Pinterest is a visual discovery platform where you collect ideas on boards: recipes, interiors, outfits, weddings, DIY projects and more. Each "Pin" is an image or video that links to the source. Pinterest was founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp and launched in 2010.
What makes Pinterest different
Pinterest works more like a visual search engine than a social network: people use it to plan and find ideas, and many pins lead to shops and blogs. You can browse without posting yourself. Visit pinterest.com or use the app.
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Deviantart
Company: deviantArt, LLC. | Founder: Angelo Sotira, Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, John Edgar | CEO: Angelo Sotira | Since: 2000
DeviantArt is an online community for artists featuring artwork, photography and videography. The platform allows upcoming and established artists to share and promote their work. The site content is organized in different categories, including digital art, traditional art, photography, among…
Stumbleupon
Company: StumbleUpon, Inc. | Founder: Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, Eric Boyd | CEO: Mark Bartels | Since: 2001
StumbleUpon is an online platform that allows its users to discover and explore interesting and new things. Through its discovery engine, StumbleUpon searches the web for content according to the tastes and interests of its users. Besides serving individual users,…
Pixlr
Company: 123rf | Founder: Ola Sevandersson | Since: 2008
Pixlr is an online photo editor and photo sharing site. Pixlr provides tools to edit and/or enhance images. It offers free fonts and graphics users can use to edit their images. Amateurs and professionals alike can use Pixlr Express or…
Flickr
Company: Oath Inc. | Founder: Caterina Fake, Stewart Butterfield | CEO: Tim Armstrong | Since: 2004
Flickr is an online and mobile platform that allows users to embed, manage and share personal photographs. Flickr users can securely share their photographs to their network and post them to a blog. Flickr’s features have made it popular among…
Instagram
Company: Instagram, Inc. | Founder: Mike Krieger, Kevin Systrom | CEO: Kevin Systrom | Since: 2010
Instagram is a platform that allows users to edit and share photos for free. Instagram users can take pictures, apply filters and share their pictures on Facebook, and other social media. The company was launched in 2010 and was acquired…
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