Pinterest Rolls Out Article Pins For “Read it later” And Starts Promoted Pins

Social bookmarking site Pinterest has been slowly changing its avatar. After rolling out a new design a few months ago and adding price alerts, it’s now stepping into the ‘read it later’ game — an obvious move given its bookmarking capabilities. Additionally, it’s also experimenting with promoted pins to monetize the site. “Lots of people use Pinterest to discover and collect great articles. In fact, more than 5 million articles are pinned every day,” the company said in a blog post. The new Article pins will have more information about the piece, such as the headline, author, story description and...

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