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Related: About this forumPinterest: A “Shocking” Example of Women Using the Internet
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Founder Ben Silbermann told HGTV that he created the site because, As a kid, I loved collecting. I collected everything from insects to stamps to books. Ive always thought that the things you collect whether its the furniture in your home or the music on your iPod says a lot about who you are. I thought it would be great to bring that entire experience online and help connect people who have common interests.
His description is decidedly gender-neutral and easy to understand: a site to collect your interests. And yet, when tech blog Gizmodo put together its write-up on the site, the lead read, Quick! Name the most perplexing social site you can think of. If you are a dude, it is probably Pinterest.
Even MSN Money framed the conversation in terms of male v. female users: Even though the site may be dominated by womens interests, think of it this way: Its essentially a guide telling men everywhere exactly what women want.
Founder Ben Silbermann told HGTV that he created the site because, As a kid, I loved collecting. I collected everything from insects to stamps to books. Ive always thought that the things you collect whether its the furniture in your home or the music on your iPod says a lot about who you are. I thought it would be great to bring that entire experience online and help connect people who have common interests.
His description is decidedly gender-neutral and easy to understand: a site to collect your interests. And yet, when tech blog Gizmodo put together its write-up on the site, the lead read, Quick! Name the most perplexing social site you can think of. If you are a dude, it is probably Pinterest.
Even MSN Money framed the conversation in terms of male v. female users: Even though the site may be dominated by womens interests, think of it this way: Its essentially a guide telling men everywhere exactly what women want.
I work in the tech industry (we have one man on our immediate team, the rest of us are women), so when I see this perpetuation that women don't "do" tech or are somehow less capable of being technologically savvy, it chaps my hide.
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Pinterest: A “Shocking” Example of Women Using the Internet (Original Post)
justiceischeap
Feb 2012
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maddezmom
(135,060 posts)1. interesting article
another instance of media bias.
as an aside, just requested an invitation for an account there. Was looking at the page and found something I've never seen before and am very interesting in for my autistic son. Check it out,
http://www.floatingbed.com/about/faq/
JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)2. I'm averse to it
As I understand you can not pick and choose who follows you . . .
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)3. Yeah, anyone I've friended on Facebook
who has a Pinterest account now shows up. And trust me, some of those people I have no desire to see what they pin.
JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)4. n/t