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Presenting The Scientifically Perfect Pinterest Picture

Cool cucumber, weathered wood, crocheted doily — apparently these are the makings of the perfect Pinterest picture. That’s according to a year’s worth of research provided to Wired by data-crunching startup Curalate.

31 May 2013

Online

Pinterest Embraces Its Porn Problem Artistically

A little over a year ago, everybody started freaking out about Pinterest’s new porn problem. “Officially, there is no porn on Pinterest,” Business Insider’s Jim Edwards declared at the time. “But there is porn on Pinterest, and it appears to be a growing problem.” Oh noes! There’s porn on the internet?!

7 April 2013

Geek Out

The Old World Translations For Modern Day Social Networks

You know all the social networks we use? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, hell even LinkedIn and everything else? They’re all just replacing old stuff we used to do by ourselves at our desks.

19 February 2013

Geek Out

‘Twitter’ Has Changed A Lot Since The 1700s

Nowadays, we use words like “twitter” all the time to talk about our everyday social media habits. In the 1800s, they said “twitter” too, but it meant something a little different. So did “pin”. The times, they have a-changed.

4 January 2013

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These Websites Violate Your Privacy

The Wall Street Journal has analysed the top 50 sites in the United States plus 20 other top sites in sensitive categories like dating or health. They found that 25 of these sites — including OKCupid, Pinterest, YouTube, Yahoo — send personal data to other sites in the open, with no security encoding, using your own browser session.

9 October 2012

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Facebook’s New Pinterest-Like Feature Is Here To Take Your Dollars

Facebook is testing its own version of Pinterest. It’s called “Facebook Collections”. It adds clickable buttons to posts about products from retailers, which then adds it to a personalised page that reminds you to buy it later.

21 September 2012

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Pinterest Won’t Allow Pins From Sex.com

Pinterest is known for hosting essentially what amounts to a virtual, scrolling, wedding wish book. But it’s also home to some rather sexy, somewhat stylised “tasteful” nude images. It’s equal opportunity as far as pins go. Except when it’s not.

16 August 2012

Software

Pinterest: Pin To Your Heart’s Content On Your iPad

You love to pin. Clothes! Hairstyles! Your next holiday destination! Now you can slap all the ideas, recipes, and other pin-worthy items you want up on your virtual bulletin board from your iPad.

15 August 2012

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Pinterest Mobile App Comes To IOS, Android

Pinners, rejoice! Now that you’ve all joined the newly public Pinterest, you can begin pinning on the go. Pinterest has just announced mobile apps for Android devices as well as the iPad. [Reuters via CultofAndroid]

10 August 2012

Online

Now Everyone Is Free To Join Pinterest, No Invite Needed

If you aren’t already planning out your hypothetical fantasy wedding on digital vision board Pinterest, you may now start doing so: the once invite-only platform is now free for everyone and anyone to join.

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