Pinterest

[blessingx]

So the buzz is getting pretty buzzy. Anyone using?

[The Monkey]

I'm trying to figure out what i would use it for.

[blessingx]

I'm trying to figure out what it is. Is it a Evernote/Instapaper-like info collection service (image focus) with a social splash to add flavor?

On quick glance it may have already become the premiere location for photos of medieval merchant reenactors.

Edited February 17, 2012 by blessingx

[manaox2]

I seems like reddit, but invite-only.

[grawk]

I got my invite, but I haven't bothered to do anything with it yet

[Voltron]

Buzzy is right. I first heard about it on Thursday reading David Pogue's column, then heard people talking about it randomly, then my sister-in-law said yesterday that she is addicted to Pinterest and now this. Quite the phenomenon.

Edited February 19, 2012 by Voltron

[The Monkey]

Women seem to dig it. I just looked around the site and literally cannot understand what the fuck is going on.

[Grahame]

^ this : http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/why-pinterest-is-playing-dumb-about-making-money/253273/

They pretend that they don't care about making money off of users and we users pretend that we aren't the product.

1)We know Pinterest is driving truly massive traffic to retail sites, by some accounts more than YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google+ combined. It is, after all, a platform that's perfect for shopping!

2) We know Pinterest used SkimLinks to add affiliate links.

3) Affiliate links generate revenue....

And how to play the game

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577227542820850590.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Be selective.

Highlight only a few of your most popular or newest items so your profile doesn't look like an advertisement

Best quote elsewhere "It's like crack. for ladies"

Edited February 19, 2012 by Grahame

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[mikeymad]

ha... must join...

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