Pinterest ad sales are growing faster than Google and FB. Do you use the site regularly?

@abadesi I know what you mean, I had so many pairs of designer shoes saved on wishlists that I drooled about. I signed up for Pinterest a couple of years ago mainly as a way to keep track of "inspirations" for my hobbies. One would think that I was a grey, 86 year old lady looking at my multiple crocheting Pinterest boards. Other boards I have on Pinterest include costume-making, sewing patterns, worbla tutorials, crafting, DIY and upcycling inspirations, designated boards for different type of crochet patterns and baking recipes boards. I have to say that I quite enjoy the platform in my leisure time. It's easy to find inspiration for things you sometimes weren't even looking for and the matching algorithm does seem to be quite good. From a marketing point of view, I believe that Pinterest can be a very effective platform if you represent a specific niche of products and services but in our case, there seem to be other platforms that better suit our needs in terms of reaching the right audience.

@erhankaradeniz oh wow I never even noticed that because I signed up so long ago!

@stas_kulesh wow! Ever been curious to?

@abadesi I tried several times (years apart), same scenario each time: I opened the site and did a search, got to a page that was no different from Google Images / Duckduckgo Images results + ads, and closed the tab... I dunno, Pinterest pages have never captured my attention for long enough. I always thought the service is for 50+ yo people who have hobbies like collecting buttons, coins or stamps, or picking lace curtains for their bedrooms, or spa baths for their conservatories. P.S.: Also Calum Webb mentioned above the need to register – that was always off-putting.

@stas_kulesh 😅 your description of users is funny

@harfoush wow you're a power user for sure! Do you use it for personal life or work or both?

@abadesi Both. I curate UX/UI designs that I could get back to while improving my aesthetics, and collect cool things that I care about like Islamic architecture and good looking old cars.

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@juliegauthier2 Thanks for sharing, Julie! Always love your contributions 😊