[lit-ideas] Re: why women & Pinterest?
- From: Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:04:55 -0500
When you set up a board, you can make your own categories -- say,
gardening, auto mechanics, comfy recliners, awesome remotes, and favorite
magazines. (A guy isn't interested in the category "kids"? Only Mommies
out there?) Sure, most of the board categories I see cater to women but
that's because most posters are women who set the categories to something
they and other women are interested in. So I'm back to why this type of
media organization doesn't seem to grab hold of guys' imagination. (I have
one board labeled "Politics" -- stuff from it gets repinned frequently.)
Julie Krueger
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> Julie,****
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> Still working on my first cup of espresso and not fully awake but I didn’t
> find anything on Pinterest I would be interested in. Google under
> Pinterest lists an “Everything” category which lists “DIY & Crafts - Home
> Decor - Food & Drink - Wedding & Events – Kids.” I don’t know what “DIY”
> (Do it yourself?) is but the rest doesn’t’ include anything I’d be
> interested in. Pinterest doesn’t say so (else they might be accused of
> discrimination) but they cater to women, wouldn’t you say? Do you see
> anything on Pinterest you think a “typical” man might be interested in. *
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> This doesn’t quite answer your question, Julie, but if we subtract all
> “typical” men then all that is left is women and a “untypical men.” ****
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> I looked through some of Pinterest’s “Pins” and found some items for men,
> but women need to buy gifts for men from time to time. I can’t a typical
> man going to this location to buy something for himself.****
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> You might say argue that men could pin anything they wanted, but a typical
> man might see this as an intrusion. Can you see men wanting to pin
> auto-parts, fishing-boats, rods, reels, guns, & knives on Pinterest?****
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> On the other hand, I’m probably not “typical.” I’d like to hear what Mike
> Geary has to say about Pinterest – not that he’s typical either . . . J***
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> Lawrence****
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> *From:* lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Julie Krueger
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 25, 2012 7:36 AM
> *To:* lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [lit-ideas] why women & Pinterest?****
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> Okay -- I've been messing with Pinterest for a couple months. It's beyond
> addicting. But here's my question -- the vast majority of Pinterest users
> seem to be women. What about the medium do women find more attractive than
> men? ****
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> Julie Krueger
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