Search engines are great for answering specific questions. For example, a tutorial for building Android apps,
weather conditions in a city, and so on. But don't you sometimes feel
at a loss to pinpoint what you're looking for, and randomly sift through
the internet for a chance encounter? Perhaps you need some creative
ideas for your upcoming vocations. But there never existed a search
engine that could help you with such stuff.
Until now.
Pinterest has today introduced their Guided Search to help you find
ideas. It is a predictive search engine that is powered by social
curation, and is made for exploring new stuff. Guided Search is perfect
for situations when you don't know what you want to ask! It helps you
get ideas from more than 30 Billion Pins hand-picked by other people,
such as travelers, foodies, techies, and so on!
How it works?
Whenever you search for ideas, such as suggestions for vocations,
working out, cooking, etc. descriptive guides will help you sift through
all the good ideas from other Pinners just like you who are/were
interested in the same thing(s), and have suggestions for you. You can
scroll through the guides and tap any that look interesting to steer
your search in the right direction. Hence, 'guided' search.
Suppose you're home alone, and have a mood for cooking. You can look up
recipes that are easy to make. You can use the guided search from
Pinterest, and use Pins from other wannabe cooks to guide your search
and get specific - Chinese, homemade, quick-to-make, and so on. You can
also search for specific styles for when you decide to get a new
haircut, for example.
The guides are there to get you where you want to go, but the best part
is leaving a little room for a pleasant surprise. Exploring getaway
ideas might lead you to a treehouse adventure, a motorcycle trip down
the coast, or maybe even something else you didn’t know you were looking
for. You might be surprised where you end up!
This feature is being rolled out on mobile in English to start, and then
on web and everywhere else around the world soon. Learn more, get the
app for iPhone, iPad or Android to give it a try. Let us know about your
experience in the comments section below! Cheers :)
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