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Pinterest is in the middle of my Venn diagram between "signup wall i see most often after googling something random", "To this day I have no clue idea how it wo

Pinterest is in the middle of my Venn diagram between "signup wall i see most often after googling something random", "To this day I have no clue idea how it works" and "I don't know a single person who uses this"

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adhesive_wombat 5y ago
If you get married, you'll find yourself solidly in that intersection, don't you worry.
- arthurcolle 5y ago
  *engaged ;)
unfocussed_mike 5y ago
I find it completely maddening, and it poisons search results. But on the other hand, in specific markets (like fashion, artistic photography etc.), Pinterest is unavoidable. People use it for planning all sorts of creative endeavours. I loathe it, but I might consider using this for my mood boards.
imachine1980_ 5y ago
I like it, isnt tech savy at all works well, I search walpapers for my smartphones,ideas for posters and desing for websites, isn't for thech savy people, and the results feels more curated than Google images
nstart 5y ago
Pinterest is one of the most recommended tools when it comes to building collections for most things art related. I’ve taken a few courses on concept art/concept development and Pinterest has been in 90% of it. It’s used to collect references and build mood boards. So, while self hosted Pinterest is a nice idea, it does miss the powerful part of Pinterest which is its search and community. When I want to find roman armour or steampunk vibe architecture, I don’t even have to leave Pinterest most of the time because the collections I need to find are right there.
- jrgd 5y ago
  I totally agree; search and community works on the discovery engine; it’s probably the most under rated feature but the one i use most nowadays and most certainly the feature that onboards most and create repeated-use. I only sometimes pin stuff on boards from the “outside” for very specific things, more like visual bookmarking.
  - SamBam 5y ago
    Honestly, Pinterest could be a great thing. It's only the scummy SEO, sign-up wall, and hiding the origin of images that people dislike.
magicalhippo 5y ago
My SO uses it to find ideas for home decoration. She can quickly find lots of related photos and pin them so she can come back and see if she still likes them, or show them to me. Not something I use though.
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adhesive_wombat 5y ago

If you get married, you'll find yourself solidly in that intersection, don't you worry.

arthurcolle 5y ago
*engaged ;)

unfocussed_mike 5y ago

I find it completely maddening, and it poisons search results. But on the other hand, in specific markets (like fashion, artistic photography etc.), Pinterest is unavoidable. People use it for planning all sorts of creative endeavours. I loathe it, but I might consider using this for my mood boards.

imachine1980_ 5y ago

I like it, isnt tech savy at all works well, I search walpapers for my smartphones,ideas for posters and desing for websites, isn't for thech savy people, and the results feels more curated than Google images

nstart 5y ago

Pinterest is one of the most recommended tools when it comes to building collections for most things art related. I’ve taken a few courses on concept art/concept development and Pinterest has been in 90% of it. It’s used to collect references and build mood boards. So, while self hosted Pinterest is a nice idea, it does miss the powerful part of Pinterest which is its search and community. When I want to find roman armour or steampunk vibe architecture, I don’t even have to leave Pinterest most of the time because the collections I need to find are right there.

jrgd 5y ago
I totally agree; search and community works on the discovery engine; it’s probably the most under rated feature but the one i use most nowadays and most certainly the feature that onboards most and create repeated-use. I only sometimes pin stuff on boards from the “outside” for very specific things, more like visual bookmarking.
- SamBam 5y ago
  Honestly, Pinterest could be a great thing. It's only the scummy SEO, sign-up wall, and hiding the origin of images that people dislike.

magicalhippo 5y ago

My SO uses it to find ideas for home decoration. She can quickly find lots of related photos and pin them so she can come back and see if she still likes them, or show them to me. Not something I use though.

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