Pinterest gets more personal by recommending new content
The social network of boards and interests keeps looking for new ways to get more users and offer a unique service to those who already make use of it In this way, it has announced in its official blog the arrival of important news toPinterest both in the web version and in the applications of Android and iPhone Issues that will please regular users but have apparently also raised suspicions for put into question the privacy of the user.We explain it in detail below.
The news of Pinterest that are about to arrive are focused on mimproving the user experience thanks to suggestions and recommendations of content or pins. Something that helps to avoid wasting time looking for new interests and that makes it easier to find everything that can attract the attention or interest the user to add to your boards. However, to do this, Pinterest will record the user's activity on their browser That is, you will know which webpages you visit and what you add to your boards from this service on a computer. Not everyone likes this issue, even if its only objective is to offer the user suggestions.
To avoid this, the easiest way is to access Pinterest settings on the web and deselect the option Let Pinterest personalize your experience based on other sites you visit (let Pinterest personalize your experience based on the sites you visit).However, web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox each have privacy options to avoid that services like Pinterest record user activity on the network. In the first one, simply access the menu Settings, Advanced Options, and select the option Send a request not to track your traffic In Firefox, for your part, you have to enter Preferences, select Privacy and choose the option Tell sites I don't want to be trackedHowever, these actions will override the new feature of Pinterest
As for its version for smartphones and tablets, Pinterest is also working on some new stuff. Most notable is a new button that allows customize the wall or feed to find the contents anchored to the user's taste, and not by a predetermined order of the application itself.The button is called Edit Home Feed and gives the possibility to choose order and contents in said presentation wall. Something that is related to another novelty of suggestions And, the more more pins of a topic you edit and key the user on their boards, the more concrete will be the suggestions and personalized boards that Pinterest will offer them to follow to stay up to date with everything that interests them. In the same way, there is the section Unfollow Boards (unfollowed boards) that show content not related to the interests of the user, in case you want to look for something radically new.
In short, small options that the most frequent users will know how to take advantage of to save time searching and discovering new content and bulletin boards that contain issues of interest to you.All this with the simple use of the application. These novelties will arrive progressively in the coming weeks, without yet specifying an official date for Spain.
