Simple Pin Podcast: Simple ways to boost your business using Pinterest

Kate's Take: Quick thoughts on Pinterest marketing #16 – AI tools that are helpful instead of distracting. (Tailwind’s new MCP server)

Simple Pin Podcast: Simple ways to boost your business using Pinterest

Show Notes

You got the email, you're confused, let's break it down So Tailwind sent out an email about something called an MCP server, and if you read it and thought "what does that even mean," you're not alone. Let's break it down simply. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. Think of it as a translator between AI assistants, like Claude or ChatGPT, and the software you already use. Before this, if you wanted an AI to help with a task, you'd copy information out of one app, paste it into your AI chat,...

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