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Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform where users save and organize images and ideas into themed collections called boards.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinterest canonical | 13 |
| Pinterest visual discovery model | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1020271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pinterest Context triple: [Palo Alto, California, notableCompanyFoundedIn, Pinterest]
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A.
del.icio.us
del.icio.us was a pioneering social bookmarking web service that allowed users to save, tag, and share links online.
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B.
Instagram
Instagram is a popular photo and video sharing social media platform known for its visual content, stories, and influencer culture.
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C.
Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform known for its highly customizable blogs, fandom communities, and viral multimedia content.
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D.
Diigo
Diigo is a social bookmarking and web annotation service that lets users save, tag, highlight, and share online resources.
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E.
Facebook
Facebook is a major global social networking platform that allows users to connect, share content, and communicate online.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pinterest Target entity description: Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform where users save and organize images and ideas into themed collections called boards.
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A.
del.icio.us
del.icio.us was a pioneering social bookmarking web service that allowed users to save, tag, and share links online.
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B.
Instagram
Instagram is a popular photo and video sharing social media platform known for its visual content, stories, and influencer culture.
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C.
Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform known for its highly customizable blogs, fandom communities, and viral multimedia content.
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D.
Diigo
Diigo is a social bookmarking and web annotation service that lets users save, tag, highlight, and share online resources.
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E.
Facebook
Facebook is a major global social networking platform that allows users to connect, share content, and communicate online.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
image sharing service
ⓘ
social media platform ⓘ technology company ⓘ visual discovery engine ⓘ |
| allowsAction |
follow other users
ⓘ
organize content into boards ⓘ save images ⓘ search for ideas ⓘ share pins ⓘ |
| businessModel | advertising-supported ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
boards
ⓘ
pins ⓘ visual feed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn | inspiration discovery rather than friend networking ⓘ |
| founders |
Ben Silbermann
ⓘ
Evan Sharp ⓘ Paul Sciarra ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| languageAvailability | multilingual ⓘ |
| monetizationMethod |
promoted pins
ⓘ
shopping ads ⓘ |
| notableCompetitor |
Etsy
ⓘ
Instagram ⓘ TikTok ⓘ |
| originalName | Tote (predecessor app) ⓘ |
| primaryService |
image curation
ⓘ
online bookmarking ⓘ visual discovery ⓘ |
| publicLaunchDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
idea pins
ⓘ
private boards ⓘ shopping integration ⓘ visual search ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ web ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
brands
ⓘ
consumers ⓘ creators ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | PINS ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
DIY projects
ⓘ
fashion inspiration ⓘ home decor ideas ⓘ recipes ⓘ travel ideas ⓘ wedding planning ideas ⓘ |
| wentPublicOn | 2019-04-18 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pinterest Description of subject: Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform where users save and organize images and ideas into themed collections called boards.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tote (predecessor app)
subject linked to:
Tote (predecessor app)
subject linked to:
Tote (predecessor app)
subject linked to:
Tote (predecessor app)
linked to: Pinterest
subject linked to:
Cravings by Chrissy Teigen brand