Aug 01
Aug 01
Amazon has just introduced Amazon Collections, and it appears to go up directly against Pinterest. Indeed, the look and feel of the site is eerily similar to that of the pinning service. Just like Pinterest, Collections lets you gather images of your favorite Amazon products and display them in different lists — sort of like a visual version of a wish list, if you will. Users start out with default topics like “My Style,” “Want List” and “Possibilities,” which they can modify and add on to if they wish. Also like Pinterest, users can find and follow those with similar interests, and they can “heart” or add listed items to their own Collections. With Pinterest moving in on the e-commerce space as well, it looks like the digital pinboard space just got a whole lot more competitive.
Filed under: Amazon
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Amazon Collections
Aug 01
Today Pinterest announced that it is rolling out a new feature which will notify users when prices of items they have pinned goes down. It was back in May when Pinterest allowed users to see the current price of pins from a select group of websites. Users could view the price whenever they wanted to, but they wouldn’t know if the price was dropped without notice. From now on, Pinterest will send an email to users who have a specific item pinned, as soon as there’s a price drop.
There’s no action required from the user. They don’t have to fill in a form or sign up for this feature. Pinterest will automatically keep a check on the prices of the items that users have pinned. Price drop notifications will be grouped in to a single email so as to not clutter a user’s inbox, users have the ability to adjust settings related to email notifications as well. Pinterest says that it is gradually rolling out the feature, so it might take a while before every user has access to the new feature.
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Aug 01
Pinterest has been a boon for digital scrapbookers, and today, the company is rolling out a new feature to appeal to its bargain-hunting user base. When the price drops on an item you’ve pinned, an email will be zapped to your inbox to alert you to the discount. If you’re the kind of person who uses the site to sort out your shopping needs, it might be right up your alley, but not all pinners will appreciate the influx of messages. The feature can be switched off from the account settings menu, though even when it’s on, Pinterest insists that emails will be bundled to avoid clutter. Discount alerts are set for a gradual roll-out, so if you’re not seeing the option under settings yet, sit tight.
Source: Pinterest
Jul 31
An app should never, ever, remain just where it is – being stagnant is a surefire recipe for disaster in this fast paced world. Well, in March this year, we did mention that Pinterest would be introducing a new look for all its users (where it did bring back some old features along the way), and a couple of months later, Pinterest did roll out an app update for Android as well as iOS platforms. Just last month, Pinterest now allowed users to search through their own pins for a higher degree of usefulness.
The latest iOS version of Pinterest now has the advantage of an animated shortcut which would come in handy if you want to repin, like or send pins to your mates whenever you press on an entry. Some will say that this is rather similar in function to Tumblr’s sharing tools, but it must be noted that the menu itself will boast of fancier graphics which will definitely fall in line with the social networks’ overall aesthetic. Apart from that, Pinterest has also thrown in an Edit Home Feed button that makes it easier to housekeep your pins on the iPhone, in addition to sending pins to your friends from the iPad. [Pinterest iTunes Link]
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Jul 31
Given its CEO’s stance on the importance of mobile, it’s only natural for Pinterest to keep polishing its apps. The newest iPhone version, for instance, brings with it an animated shortcut for repinning, liking and sending pins to pals when you press on an entry. Though similar in function to Tumblr’s sharing tools, the menu boasts fancier graphics that fit the social networks’ aesthetic. As a nice bonus, Pinterest’s also adding an Edit Home Feed button for speedier housekeeping on the iPhone and the ability to send pins to your friends from the iPad. Assuming you’re willing to wade through a deluge of recipes, inspirational quotes and bridal photos, you can check out the app via the links below.
Filed under: Misc
Jul 26
From the NSA to Mozilla, it seems like everyone wants to track your online activity (because you’re so interesting, of course). Pinterest is the latest to jump on that bandwagon, but the company is keen to assure users that it’s completely down with Do Not Track. In a blog post introducing its most recent update, Pinterest spelled out what its latest addition — the “Edit Home Feed” option — means for its users’ privacy. Basically, you can now tailor your feed to provide you with content related to what you’ve been pinning. Additionally, Pinterest can track your activity on other sites (so long as they feature a “Pin It” button) to suggest boards based on your interests, though users can easily opt out under their account settings. With public concern over online tracking at an all time high (Thanks, PRISM!), Pinterest evidently didn’t want to get caught on the wrong side of the divide.
Filed under: Internet
Via: The New York Times
Source: Pinterest
Jun 14
As invites are sent out for an event on the 20th of June that’ll have Facebook’s next “new product” unveiled, it seems only too good a coincidence that this morning more than one reference to RSS feeds in the social network were found. While it’s possible already to pull feeds in to Facebook with some
Jun 04
May 29
Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann: consumers will soon expect every service on every platform, mobile included
Posted in: Today's Chili
Ben Silbermann has found himself in a pretty swell spot. He’s the CEO of Pinterest — a company that was recently valued at $2.5 billion, despite not making a single cent to date. He took the stage today at D11 in Southern California, answering questions shot from Kara Swisher. One of the key points he made was on the topic of mobile. Swisher was asking about Pinterest’s mobile efforts, and Silbermann suggested that in the very near future, asking such a thing would be borderline silly. “It’d be like asking a business today if they’re a dot-com business,” he said, suggesting that every business created in 2013 should absolutely have some sort of presence on the web.
It’s perhaps due to the shocking uptake of Pinterest’s apps. Said Silbermann: “A growing number [of users] use Pinterest exclusively on their phone or tablet. When we released our mobile apps, we were taking bets on how long it’d take for those to surpass our web traffic. I figured it’d take a few weeks. It was literally the day it was released [that the traffic was passed]. I think it’s because phones and tablets are largely always around you, whereas you’re not always around a [traditional] computer.”
It’s perhaps the token example of how consumers at large are moving away from needing a full-fledged machine at their fingertips, and the redefining of what a “computer” is for the newest generations.
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