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This site lets users bookmark, or “pin,” images from the internet and collate them into different themes and boards. A digital version of a traditional pinboard, Pinterest also added a community aspect by letting users “re-pin” each other’s posts and follow each other’s boards. Users can upload content from elsewhere on the internet and use Pinterest as a personal catalog. …