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"Because I don't like sharing." I think you missed the point of Pinterest. This is to Pinterest what iPhoto is to Facebook. But I'll be honest, I was first i

"Because I don't like sharing." I think you missed the point of Pinterest. This is to Pinterest what iPhoto is to Facebook. But I'll be honest, I was first interested in Pinterest because I thought it would be a lovely bookmark aggregator. This does that pretty well from the look of it, but it's definitely a self-hosted image bookmarker with a Pinterest-esque interface, rather than a self-hosted curated web. Might be splitting hairs over a title, but the difference is significant.

sp332 14y ago
I think you missed the point of Pinterest. If you like the point of Pinterest, use Pinterest. If you just like the look of Pinterest, you can use Pinry.
- sbraford 14y ago
  Pinterest has recently banned pro-Ana/Mia pins. I could see something like Pinry being useful for creating communities that respect freedom of speech / information / image posting, so long as the content is not illegal.
  - DanBC 14y ago
    A search for "thinsperation" shows they're not doing a very good job of it. I know (many) people with anorexia. They are amazing at hiding stuff. (Fishing weight shot sewed into bras; heavier weight sewed into hair scrunchies. This made the weekly weigh-in easier to pass while still starving.) I'm glad Pinterest has made the gesture, but they'll never win.
Terretta 14y ago
> a lovely bookmark aggregator For certain definitions of lovely, consider http://pinboard.in/ http://pinboard.in/
- mgrouchy 14y ago
  Love pinboard. Has suited me very well for my bookmarking needs.
  - natep 14y ago
    I still use pocket because their mobile app is pretty good at extracting text and storing it locally so I don't need a network, but there are a lot of things that pocket isn't good for, like bookmarking some tutorial or library I'd like to follow/integrate later. That's where pinboard has been very excellent. I was even able to hack together a python script and migrate most of my old pocket links over, and it already has a feature to scrape my new pockets. And the best part about it being paid only is that I get some assurance that my bookmarks there will stay available.
jfernandez 14y ago
If you're looking to curate bookmarks for self/private use you could try Springpad. It does a lot more than just bookmarks (photos, notes, tasks, etc.) but it surely could be used to just organize that kind of data.

sp332 14y ago

I think you missed the point of Pinterest. If you like the point of Pinterest, use Pinterest. If you just like the look of Pinterest, you can use Pinry.

sbraford 14y ago
Pinterest has recently banned pro-Ana/Mia pins. I could see something like Pinry being useful for creating communities that respect freedom of speech / information / image posting, so long as the content is not illegal.
- DanBC 14y ago
  A search for "thinsperation" shows they're not doing a very good job of it. I know (many) people with anorexia. They are amazing at hiding stuff. (Fishing weight shot sewed into bras; heavier weight sewed into hair scrunchies. This made the weekly weigh-in easier to pass while still starving.) I'm glad Pinterest has made the gesture, but they'll never win.

Terretta 14y ago

> a lovely bookmark aggregator For certain definitions of lovely, consider http://pinboard.in/ http://pinboard.in/

mgrouchy 14y ago
Love pinboard. Has suited me very well for my bookmarking needs.
- natep 14y ago
  I still use pocket because their mobile app is pretty good at extracting text and storing it locally so I don't need a network, but there are a lot of things that pocket isn't good for, like bookmarking some tutorial or library I'd like to follow/integrate later. That's where pinboard has been very excellent. I was even able to hack together a python script and migrate most of my old pocket links over, and it already has a feature to scrape my new pockets. And the best part about it being paid only is that I get some assurance that my bookmarks there will stay available.

jfernandez 14y ago

If you're looking to curate bookmarks for self/private use you could try Springpad. It does a lot more than just bookmarks (photos, notes, tasks, etc.) but it surely could be used to just organize that kind of data.