Godinterest

[[File:Godinterest-Official-logo.jpg|thumb|right|165px|The Godinterest logo]]
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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 Adventism|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.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/21/godinterest-christian-pinterest_n_5365609.html Godinterest Is Christian Pinterest]</ref> Its content includes media about Christian history, personal, [[Family values|family-oriented]] stories and various contents from a Christian viewpoint.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/pinterest-just-got-a-religious-makeover/ Pinterest Just Got a ‘Religious Makeover’]</ref><ref>[http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/rosamund-urwin-give-us-an-app-and-well-all-cast-our-votes-9418574.html Sin can make God go viral]</ref><ref>[http://philcooke.com/godinterest/ Do we really need Godinterest?  Another Christian version of a successful idea?]</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://jezebel.com/not-enough-jesus-on-pinterest-try-godinterest-1578537827 Not Enough Jesus on Pinterest? Try Godinterest. ]</ref><ref>[http://churchm.ag/godinterest/ Godinterest: Pinterest Meets … God??]</ref><ref>[http://www.covchurch.org/news/2014/05/30/five-for-friday-godinterest-vs-pinterest-church-vs-sports-worship-vs-worship/ Five for Friday: Godinterest vs. Pinterest, Church vs. Sports, Worship vs. Worship]</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://wayvs.com/2014/05/27/godinterest-christian-pinterest/ A Pinterest for Christians: Godinterest]</ref> 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. <ref>[http://www.blogher.com/godinterest-fabulous-site-christians-or-copyright-nightmare Godinterest: Fabulous Site for Christians or Copyright Nightmare?]</ref><ref>[http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2014/10/dear-godinterest-im-jewish/ Dear Godinterest, I’m Jewish]</ref>

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.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/inspired-wholesome-content-sharing-godinterest-123000661.html Godinterest Is A Christian Alternative To Pinterest]</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/higher-ground-hoping-for-a-hail-mary-from-pope-fra/?page=all Crafts and Christ]</ref><ref>[http://crossmap.christianpost.com/news/inspired-by-the-need-for-wholesome-content-sharing-godinterest-offers-a-pinterest-alternative-10030 Inspired by the Need for Wholesome Content Sharing, Godinterest Offers a Pinterest Alternative]</ref><ref>[http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/6376373970.html Godinterest.co.uk Offers a Christian Alternative to Pinterest]</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://adventist.org.uk/news/2014/2014-buc/godinterest.co.uk-offers-a-christian-alternative-to-pinterest GODINTEREST.CO.UK: A CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO PINTEREST]</ref> It was featured on The Messenger, the main printed journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.<ref>[http://adventist.org.uk/news/messenger/ Godinterest ]</ref>

==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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220528021652/https://godinterest.com/about/ "About Godinterest"], Godinterest.com, archived on 2022 May 28</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/6u4bm "Blogging Theology"], Godinterest.com, 2019 January 29, archived on 2024 July 4</ref> 

From around July 2024, the site transformed into Jones' personal religious blog, with most Godinterest posts being simultaneously shared on Jones' {{wpl|LinkedIn}} account.<ref>[https://archive.ph/zjdth "Dean Jones’ Post"], LinkedIn, archived on 2024 July 4</ref> The last post on the blog that was ''not'' written from the main "Godinterest" account dates to July 2023.<ref>[https://archive.ph/5Ydme Godinterest feed], page 9, archived on 2024 July 4</ref>

Then in January 2025 the site transformed again "from an open social publishing network to a smaller, curated blog model with limited contributors."<ref>[https://godinterest.com/historical-content-platform-transition-statement/ Godinterest historical transition statement], Godinterest.com, 2026 Feb 16</ref>

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182014/http://godinterest.com/ Godinterest from the photo-sharing days] (archived from July 14, 2014)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190330085635/http://godinterest.com/ Godinterest from the 2019 reboot] (archived from March 30, 2019)
*[https://godinterest.com Godinterest - The current version] (as of January 1, 2025)

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