Pinterest enters e-commerce before Facebook

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WASHINGTON: Countless people already use Pinterest to discover and share things they like and now the social site is offer that they could purchase those thing which they discover.

At an event in San Francisco, Pinterest unveiled buyable “Pins,” a way for pinners to buy products directly on the social network.

A blue button on the top right corner means a pin is buyable. Users can see an updated price and different colors and looks while swiping through various product images to choose what they want to purchase.

They can check out using Apple Pay or a credit card. The buy-button features are rolling out in the US later this month as an update to the iOS Pinterest app.