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Quite interesting they went for one of the smallest ones in this sphere and not Pinterest: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/bagcheck.com+pinterest.com+... - also similar is thefancy.com.

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Thanks for mentioning Pinterest as a comparison, because for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what Bagcheck was or how to use it.

Pinterest on the other hand took me a mere 10seconds to figure out what it was and how enthusiastically I wanted to use it.

If you don't mind, would you explain what the draw is? (I'm genuinely trying to understand. I don't _get_ pinterest, and given the interest it's generating, I'd love to...)

For me personally, it was the right tool at the right time.

I got tired of saving pictures of the products and architectures I liked. I was searching but I don't remember how I came across Pinterest, but when I did, I had to get in. It was early in their beta, so I sent off an email to Ben and said if you want a loyal user, let me in right now.. and he did. It was exactly what I needed!

I've been collecting all the gems of the industrial design world ever since. I even got my mom registered so she can find inspiration for her home renovation.

It's very visually appealing. None stop inspiration.

pintrest looks great, like a tumblr for adults.

I actually thought Bagcheck was a cool idea, I think given some time it would have morphed/pivotted into more of a business than just an idea.

i get the impression that this is more of a talent acquisition. i doubt twitter cares about the product all that much.

I'm with you on that, but the concept is a good one albeit not widely adopted. I've only created on bag, but I still peek in there now and again to see what other people are putting together. It's niche, but still a good, simple starting point if Twitter wants to get into eCommerce. That being said, Luke is a talent no matter where he goes and hopefully he'll bring about some good UX to the poorly-designed Twitter front end.

http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1371 Looks like Luke is not going to Twitter.

So I guess we won't be getting a great, Luke-designed interface at Twitter. It's all in the API, guys, it's all in the API.

No kidding, Sam’s a very talented guy. I was hanging around the Groovy project back in 2005, I think, before he became Yahoo CTO. You could really tell what a smart guy Sam was and his ideas and critiques were always balanced. So I’m sure this is yet another blessing for Twitter.

Pinterest is probably my favorite web discovery for 2011. I can easily get lost in there for 15 minutes/day repining. I am sure some users spend one hour or more/day on the site.

Same here. I am planning my wedding, and Pinterest has been invaluable! Protip: If you can find the founders email (I can't remember of the top of my head), you can ask for an invite directly, instead of rotting away on the invite list.

That would have been super nice. I think I waited several weeks, but I got in :). Thanks.

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