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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Pinterest's viral success still has befuddled VCs and entrepreneurs scratching their heads. What is Pinterest? <em>Why do people like it?</em> Even Slate's <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/12/pinterest_the_visual_pinboard_for_people_who_like_cupcakes_and_jake_gyllenhaal_.html">Farhad Manjoo</a> took up the question with almost existential seriousness. We decided to user test Pinterest for the benefit of anyone who is still confused about why it's so sticky. What follows is a stream of consciousness narrative of The Pinterest Experience.<!--more--></p>
<p><strong>adrianne:</strong> damn<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> there is already an adrianne<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> okay it wants me to click a few things<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> but like<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it's pictures<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>instead of just names of categories<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> so it just auto-followed people for me based on that<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>hm<br />
<strong></strong><strong>adrianne:</strong> i think i'm just gonna start out with one board<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> man if you are the kind of person who has to watch a minute long video to figure out how to install a bookmarklet<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it must take so long to browse the internet<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>start pinning!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> i see an abandoned mine<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> very cool<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cows who like jazz<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> less cool<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i see a cool tattoo<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> now heading into wormhole of tattoo pinboards<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> this is just tumblr<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> there are videos on here<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>like the caption on this one<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/">http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/"></a><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24217" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest foot" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-foot.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> FOOT<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> that have nothing to do with objects<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> or commerce<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184730969/">http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184730969/</a></p>
<p><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;" width="640" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nTQD7imxd8o?version=3&amp;feature=player_embedded" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><strong>adrianne:</strong> omg it gave me a portland thing right up top<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> am i being paranoid or is that a deep dive into facebook on the part of pinterest recommendation engine<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> it gave me this sexy sexy young steve jobs<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/">http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/</a><br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>tumblr and pinterest are like RSS for images<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> OMG<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/234257618087124634/">http://pinterest.com/pin/234257618087124634/</a><br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24228" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest finger monkey" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-finger-monkey.jpg" alt="" width="543" height="640" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> yes, it's just image cocaine<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> this reminds me of last night, when i was browsing etsy and thisiswhyimbroke.com trolling for xmas presents<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it's great but you really have to keep it to an hour<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> or it starts to get depressing<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> some of these are my friends' posts<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>all my friends are here!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> haha<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> friends frm portland!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> who is here?<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> crafty<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>kids<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> friends from twitter!<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i just saw that finger monkey again<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> gotta fix that, pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i can't have a timeline of all finger monkeys<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i could almost do without the comments<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>okay there's my old editor from the newport news daily press<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> this is middle america-y<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>sure is<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>here is the pinterest team<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> with the Governor of Iowa<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578109218/<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24252" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest team" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-team.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="397" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> yours is way techie-er than mine<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> mine is all beautiful and cute things<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> white dresses<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> cashmere booties <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/">http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/"></a><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24253" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="cashmere booties" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/cashmere-booties.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> the Gov. of Iowa<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> is super high tech<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>he is a cyborg<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> ZIPPER VASE<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769354/">http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769354/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24254" title="zipper vase" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/zipper-vase.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="500" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> mine is pretty dark and manly and android<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> take that Farhad Manjoo<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578099914/">http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578099914/</a><br />
<strong> </strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24256" title="black tape art" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/black-tape-art.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="311" /></p>
<p><strong>adrianne: </strong>like the verizon droid commercials?<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> that does remind me of the verizon droid commercials<br />
<strong><strong>adrianne:</strong> </strong>lame <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/43699058853990342/">http://pinterest.com/pin/43699058853990342/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24257" title="plaid" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/plaid.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p><strong><br />
ben.popper:</strong> this seems to be for people who are very easily stimulated<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> oooh this<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> pretty<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> want that<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184714352/">http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184714352/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24259" title="nerf guns" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/nerf-guns.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="480" /></p>
<p><strong>adrianne:</strong> high school friends<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> high school friends are using pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> posting about tequila sorbet shot recipes<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> is this infinite scroll?<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> the objects never stop<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> nerf doubleshot!<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>mm mushroom soup<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> sweet<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> just clicked on a cute shirt and it took me to the product page at the gap<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> oh no but it's the wrong page!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> yeah a lot of the pins<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> are straight hyperlinks<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> that was almost perfect<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> they all seem to have a lot of comments<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> okay i just saw finger monkey #3<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> and a repeat of salt caramel<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> c'mon pinterest<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> one for each finger<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>no it's the same pic<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> I reached the bottom of the scroll!<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> omg<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> take that<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> no pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486771989/</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24260" title="baby peppermint" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/baby-peppermint.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="704" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> haha<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> PINTEREST RACE<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i must be close<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i am kind looking at everything though<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> still scrolling!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> you notice some have $ tags?<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> no<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i haven't seen any<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>aha! bottom!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> for example<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/633387417199120/">http://pinterest.com/pin/633387417199120/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24261" title="tent" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tent.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="420" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> $600<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i'm totally going to use this for xmas shopping<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i wanna make this<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/66639269455931417/">http://pinterest.com/pin/66639269455931417/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24262" title="book tree" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/book-tree.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="720" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> we should get NT in here?<br />
<strong></strong><strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> there is already a nitasha<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> bullshit there is another nitasha<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i am ntiku<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> where are you guys? how can i find you on this bitch?<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> WHERE R PRETTY DRESSES? COME TO ME DRESSES<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i am gonna click on boy things<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> just to buck the system<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> oh you know what's interesting<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> it must know that it's skewing wome-heavy<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> so the entire top rung of "click a few things" is dudeditor<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i don't want to create any of the boards it suggested<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> ntiku<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> oh wait maybe i will use this for recipes!!!!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> sounds pretty manly<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> maybe try<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> like a good homemaker<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>ntika<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> and see what changes<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> a manly good homemaker<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku: </strong>mancipes<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> most of my tumblr dashboard is food porn<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>a great subcategory<br />
<strong></strong><strong>ben.popper: </strong>this hits the reptile part of your brain<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> rich food<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cute animals<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> so i got: lace tights<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>good looking humans<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> Jamie Beck, who is Jamie Beck? is that a version of a <a href="http://www.michaelbuble.com/">Buble</a>?<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> a wedding cake, a panda, a pillow<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> MORE CAKE<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> yes, trekkies in rainbow hats<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku: </strong>ok sold<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>have you checked out the popular section<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/140315344609923185/">http://pinterest.com/pin/140315344609923185/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24263" title="cheddar bacon" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/cheddar-bacon.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="443" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cheddar bacon pulls<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> mmmmm<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> *bows head*<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> it's like a pineapple for unhealthy people</p>
<p>Here we conclude the Pinterest experiment. Takeaways: Pinterest is fun. It's even more fun with friends! What do you think of Pinterest? Let us know in the comments.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pinterest's viral success still has befuddled VCs and entrepreneurs scratching their heads. What is Pinterest? <em>Why do people like it?</em> Even Slate's <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/12/pinterest_the_visual_pinboard_for_people_who_like_cupcakes_and_jake_gyllenhaal_.html">Farhad Manjoo</a> took up the question with almost existential seriousness. We decided to user test Pinterest for the benefit of anyone who is still confused about why it's so sticky. What follows is a stream of consciousness narrative of The Pinterest Experience.<!--more--></p>
<p><strong>adrianne:</strong> damn<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> there is already an adrianne<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> okay it wants me to click a few things<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> but like<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it's pictures<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>instead of just names of categories<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> so it just auto-followed people for me based on that<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>hm<br />
<strong></strong><strong>adrianne:</strong> i think i'm just gonna start out with one board<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> man if you are the kind of person who has to watch a minute long video to figure out how to install a bookmarklet<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it must take so long to browse the internet<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>start pinning!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> i see an abandoned mine<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> very cool<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cows who like jazz<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> less cool<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i see a cool tattoo<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> now heading into wormhole of tattoo pinboards<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> this is just tumblr<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> there are videos on here<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>like the caption on this one<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/">http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/114630752985061337/"></a><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24217" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest foot" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-foot.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> FOOT<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> that have nothing to do with objects<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> or commerce<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184730969/">http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184730969/</a></p>
<p><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;" width="640" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nTQD7imxd8o?version=3&amp;feature=player_embedded" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><strong>adrianne:</strong> omg it gave me a portland thing right up top<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> am i being paranoid or is that a deep dive into facebook on the part of pinterest recommendation engine<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> it gave me this sexy sexy young steve jobs<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/">http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/stevejobs/video/</a><br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>tumblr and pinterest are like RSS for images<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> OMG<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/234257618087124634/">http://pinterest.com/pin/234257618087124634/</a><br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24228" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest finger monkey" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-finger-monkey.jpg" alt="" width="543" height="640" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> yes, it's just image cocaine<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> this reminds me of last night, when i was browsing etsy and thisiswhyimbroke.com trolling for xmas presents<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> it's great but you really have to keep it to an hour<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> or it starts to get depressing<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> some of these are my friends' posts<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>all my friends are here!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> haha<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> friends frm portland!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> who is here?<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> crafty<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>kids<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> friends from twitter!<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i just saw that finger monkey again<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> gotta fix that, pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i can't have a timeline of all finger monkeys<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i could almost do without the comments<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>okay there's my old editor from the newport news daily press<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> this is middle america-y<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>sure is<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>here is the pinterest team<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> with the Governor of Iowa<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578109218/<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24252" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="pinterest team" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pinterest-team.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="397" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> yours is way techie-er than mine<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> mine is all beautiful and cute things<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> white dresses<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> cashmere booties <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/">http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769359/"></a><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24253" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="cashmere booties" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/cashmere-booties.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> the Gov. of Iowa<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> is super high tech<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>he is a cyborg<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> ZIPPER VASE<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769354/">http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486769354/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24254" title="zipper vase" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/zipper-vase.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="500" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> mine is pretty dark and manly and android<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> take that Farhad Manjoo<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578099914/">http://pinterest.com/pin/16818198578099914/</a><br />
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24256" title="black tape art" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/black-tape-art.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="311" /></p>
<p><strong>adrianne: </strong>like the verizon droid commercials?<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> that does remind me of the verizon droid commercials<br />
<strong><strong>adrianne:</strong> </strong>lame <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/43699058853990342/">http://pinterest.com/pin/43699058853990342/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24257" title="plaid" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/plaid.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p><strong><br />
ben.popper:</strong> this seems to be for people who are very easily stimulated<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> oooh this<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> pretty<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> want that<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184714352/">http://pinterest.com/pin/422281184714352/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24259" title="nerf guns" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/nerf-guns.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="480" /></p>
<p><strong>adrianne:</strong> high school friends<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> high school friends are using pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> posting about tequila sorbet shot recipes<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> is this infinite scroll?<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> the objects never stop<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> nerf doubleshot!<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>mm mushroom soup<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> sweet<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> just clicked on a cute shirt and it took me to the product page at the gap<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> oh no but it's the wrong page!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> yeah a lot of the pins<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> are straight hyperlinks<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> that was almost perfect<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> they all seem to have a lot of comments<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> okay i just saw finger monkey #3<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> and a repeat of salt caramel<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> c'mon pinterest<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> one for each finger<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>no it's the same pic<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> I reached the bottom of the scroll!<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> omg<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> take that<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> no pinterest<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> http://pinterest.com/pin/2814818486771989/</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24260" title="baby peppermint" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/baby-peppermint.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="704" /><br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> haha<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> PINTEREST RACE<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i must be close<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i am kind looking at everything though<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> still scrolling!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> you notice some have $ tags?<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> no<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i haven't seen any<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>aha! bottom!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> for example<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/633387417199120/">http://pinterest.com/pin/633387417199120/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24261" title="tent" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tent.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="420" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> $600<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i'm totally going to use this for xmas shopping<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> i wanna make this<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/66639269455931417/">http://pinterest.com/pin/66639269455931417/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24262" title="book tree" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/book-tree.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="720" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> we should get NT in here?<br />
<strong></strong><strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> there is already a nitasha<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> bullshit there is another nitasha<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i am ntiku<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> where are you guys? how can i find you on this bitch?<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> WHERE R PRETTY DRESSES? COME TO ME DRESSES<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i am gonna click on boy things<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> just to buck the system<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> oh you know what's interesting<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> it must know that it's skewing wome-heavy<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> so the entire top rung of "click a few things" is dudeditor<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> i don't want to create any of the boards it suggested<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> ntiku<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> oh wait maybe i will use this for recipes!!!!<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> sounds pretty manly<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> maybe try<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> like a good homemaker<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>ntika<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> and see what changes<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> a manly good homemaker<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku: </strong>mancipes<br />
<strong>adrianne:</strong> most of my tumblr dashboard is food porn<br />
<strong>adrianne: </strong>a great subcategory<br />
<strong></strong><strong>ben.popper: </strong>this hits the reptile part of your brain<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> rich food<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cute animals<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> so i got: lace tights<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>good looking humans<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> Jamie Beck, who is Jamie Beck? is that a version of a <a href="http://www.michaelbuble.com/">Buble</a>?<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> a wedding cake, a panda, a pillow<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> MORE CAKE<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> yes, trekkies in rainbow hats<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku: </strong>ok sold<br />
<strong>ben.popper: </strong>have you checked out the popular section<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/140315344609923185/">http://pinterest.com/pin/140315344609923185/</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24263" title="cheddar bacon" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/cheddar-bacon.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="443" /><br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> cheddar bacon pulls<br />
<strong>ben.popper:</strong> mmmmm<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> *bows head*<br />
<strong>nitasha.tiku:</strong> it's like a pineapple for unhealthy people</p>
<p>Here we conclude the Pinterest experiment. Takeaways: Pinterest is fun. It's even more fun with friends! What do you think of Pinterest? Let us know in the comments.</p>
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