Pinterest is an image- and idea-sharing service launched in 2010 by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp, organized around user-curated boards of "pins" for topics such as home decor, fashion, recipes and event planning. It became a widely used visual-discovery and online-shopping-inspiration platform, went public in 2019, and occupies a distinct niche among major social platforms as a tool for planning and inspiration rather than real-time status updates.
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WikipediaLead section, paragraph 2, founding sentence
Pinterest, Inc. was founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp, and is headquartered in San Francisco.
History section, paragraph 2, beta-launch clause
the site launched the prototype as a closed beta in March 2010
Introduction, GICS sector classification
Pinterest is an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of digital pinboards.
Introduction, offering kind classification
Pinterest is an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of digital pinboards.
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