Pinterest Update Adds Virtual Search Tool For Scanning Images, Without Words
Pinterest is now helping to find words to describe a picture that has interested you. The online photo-sharing startup updated its system with a search tool allowing users to scan for related photos with parts of other photos, without typing words in a search bar.
Pinterest’s update follows in the company’s desire not to be Facebook or Twitter. It wants to define itself as a catalog of ideas. For example if you find a picture with a cool decorating idea, then you can use that idea in your office or home.
The visual search tool lets you zoom in on a specific object in a Pin’s image and discover visually similar objects, colors, patterns and more. For example, see a lamp in a Pin of a living room that you’re interested in? Tap the search tool in the corner of a Pin, drag the zoom tool over the lamp and scroll down for visually similar Pins,” says Andrew Zhai, a software engineer in the visual discovery team of Pinterest.
The visual search of Pinterest will help users on their picture centric site. It should be noted that other companies such as Facebook, Google and Snapchat offer a similar feature to their users. And in some cases how the feature can be used, such as on Facebook, is rather creepy. [opinion]
Pinterest has around 100 million active users; with a large percent of those users being women.
I wonder if any adult dating sites use the technology. Can you imagine people trying to find dates who have features in the breasts or dick or butt department to match their former lover. LOL