[k-mcgrady]

>> (as far as I understand Pinterest does not yet have revenue)

They use a service which scans all links on the site and where possible converts them to affiliate links (they don;t change affiliate links users have set). So if someone pins an Amazon product and another user clicks through and buys that Pinterest is getting a cut. So Pinterest is already making money. I have no idea how much but it seems like it could provide a decent revenue stream.

[andrewhillman]

I think they stopped using skimlinks a few months ago.

[joshuahedlund]

And they started stripping user affiliate links (at least to amazon) about a month ago (aka soon after the story came out about the guy spamming pinterest for thousands a day). I know, it's hard to keep up!

[k-mcgrady]

Wow, things move fast. I thought they only started using skimlinks a few months ago! Thanks.