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How does it manage to rank so well? I'm not a user of it but whenever it appears in searches it feels like endless popups and walled content that tries to make you sign up. I would have thought Google would discourage links like this.
I think it's pretty clear that almost everyone that uses hackernews is in a bubble and this bubble does not include people that use Pinterest.
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How does it manage to rank so well? I'm not a user of it but whenever it appears in searches it feels like endless popups and walled content that tries to make you sign up. I would have thought Google would discourage links like this.
I think it's pretty clear that almost everyone that uses hackernews is in a bubble and this bubble does not include people that use Pinterest.
Anyone going to pick up stock at IPO?
I hate what Pinterest does to google image searching. Sometimes I really just want to paste an image src in an online discussion without having to drill into devtools.
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ELI5 - are there any prevailing theories as to why this is?
From my Latin American perspective, I'd say it's due to way less disposable income in emerging markets and less of a consumerism mindset. America has the benefit of decades of intense consumerist propaganda to fend off the evil reds, while the biggest emerging markets are often very vocally against "Capitalism" (even if they would all love to own iPhones)
For those who don't seem to understand what Pinterest is aside from appearing on search results in Google, it's essentially a more photo-centric version of sub-reddits. If you're not into arts, crafts, design, or curating things, you probably wouldn't really use it.
"For the year ended December 31, 2018, we generated revenue of $755.9 million, as compared to $472.9 million for the same period in 2017, representing year-over-year growth of 60%. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we generated a net loss of $63.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $(39.0) million, as compared to a net loss of $130.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $(93.0) million, respectively, in the same period in…
I only know Pinterest from annoying search results where it immediately asks you to sign up for an account, and I immediately leave - does anyone have any insights into how on earth they are spending almost a billion dollars in a year?