Alternatives to replace Pinterest. "Russian" "Pinterest" is "conquering" Russia

Introduced the updated Andromeda search algorithm. This will make it easier to get relevant information – even directly from the search results page. At the same time, they announced the .Collections service - something like Pinterest, but with computer vision and artificial intelligence of our own design.

Quick answers

Recently, developers search engines We actively work to ensure that you get answers to your questions without clicking on links. For example, Yandex has previously answered questions like “what is the altitude of the geostationary orbit” or “where do they speak Yoruba” directly on the search page. Now the range of quick answers has expanded, and with their help you can solve a number of everyday problems.

For example, you can quickly find out what's going to the movies, where to dine nearby, and which hotel is best to stay at. On the answer cards you will see schedules, prices, photos and user reviews. It has also become more convenient to follow sporting events. If you enter “Spanish Football Championship” into the search, you will see the standings, a selection of news, records of past matches and a calendar of upcoming games. You can even set yourself a reminder - and then Yandex will send you a notification a few minutes before the start of the match.

Yandex.Connoisseurs

Earlier this year, they announced the Yandex.Knowledge service, an analogue of The Question and [email protected]. This is a community of specialists answering user questions. Now this service has also been integrated into quick answers, and you will see the most useful ones right in the search results.

Ranking algorithm

Thanks to the new ranking algorithm, the search engine can analyze the usefulness of sites and display only the best and proven resources on the first pages. The quality of the site, from the point of view of the new algorithm, is influenced by three parameters:

• Its usefulness in solving the user’s current problem;
• Long-term usefulness of the resource and the size of its loyal audience;
• Balance of useful and advertising content (in comparison with other search results for the same query).

All analysis happens behind closed doors, but you may see one of these icons next to some search results:

From right to left:

• “Choice of users” – indicates that the site solves user problems well and has a permanent, loyal audience. Even useful but niche resources with low traffic can receive it.
• “Popular site” – resources with high traffic and a regular audience (for example, Wikipedia or YouTube).
• “Verified resource” – official websites of organizations according to Yandex.Directory data, official websites of banks according to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, as well as government websites.

Yandex.Collections

This service is an analogue of Pinterest and allows you to save found articles, photos, videos, films, places in one place and sort them into collections. Thanks to computer vision and artificial intelligence, Yandex will recommend materials that can complement your collections. Recommendations are made based on findings from people with similar interests.

I recently went to look at the website of the Russian Samver brothers, that is, Fast Lane Ventures, and saw

Russian Pinterest is conquering Russia

There are many amazing things in this wonderful text. I would like to dwell on some in more detail:

Social network Pinme.ru< ... >increased its average monthly audience to 4.5 million unique visitors in just five months of existence.

According to the creators of the service, which opened in December 2011 according to the well-known model "copy everything from a successful Western analogue, right down to the color of the panels and the location of the icons", 4.5 “unique” people visit the site per month. Naturally, there are no open counters on the site, but based on indirect and open statistics of sites with a similar Alexa rank, it can be assumed that from 10 to 25 thousand people visit the site per day. Of course, Alexa disgustingly calculates small, and even Russian, sites, so the likelihood that the real traffic is not 100-250 thousand (our assumption), but 20 times more, of course, is there.

This site has a very good Pagernk(4/10), it has 11,970 visitors and 39,501 pageviews per day.

Over the past two months, the site’s audience and the number of registrations have increased almost 20 times. The resource's users also have access to a mobile version (500,000 users). The launch of a mobile application is planned for mid-June.

The explosive growth of 20 times in two months is admirable for the well-coordinated work of the team. mobile version, which is actively used by half a million people, looks like this:

The most important thing for a startup is to constantly monitor (the guys here have already used Alexa Rank) their positions and often report who and when they have already overtaken (as mentioned, Alexa has a strange scheme for working with Russian sites and the same futubra, not to mention pinspire traffic maybe tens of times more) and who they are going to overtake:

According to Alexa.com, www.pinme.ru has surpassed both Russian and Western competitors (futubra.com, pinspire.com) in traffic, as well as the popular social network professionali.ru. Sasha Danilov, CEO www.pinme.ru intends to maintain its growth rate and in the very near future overtake such resources as gidepark.ru, moikrug.ru, vkrugudruzei.ru.

Great plans. 90% recognition, like Pinme.ru should become the same famous brand as Coca-Cola, AvtoVAZ or Putin? OK.

According to Sasha Danilov, CEO of Pinme.ru: “When launching the project, we set ourselves an ambitious goal - by 2013 to achieve 90% recognition among the Russian population. We wanted to make a real explosion in the RuNet, create a new trend, provide all network users with a unique source of inspiration for searching and creating new ideas! The company’s growth rate and its popularity among users confirm the feasibility of these ideas by 100%.”

In general, taking into account all of the above, Pinme.ru, naturally, does not look like a site with 4.5 million users. 4,000 people in the VKontakte group and 800 on Facebook indirectly confirm this once again.

It is interesting that in the press release there is a phrase that “The invite system ensures the absence of “spammers” and “bots” on the network” - a rather controversial statement, if only due to the fact that after clicking on “Get invite”, a letter with invite in a second lies in the box, sparkling with a scattering of exclamation marks that should - what? - to arouse enthusiasm in a person who made a conscious decision to work for the capitalization of a company that clumsily copied a Western service?

Happy statements about the value of the companies: $1.3M investment received, $8M total, and all this, somehow magically, based on the fact that Pinterest was worth $200M in a year, will give Pinma.ru some reason to grow to 100 million?

Venture investors has already invested $1.3 million with total investment planned to be around $6.7 million. Lada Sherbakova co-investor from Fast Lane Ventures believes the capitalization of the new social network “will grow to $100 million” while its American prototype pinterest.com was valued at $200m after 1 year online.

So far, the main activity in promoting the resource has been the purchase of paid posts from top bloggers: Sukhumi, Radulova, Tema, and dozens of others. The total audience of these bloggers is hundreds of thousands of people and LJ readers, and when after such a powerful campaign you see 252 sad followers

The social network Pinterest appeared in 2010. At first, registration was by invitation, but in 2012 registration was opened to all users. Pinterest has combined almost all areas of human activity and has turned into a chic cataloguer of ideas.

It's not called Pinterest for nothing. world catalog ideas":

“Browse Pinterest and get ideas modern society" - this is the motto of the application.

Pinterest at its core is a photo hosting site where a user can add images, place them in thematic collections (Gadgets, Animals, Fashion, Education, etc.), and also share pictures with other users.

Images uploaded to Pinterest are called pins (English pin) or in Russian - buttons. Thematic collections on which pins (buttons) are located are called boards.

So, a picture is a pin (button) attached to a specific board. It turns out that the picture is like an advertisement on a regular bulletin board on the street.

Eat the following options Registration on Pinterest:

Rice. 1. Registration on Pinterest

In any case, you will need to confirm your e-mail by email. To do this, you need to find an email from Pinterest in your mail (by the way, don’t forget to check your Spam folder) and click on the red “Confirm email address” button:

Rice. 2. Confirmation Email to register on Pinterest

As soon as you start registering, you will be asked to “on the fly” select 5 interesting collections, after which you will be taken to the social network. It is possible that the most interesting pins from those collections that you have selected as interesting will be periodically sent to you by email.

There is a Russian language on Pinterest. The video, in particular, shows how to find and install Russian for your account if for some reason you don’t have it.

Video “What is Pinterest and how to use it?”

Please remember that many images on Pinterest are protected by copyright. Accordingly, illegal use of images can be easily identified and punished.

Pinterest Features

• with like-minded people,
• creating your own idea boards,
• advertising their products,
• look at life in other countries
• etc.

Tips that are relevant for other social networks are suitable for Pinterest. So,

• You shouldn’t publish 50 poor quality photos at once,
• It is advisable to analyze the information posted,
• you need to post high-quality photos,
• look for really interesting information.

At your boards and write descriptions. You can link websites to your pins and attract potentially interested audiences. The good thing about Pinterest is that you can also find interesting and trendy content from other users.

The advantage of Pinterest is its design and simplicity, which attracts a huge number of users. There is nothing easier than opening the application and viewing beautiful pictures, clicking on which you can find unusual images and creative ideas.

It is worth noting that there is a Pinterest application for smartphones that will allow you to get inspired by new ideas using your mobile phone.

Similar to Pinterest are

• social network Instagram
• and Yandex.Collections.

Russian analogue of Yandex Collections

Rice. 3. Yandex.Collections beta version

This is a service for searching and exchanging ideas.

The text is ready, all that remains is to “decorate” it? Thought stuck onin the middle, and it seems like nothing will move it? The text is not written because there are no ideas? All this means that it’s time to take a break and combine business with pleasure – choose suitable illustrations. To avoid turning the search for photos from an inspiring activity into a chore, you need to know where to look.

We checked and selected several resources that do not require payment or a boring registration procedure; you just need to include an aesthetic sense to successfully complement your text.

1. Pinterest.com. All that is required here is a keyword, and where to enter it is immediately clear - an intuitive interface is very important, agree. You can enter a word in both Russian and English - the results are different. If the request is not very complicated, there are an infinite number of photographs; a rich selection is available through foreign language resources. When you go to the photo, the site will offer similar queries and a link to the source site, where, by the way, you can also find something interesting on the topic. You can use Pinterest just like that or by logging in through Facebook or email - then you will receive letters “You will like these pins!”, which will make it easier to search in the future if you need photos on the same topic. Pinterest has many other benefits that are easy to discover after just one use.
2. Tumblr.com. if you love social media and you liked the previous resource, you should also try Tumblr. The interface is playful but unobtrusive. You might want to exchange all your usual social networks for this one for a minute, but let’s not get distracted, let’s look for photos, of which there are plenty here. After entering a keyword, individual photos by request, thematic pages and similar requests appear. In addition to photographs, there are a lot of GIFs here. You can register on Tumblr and subscribe to the pages you need, then searching for thematic photos will become even faster and more efficient, and you will have more time to relax.

   

3. Photogen.com. The site is convenient: there is a search bar and a catalog of 10 categories. Next, you need to select a photo and click the “Download” button; there is also information about the category and tags that are associated with the picture. The photographs are mostly subject-specific, close-up on a neutral background. Photogen offers free use of the content for personal and business purposes, but restricts the use of photographs as brand logos and on commercial printed products. Interestingly, websites, newspapers, magazines, and disks are not subject to the ban. Among the shortcomings of the site are a limited selection and the absence of a Russian-language search.
4. Morguefile.com.“From creators to creators” is the slogan of the free photo archive Morguefile. This site is designed mainly for designers and illustrators, but it is also perfect for other users whose line of work is related to various types of content. Before searching, you need to translate the request into English, then everything is simple: search line - select photo - Download. In the window preview It is possible to obtain information about the size of the photo, the number of likes and downloads. In addition to ready-made photographs, you can use a useful option on the site: 10 photography lessons. You may not have to shoot yourself, but a few secrets about framing and color rendering will help you select the right photo like an expert.
5. Freephotosbank.com.Wide choice free photos, simple and advanced search by category, date and keywords. To search, you can use “Hot List”, “New Photos”, “Random Photos” - who knows how exactly you will find exactly what you need.
6. flickr.com. A colorful resource with character: it happens that you like a photo, but access is limited to the user. But the photo, which is always found and at the same time accessible, lives up to expectations with its juiciness and - if necessary - dynamism. Along with what is found, a small album opens with similar photographs, which may turn out to be more interesting in nature and, fortunately for the applicant, available for downloading. In order to download, just find a photo, click on it, select the size in the lower right corner, and “prey” will already send a request to save it in the desired folder. On the site you can use a simple search, but, if you have the time and desire, you can search through the gallery, which, by the way, is very diverse. And for avid tourists forced to this moment sit and work, there is a good release - a virtual journey on the world map, which can ultimately lead to the completion of the task - a successful find.
7. unprofound.com. It's worth a look here at least to use unusual search- by color. 7 colors - not a rainbow, of course, but also quite colorful. There is also a standard search, but for the sake of order, it’s much more interesting to search by color, by mood. The rest of the site is boring and unremarkable. But, of course, it will fully justify itself if you manage to find what you need.
8. Turbophoto.com. A site with the characteristic name Turbophoto.com promises simple and fast photo downloading. Promising is one thing, but how to put it into practice needs to be verified. We checked: everything is solved with one click, very simple! In order to make your winning click, you need to find that very photo through the search bar or in a small thematic catalog. The main rule is English, English, English! But this is not grammar, but elementary vocabulary, so the path to success is guaranteed for everyone.
9. Freepixels.com. Categories, tag cloud, most popular, search bar - quite standard and convenient options for searching. Downloading is simple - you just need to click on the big green button - and the photo is in your “pocket”.
10. Openphoto.net. The site has no quirks or quirks, everything is simple and clear, which does not interfere at all (on the contrary), it helps to find the necessary photos in excellent quality. Tag cloud, category search, search bar - good results in any case. In order to download, you need to click the inconspicuous Download link, after which a large and beautiful photo which you can happily keep. If you like someone's work on Openphoto, pay attention to the name of the author, perhaps you will be lucky to find such a photographer who meets all professional and aesthetic expectations. In this case, the search can be narrowed to one or several authors, saving time and without losing the quality of the results.

The main rule of all sites is to stop in time, because the search for beauty can continue endlessly. Strong friendship is the ideal relationship with these resources. Hso as not to waste time searching the site before searching for photos, but immediately go purposefully to the implementation main task– hunting for a photo masterpiece, dFor convenience, you can choose two or three resources... and good sneakers.

The goal of Google+ is to make sharing on the Internet more like sharing V real life. Sharing is a huge part of the Internet, a part that Google+ makes much easier with these features:

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StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon discovers websites based on your interests, learns what you like, and brings you more.
Using a combination of human opinions and machine learning In order to provide relevant content immediately, StumbleUpon only features websites that have been suggested by other like-minded Stumblers. Every time the Stumble button is clicked, the user is presented with a high-quality website based on the collective opinions of other like-minded people

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Raindrop.io

Raindrop.io not only stores bookmarks, but also their associated content depending on the page type.

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Flamory

Flamouri remembers things so you don't have to. Take snapshots of web pages, files, and desktop applications. You can find pictures later using full text search and thumbnails. Paste them anywhere as links or screenshots.

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Tagpacker

Tagpacker is a free tool for organizing, searching and sharing links.
It provides simple but effective method organizing links with tags.
Tagpacker helps you keep your collection neat and tidy at all times.
This way, visitors to your collection can filter relevant content and discover new interesting links

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memit

Memit is a social knowledge management service (both web and mobile) that is designed to make people smarter based on the content they collect, process, and publish. It's the easiest way to collect and share your articles, pictures, reports, news and videos for you, your team and your business

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lumio

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vi.sualize.us

Web site social bookmarking for visual content - vi.sualize.us allows you to remember your favorite images on the Internet and share them with everyone. Sometimes you look through photos and one of them catches your eye. You know you want to remember it so you can look at it again in the future, but it's not that easy: downloading it to your HDD is as useless as bookmarking a website in the usual way