The Man Who Stole PinterestS  Karl Jo Seilern is the CEO of
Pinspire (right), a 99% ripoff of mysteriously super-popular
Pinterest (left). They look the same, sound the same, are the
same Only one of them is a German clone! So we talked to Karl.
Mr. Seilern, whose colleagues have made a pretty penny copying
American sites and then selling them off (Plinga to Zynga!) was
kind enough to talk via Skype:  [3/2/12 9:53:59 AM] sambiddle:
Hi Karl, are you there? [3/2/12 10:23:10 AM] Karl Jo Seilern:
Authorization granted to sambiddle [3/2/12 10:24:12 AM] Karl Jo
Seilern: hi there sam, how can I help you  Off to a great start!
[3/2/12 10:43:00 AM] sambiddle: were you inspired by Pinterest?
[3/2/12 10:45:29 AM] sambiddle: Are you still there? [3/2/12
10:46:37 AM] Karl Jo Seilern: sorry Just a call in between I
wastn expecting this interview [3/2/12 10:46:45 AM] sambiddle:
no problem [3/2/12 10:48:04 AM] Karl Jo Seilern: Of course it's
no secret that we were inspired by Pinterest, we saw the hugh
potential of Pintere