Apparently Pinterest is the Next Big Social Media Thing. Maybe it is already but I’m not quite seeing it myself.
Don’t get me wrong, I use Pinterest (I’m here) and am suitably hooked but I use it for me. It appeals to me in so many ways, I can label things (I like boxes), I can search and collect pretty, useful, interesting things and store them for my own pleasure. I’m not sure what else there is?
I have 4 Boards.
Just Because – This is a board that contains anything that makes me chuckle, intrigues me or makes me think. It also contains anything that I want to pin but can’t think of a suitable board name for.
For the Home: Things I have, want, love for the home. This board is my main board and feeds my interior design obsession. Lots of pretty and striking things mixed up.
Make and Do: Started around Xmas this board has craft things for the kids and thing I’d like to make for the home. I probably won’t of course as I am rubbish at anything crafty myself, I’ll find somewhere that I can buy it from and add it to my For The Home board 🙂
Style Board. I have three pins in here. Clearly I am not very stylish, I’m more of a comfort girl. I might rename this board “Things I might buy and wear if I was skinny, rich and could be arsed”. I might even just delete it, because I can.
And that is it!
Perhaps I need a “Pinterest for Idiots” guide to see the bigger picture but you know what, for me, it’s just an enjoyable tool.
What do you use Pinterest for? Are you like me and just like to collect shiny things to browse and grin at, to find new blogs and sites that the pictures link back to and enjoy nosying at what other people find funny / pretty etc?
Do you use it, or do you plan to use it as a business or social networking tool?
What do you use yours for?
I LOVE it and have been using it for well over a years now – I use it for me, and for my business, but more for me – its so addictive and enjoyable and makes me feel more creative, gives me fresh ideas and inspirations. I love the style stuff, home ideas and craft ideas mainly
So like me you like it a little bit? 🙂
*makes inch space between thumb and finger*
Lol – just an inch? 🙂
I joined Pinterest and it looks lovely but to be honest when I think about it I just groan and think it will be something else to while away hours that I don’t have. I think it is fun and obviously is really inspiring but there are also massive implications of people pinning your photos and you losing ownership of them, which worries me as there is no real control over that.
Ah, see that is a whole other issue I haven’t thought about. It’s not relevant to me as such as I don’t post any of my own stuff on there but very relevant for photographers etc.
Are there no restrictions / protections in place for this sort of thing?
And yes, it can be a wicked procrastination tool if you let it. I browse only when I have genuine free time so I can enjoy guilt free.
I don’t know it there is any protection tbh but it is definitely something to consider I think!
Definitely! Someone passed me this link after reading this post. It’s all about using Pinterest for marketing. Clearly it’s already more of a business tool that I’d realised!
http://www.copyblogger.com/pinterest-marketing/
I think it looks fab, I just signed up…and I can see me using it for fun at first and then maybe for more after seeing the business possibilities when someone far more creative with a lot more time does something amazing with it and then I can see the potential and I can copy them 😉
Just brilliant! 🙂
I’ve only just recently started using Pinterest – and I have to admit – I’m hooked. Mostly I just pin pictures of shoes and handbags that I love and clothes that will probably never fit me! Oh – as well as walk-in closets (which I’ll probably never have!).
I think it’s great as it is – no pressure to ‘keep up’ with anything – just to enjoy.
THIS!
This is me exactly, although I’m more quirky storage, fab kitchens and what not that shoes lol. It’s all just so…. pretty. I can’t think of a better word.
I’ve been using Pinterest for quite a while now and I love it, I mainly use it for inspiration for craft projects and crafts/activities to do with the kids, but having just moved we will be thinking about decorating soon so I’m starting to pin some room and garden ideas.
I have used it to find new blogs, but to be honest I mainly use the pictures as they are as inspiration, it’s nice to have them all gathered together.
I don’t dare join – I’d spend hours creating a virtual lifestyle and neglecting my own even more.
I am very strict with myself, I only go on when I have *genuine* free time, not time I’ve freed up through procrastination 🙂
I love it. It is for me. My creative time. I think you can use it for business if you sell pretty things and have lifestyle shots for them, unlike my Green Aspirations products that are mostly stock photos on white background.
What I really love it for is my pretty inspirational pics and quotes that I share on facebook, having them on a board makes it easier to find the one I want.
I’ve only just started to use it. But it does seem useful as well as fun. I’m quite a visual person, so it’s nice to have an easy way to collect images which then act as bookmarks for websites.
It’s kind of better looking version of Stumble in that way 🙂
I think I joined, but I don’t use it. I’m not a very visual person (in that respect) so I’m not interested in looking for images. In the same way, I prefer wordy blogs with the odd image/cartoon to photo blogs.
I use it for both personal and ‘work’ despite all the recent hoo-ha! I love it!