Pinterest Expanding E-Commerce Potential

Pinterest Adding More Product Recommendation Tools Social Media Today reports that Pinterest is pivoting toward e-commerce. It’s adding more updates designed to position itself as a platform for connecting people with things – as opposed to people with people – ahead of its imminent IPO. Providing more ways to shop is the focus as Pinterest encourages users to view it, not as a social media platform, but a “place for inspiration.” New showcase tools will look at user behaviour and produce “Picked for You” products from retailers like Target, Birdies Slippers, Joybird, The Tie Bar, and Parachute. Source: Pinterest As ...