Pinterest Comparisons

Commenters heavily compare a new visual search or discovery feature (likely Google's) to Pinterest, questioning differences, its value, user base, and annoying presence in search results.

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e.g allthingsd.com IPO GETTING huffingtonpost.com BEFORE UI BTW pinterest.com ENGAGED pinterest search google pin boards results visual bookmarklet search engine browse

Sample Comments

orangepanda Oct 19, 2022 View on HN

Not seeing pinterest is worth more

pg1702 Oct 22, 2012 View on HN

Doesn't pinterest already have this?

dghughes Aug 29, 2023 View on HN

What is the point of Pinterest other than annoying people in search results?

minimaxir Jun 30, 2016 View on HN

How is this different from Pinterest?

smt88 Sep 11, 2018 View on HN

Does Pinterest really have users anymore, or is it just search engine spam?

isthisreality Mar 14, 2022 View on HN

What's annoying about Pinterest?

tempodox Feb 21, 2014 View on HN

Seems to be like Pinterest, without the pin. I don't get it, either.

idleloops May 31, 2012 View on HN

What's the difference between this and Pinterest?

anderson42 May 23, 2017 View on HN

Who uses pinterest anyways ? Genuine question

whimsicalism Feb 3, 2024 View on HN

pinterest can be better if you are actually there to use it (ie not directed from search traffic)