Godinterest

Pinterest just doesn’t have enough Christian influence, or you know, Jesus — so someone decided to create a religious splinter site, the awkwardly-named Godinterest. Godinterest is a Christian social network created in 2014 by Dean Jones, a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church of South England Conference in the United Kingdom. It claims to promote Christian values and facilitate spiritual inspiration through the sharing of photographs and other media in the style of Pinterest.Godinterest Is Christian Pinterest Its content includes media about Christian history, personal, family-oriented stories and various contents from a Christian viewpoint.Pinterest Just Got a ‘Religious Makeover’Sin can make God go viralDo we really need Godinterest? Another Christian version of a successful idea?
==History==
Godinterest was originally launched on December 2, 2012, then discontinued and later recreated after the domain name was purchased in April 2014 by Dean Jones.Not Enough Jesus on Pinterest? Try Godinterest. Godinterest: Pinterest Meets … God??Five for Friday: Godinterest vs. Pinterest, Church vs. Sports, Worship vs. Worship
==Usage==
Godinterest appears to be a free website where users can share their photos and videos collections by creating personal accounts or linking to their existing social media ones. To use Godinterest, you need to have a URL to a page with an image you want to share, similar to pinning on Pinterest.A Pinterest for Christians: Godinterest You then add a title, choose a category, and upload. It is a bit more tedious than just clicking a "pin it" button, but has the same result. Godinterest: Fabulous Site for Christians or Copyright Nightmare?Dear Godinterest, I’m Jewish
Godinterest — a Pinterest wanna-be — operates also within a Christian environment, where a separate platform is dedicated to Christian entrepreneurs and ministries who can use it to collect and share photos of miscellaneous events, interests and hobbies.Godinterest Is A Christian Alternative To PinterestCrafts and ChristInspired by the Need for Wholesome Content Sharing, Godinterest Offers a Pinterest AlternativeGodinterest.co.uk Offers a Christian Alternative to Pinterest
==Demographic==
According to Quantcast, Godinterest received more than seven thousand visits in its first month of activity and reached more than six thousand users monthly, although it doesn't seem to generate any traffic today. Furthermore, its users tend to be young adults from the middle class with females outnumbering males (55% against 45%).
==Awards and reception==
In its first week following its relaunch, Godinterest was mentioned favorably by the Seventh Day Adventist Church — South England Conference in London, England.GODINTEREST.CO.UK: A CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO PINTEREST It was featured on The Messenger, the main printed journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Godinterest 
==Later history==
In January 2019, the site moved away from its original idea of being a clone of Pinterest, and was relaunched as a blogging platform."About Godinterest", Godinterest.com, archived on 2022 May 28"Blogging Theology", Godinterest.com, 2019 January 29, archived on 2024 July 4 
As of July 2024, the site has in effect been transformed into Jones' personal religious blog, with most Godinterest posts being simultaneously shared on Jones' account."Dean Jones’ Post", LinkedIn, archived on 2024 July 4 The last post on the blog that was not written from the main "Godinterest" account dates to July 2023.Godinterest feed, page 9, archived on 2024 July 4
==External links==
*Godinterest from the photo-sharing days (archived from July 14, 2014)
*Godinterest from the 2019 reboot (archived from March 30, 2019)
*The live version (godinterest.com redirects to godinterest.jm.live as of July 2024)
==References==
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