Over the last month or so, Pinterest is all the rage and all over FB news feeds like a rash.
If Twitter is the modern day version of Ham Radio, What is Pinterest? Is it here to stay? What role does it play in our lives that other platforms don't?
To understand anything new, it's best seen through the eyes of the familiar.
Pinterest is a free public gallery space/wall, where anyone can display, co-create and seamlessly share with their connections. Unlike Facebook "Likes, Comments, Shares" which happen in chronology and on personal pages, Pinterest allows concurrent interactions across boards of varied interests in shared spaces.
The Facebook integration has been a game changer for a platform that was dormant for most part of 2 years. It's now providing Facebook with an annexe of shared public spaces, something it didn't really have. I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook tries to acquire it soon.
For the "show me the money", Pinterest beautifully aids discovery across social graphs at the very top and drives commerce as a referrer (the first of more innovative options to come).
Is Pinterest is here to stay. Thoughts?
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If Twitter is the modern day version of Ham Radio, What is Pinterest? Is it here to stay? What role does it play in our lives that other platforms don't?
To understand anything new, it's best seen through the eyes of the familiar.
Pinterest is a free public gallery space/wall, where anyone can display, co-create and seamlessly share with their connections. Unlike Facebook "Likes, Comments, Shares" which happen in chronology and on personal pages, Pinterest allows concurrent interactions across boards of varied interests in shared spaces.
The Facebook integration has been a game changer for a platform that was dormant for most part of 2 years. It's now providing Facebook with an annexe of shared public spaces, something it didn't really have. I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook tries to acquire it soon.
For the "show me the money", Pinterest beautifully aids discovery across social graphs at the very top and drives commerce as a referrer (the first of more innovative options to come).
Is Pinterest is here to stay. Thoughts?
