Twitter's primary use is to broadcast information to other people, or to read snippets from people you find interesting (particularly celebrities). Pinterest's

Twitter's primary use is to broadcast information to other people, or to read snippets from people you find interesting (particularly celebrities). Pinterest's primary use is to collect images for your own personal benefit. I use Pinterest and have boards for recipes, pictures of places I'd like to visit, fashion choices I'm interested in trying, etc. Most of my pins come straight from the web, and while it's nice if others repin/like/follow me, I don't really care. I have no interest in Twitter, but I might use QuoteRed.