I spend a lot of time on the internet but as a Realtor, writer photographer and occasional software quality assurance tester of apps and web sites most of my work is on the internet.
Pinterest is kind of 2010 but it did not really gain traction until last year. I was able to mostly ignore it until a couple of months ago. Pinterest is about curations or collections or maybe a form of digital hoarding.
There are pin boards and users can pin, which is mostly about linking to photographs. There is a bookmark available for most browsers. Click on the bookmark and pin a picture. Pictures can also be uploaded onto the site but that isn’t really what curation is about and we have Flickr for that. Pinterest boards can be collaborative so that more than one user can contribute.
I have several pin boards including one dedicated to porches. I have one that isn’t shown here that I call “Red” it is pictures with red in them.
One of the reasons I am writing about this is that I think it would be a great place to collect decorating or remodeling for a home or it might be useful for house hunting. A collection of pictures of house styles and rooms that you like and can share with your Realtor so she has a better idea of what you like.
Looking at your own pin board may surprise you. My photography board has a lot of photographs of trees on it. I must like to photograph trees. I never really thought about it. Pinterest is social and as I follow friends and look at their collections I see a new side of them.
Pinterest is still invitation only but it isn’t hard to find someone you know like even me who will send you an invite.
Your recent binge of housekeeping, combined with this post, reminded me of a time I was looking at an artist’s sketch book.
I told her the subjects looked like a collection of miscellaneous junk.
She said that was what it was, stuff that triggered memories yet wasn’t valuable enough to save. This way she had her memories without junk to dust.
At first I didn’t see the point of Pinterest. Then I recognized that there is no point. Then I acknowledged that an hour had gone by and my brain was resting. OK, it’s an additive hobby. I need a 12 step program!