(P)interested?

I’ve been quite firm on the fact that I would never join another social network. Years ago, Myspace was popular before it went poof like a thief in the night faded away. Ever since Facebook climbed to the top of the social networking ladder, it’s been my one and only. Honestly, I don’t even frequent it anymore except to wish someone Happy Birthday. You know the old saying, “If it weren’t for Facebook I wouldn’t remember any birthdays”? This is very true for me.

For months now, all I’ve heard is talk of Pinterest. After hearing about it for that long, I figured I’d sneak in, sign up and see what all the fuss was about.

I likie. In fact, I likie so much that I may not be remembering any more birthdays.

If you’re not familiar with it, I’ll tell you a little bit about it. Pinterest is an online ‘pinboard’ where you can organize and share all your favorite findings on the web. Recipes, style, home/living ideas, crafts, wedding planning, quotes, travel – virtually anything you can think of. You are provided with category ‘boards’ in which you organize your findings. You may use the default categories initially provided, or customize them to your liking. It’s important to know that anything you pin is linked back to a url address, so it’s a good idea to click first and know where it leads before you pin or re-pin. I like the fact that you don’t have to socialize or talk on it.

With the array of categories, I can see why the largest percentage of users on Pinterest are women. However I do have a guy friend on there, who finds a large interest in beer. Seriously, he has found some pretty cool beer that I plan to check out in the future. Like maybe over a long weekend. 🙂

March 7, 2012 | Categories: Entertainment | Tags: 2012, Entertainment, Pinterest, random, Random Thoughts, Recreation, Social Networks, thoughts | 21 Comments