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What is the legitimate use case for Pinterest by the way? I was always regarding it as one of those websites spamming Google searches.

• code_duck 6y ago
  For people to create visual collections of items from anywhere on the internet. They could be used for shopping, inspiration, bookmarks, or many other purposes. I developed a similar site before Pinterest launched. Etsy used to have a feature called the Treasury, where members made collections of items, typically based on a theme like color, purpose, theme or aesthetic. Around the same time (2008-2009) there were sites like Wists, Wishlist or the Amazon wishlist bookmarklet. I had an etsy-related startup at the time. We decided we wanted to make a collection site that was like the Treasury but drew from anywhere on the internet. I created a bookmarklet similar to Amazon's that would pop up, let you select a photo and a title and add any URL to one of your lists on our site. We had it 80% functional and styled, but became distracted by our primary project and unfortunately never launched it.
  • oytis 6y ago
    Now I think I understand. So it might be convenient for visually (as opposed to textually) oriented people. For me it's just pictures, pictures everywhere, but I can imagine other people's brains might work differently.
    • KineticLensman 6y ago
      One use case is photographers / models /studios creating mood boards for a photoshoot. E.g. A studio owner might for example post a bunch of images that illustrate the type of 'look' that they are offering to photographers in terms of the lighting, outfits, make-up artist capability, etc.
    • code_duck 6y ago
      Yes, this style of list making is most useful for visually oriented fields and people. The focus on having a little bit of text and links on the images makes the concept more than an image gallery. Shopping, art, food are all broad areas in which people share and publish appealing photographs, and they're also ripe for socialization.
• tobyhinloopen 6y ago
  It’s actually a neat idea. It’s a visual bookmarking tool. You bookmark various sites and they are shown as images from those sites. It’s like creating a collection of ideas. I assume that’s why it appears on search often: you’re basically finding the collections relevant to your search, and created by users. However, like Medium, the spammy/forced login ruins it for passionate “leave me alone and let me consume your content for tree” users.
  • vijaybritto 6y ago
    So lets say I'm interested in a specific cuisine, I would be benefitted from someone else curating it already? Is that correct?
• sib 6y ago
  Imagine that you and your partner are remodeling a bathroom. It's a simple way for you both - plus your designer - to collaboratively collect and view images of sinks, cabinets, fixtures, tubs, tile, etc.
  • oytis 6y ago
    Would be cool to have somethiing like that for electronic components. Just with short excerpts from datasheets instead of pictures.