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Pinterest introduces a new visual search tool
Pinterest has introduced a new visual search feature that allows its users to identify specific objects shown in the images people collect…
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Pinterest introduces a dedicated shop to open users’ wallets
Pinterest has introduced a dedicated shopping area to its mobile apps to promote the so-called “buyable pins” added to its service earlier this…
Read MoreFacebook woos retailers and shoppers alike with new features
Facebook is testing new features that will make it easier for its users to make purchases without ever having to leave the…
Read MoreCloud options mean decisions, decisions for IT buyers
Much has been written about cloud consolidation, with M&A roiling the cloudscape over the past few months: Cisco bought Metacloud, EMC bought Cloudscaling, HP snapped up…
Read MorePinterest is experimenting with MemSQL for real-time data analytics
Pinterest shed more light on how the social scrapbook and visual discovery service analyzes data in real time, it said in a…
Read MorePinterest bought Kosei because recommendations are really hard
Pinterest announced Wednesday that it has acquired Kosei, a Palo Alto, California-based startup that focuses on machine learning for product recommendations. It’s a…
Read MorePinterest explains how it’s making its search work better
It’s not just Netflix that’s taking search seriously through the use of recommendations. Pinterest is amping up its search capabilities to provide better…
Read MoreTwo charts that show why Uber’s valuation isn’t ridiculous
Uber’s latest funding brings the company into the stratosphere of private company valuations. At $40 billion, Uber is believed to be four…
Read MoreOur design event Roadmap kicks off tonight & tomorrow!
Roadmap is finally here! If you're creative, or want to be creative, in the tech industry, you should join us.…
Read MoreOur design conference Roadmap is next week!
Roadmap is just around the corner. Have you embraced design as a core element of your tech business?…
Read MoreExpedia takes a page out of Hotel Tonight’s design book with its new app
Expedia has rebuilt its technical infrastructure so it can continue to attract travelers. It showed off its new tablet and wearable apps this week.…
Read MoreYo wants to connect the internet of things, but that’s easier said than done
Yo wants to be far more than a notification hub. Like IFTTT and larger platforms its trying to become the connective tissue between the web and the real world.…
Read MoreOp3nvoice wants to be the Google of the visual and vocal web
Searching through web video sucks, with most of the data coming from tags. But Op3nvoice wants to make audio from video searchable in the same way that the text-based web is today.…
Read MoreFlipboard fires a shot across Pinterest’s bow with new curated brand catalogs
Flipboard is making it easy for users creating curated magazines on the platform to collect and share products, complete with pricing information -- features that seem aimed at the same ecommerce market Pinterest is targeting.…
Read MorePinterest drives way more traffic to Martha Stewart than Facebook
If you have any doubt that Pinterest is becoming a dominant force in e-commerce, check out these stats of how it drives traffic to some big retailers.…
Read MorePinterest raises a whopping $225M, bringing total funding to more than $0.5B
Pinterest has confirmed an AllThingsD report that it has raised a $225-million Series E round of funding led by Fidelity Investments, with…
Read MoreAs the underlying tech becomes a commodity, design emerges as the answer
There's a design-centric shift happening in the tech sector. Find out what's it all about at our experience design conference RoadMap Nov. 5th and 6th in San Francisco.…
Read MoreLess than a month away to our experience design conference RoadMap!
Come join us on November 5th and 6th in San Francisco and hear from the creative minds behind the future of experience design.…
Read MorePinterest moves into Pocket and Instapaper territory with new Article Pins
Pinterest is making it easier for users to save text-based articles to the site. The move is likely to attract more media companies to Pinterest, and may also prevent some users from switching over to services like Pocket and Instapaper.…
Read MoreNot surprisingly, ads — or, “promoted pins” — are coming to Pinterest
Pinterest announced Thursday that ads -- or "promoted pins" -- are coming to the site. CEO Ben Silbermann promised they'll be "tasteful."…
Read MoreEtsy takes a cue from Pinterest with new curation feature for brands and bloggers
Need a new way to find stuff on Etsy? On Tuesday, the company launched Pages, a feature that lets well-known brands and bloggers curate Etsy products on Pinterest-like boards. But what will motivate those brands to keep curating when they already have a presence on Pinterest?…
Read MorePinterest chases away Sprint, others from “pin” trademarks — “Pindle” out of luck
Pinterest is becoming a big brand -- and, as big brands do, it's taking legal action to drive away other companies with "pin" in their names.…
Read MoreExperience design is now as important as the underlying tech itself
At our two-day RoadMap event in November in San Francisco, we'll highlight the ideas and lessons from the leading experience designers, creative founders and innovative product developers.…
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