Pinterest Updates Lens To Recommend Outfit Ideas
Have you seen Clueless? It’s a 1995 teen comedy movie starring Alicia Silverstone. There was a scene in it that Alicia picked out an outfit of the day from her collection through a nifty software. Although it’s a useful software for fashionistas, it’s proven to be difficult to copy in the real world. However, Pinterest stated that it’s getting closer to it. The app launches an update to its Lens, which is a visual search program....
Pinterest adds autoplay video ads to Home Feed
Pinterest is taking its drive to earn more revenue from ads this year by adding autoplay video ads to Home Feed. You know what that means; more revenue for the company, and more opportunities to “catch up” with a few other social media companies that have adopted similar feature or method of revenue generation to their services. The autoplay video ads will run in few places like the user search results, and the home feeds, Recode...
Pinterest has a new way to discover food ideas
Also find out what Pinterest and Lens can bring at your kitchen table If you are a foodie then probably Pinterest is among your favorite websites and apps. Even the team of Pinterest knows it. Food related pins is one of the top categories with over 15 billion ideas. So, Pinterest decided to make things easier for users who are searching for food ideas and recipes. According to a blog post on Pinterest you can now discover what’s on...
Pinterest Lens Beta Now Scans Multiple Objects, Adds QR Codes and iOS App Shortcuts
Pinterest Lens beta–through QR codes and new app shortcuts–is helping the social network expand from being a visual catalog of ideas to earn more revenues. Then again, even Pinterest CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann said that the company is not a social network. While other social networks are busy copying services and expanding their offers, Pinterest continues to build a discovery platform, earning revenue from...
Pinterest Will Say Goodbye To Its Like Button Soon
Pinterest announced that it’s going to kill its Like button. It may cause a slight change in the process for its users. It’s especially true for users who want to track “Likes” as a performance metrics. But why Pinterest is going to eliminate it? As explained by the company: “There are lots of reasons why people like Pins on Pinterest. But because we have both a Save button and a Like button, it hasn’t always been clear how they’re...