about Pinterest; I’ve had an account there since 2013., although today it lies unused like my Tumblr account. What exactly is Pinterest’s “product”? Shareable mood boards? They have been around for the majority of this decade and still do not have a consistent way of identifying products in pictures and giving the user the option to buy it directly from Pinterest. As it stands, it’s still a glorified vision board, but with the industrial-scale detritus of low-resolution thumbnails across all image search engines.

Nextgrid 8y ago

The fact that HN's (or most people's, really) main interaction with Pinterest is Google Images spam should be concerning. They are basically pissing off a huge chunk of people (anyone who searches for images on Google) for their own benefit. This shouldn't be considered acceptable. I am not sure why anyone is defending that nasty company. You usually wouldn't defend someone in the physical world who does something similar (simple example: littering), why should it be considered OK just because it's on the Internet?

azinman2 8y ago
Because not all products need to cater to the HN demographic to be successful.
- Nextgrid 8y ago
  Is "searching for images on a search engine" specific to the HN demographic? Your reply makes it look like search result spam is only a nuisance to HN people and everyone else is enjoying it.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  This is not a problem specific to HN demographic, but to anyone using image search. They've successfully managed to destroy its utility.
  - whateveracct 8y ago
    I use Google Image search fine :) utility still kicking! seriously I'm googling common items surrounding me and not getting ruined by Pinterest results. I even searched "wedding ring" (a common Pinterest topic) and got like 2 Pinterest results among my many non-Pinterest results.
    - Something1234 8y ago
      But how many of them are not garbage results from garbage sites? Sites like keyword-suggestions and such? I can't think of anymore off the top of my head, but they exist and they suck.
delecti 8y ago
Pinterest's results in Google Image search isn't remotely analogous to littering. It's more like a hoarder who allows tour guides to show off their home. If you mind pinterest in your google image results, add "-pinterest".
- aeternus 8y ago
  Pinterest is more like a hoarder that buys multiple properties along your city's main street so that tour guides have no choice but to drive by. And adding -pinterest is like requiring everyone to pull down their window shade each time they drive down that street.

jeromegv 8y ago

Well it can be both. I use Pinterest once in a while and enjoy the product. But I also highly dislike the spam in Google Images. One doesn't prevent the other.

rchaud 8y ago

I’m not assuming anything about Pinterest; I’ve had an account there since 2013., although today it lies unused like my Tumblr account. What exactly is Pinterest’s “product”? Shareable mood boards? They have been around for the majority of this decade and still do not have a consistent way of identifying products in pictures and giving the user the option to buy it directly from Pinterest. As it stands, it’s still a glorified vision board, but with the industrial-scale detritus of low-resolution thumbnails across all image search engines.