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Related question: what is Pinterest for, exactly? As in, why does it exist? I created an account there long ago when the site was new and tried to figure out wh
by wastholm 6y ago
Related question: what is Pinterest for, exactly? As in, why does it exist? I created an account there long ago when the site was new and tried to figure out what problem it was supposed to solve but failed. I remember trying for a short while to use it to collect news clippings on different subjects but that was really frustrating so that can't be it. Wikipedia says it's for "image sharing [...] in the form of pinboards", that it's "a catalogue for ideas" and that it "inspires users to 'go out and do that thing'". What does that even mean?
- DanBC 6y agoIt's visual bookmarking, but your bookmarks are public so other people can see them and save them to their own bookmarks. You can set up a board for a topic. "Tattoos I want", "ceramic mugs", "wedding locations", "cutlery" or whatever. Then you install the Pinterest browser button. Then, when you search the web for these things and you find them you save an image to your board. Or you can search Pinterest itself for these things and save the links to your boards. Later, when you go to your board you have all these images in one place so you can easily compare them. Of course some people find this cumbersome and limiting and prefer to usebrowser tabs and bookmarks and folders, and that's fine if it works for them.
- dobladov 6y agohttp://are.na/ http://are.na/ could be an alternative