Sunday, July 29, 2012

Pinterest . . . ehh

So it's official, I have been accepted into the elite (or so I tell myself) world of Pinterest.  I thought I would be excited, feel some sort of weight lifted off my shoulders because now NOW!!! I can keep all of my interests, DIY Projects, recipes, tips "pinned" in one place.  However, I have to say that I don't feel that way at all, actually not even close.  I enjoyed virtually thumbing through pages of interesting things to do with wine corks for house decoration, or the 10 commandments of putting on nail polish (actually quite helpful), but I would have to say that there was no weight lifted from me in any way shape or form.  Instead, I felt anxiety after I realized I had spent over two hours wandering aimlessly through pages and pages of ideas, suggestions, and thoughts.  For those who, like me, were blind to this website called "Pinterest" I will briefly explain what I have found to be the premise and purpose (If I can call it that).  First of all you have to be invited to the website by someone who is already a member or else, if you don't have any friends who are enlightened in the world of Pinterest, you have to buck up and request an invitation GASP! The Horror!!!! Well, needless to say I was the later.  After being accepted - not quite as fulfilling as a college acceptance, but oddly enough still brought a giddy satisfaction - you are open to a world of possibility of making a giant virtual pinboard of things that are interesting to you.  For example say you are planning a wedding, which I am not but for demonstration sake, you can go through pages and pages and pages and pages of wedding ideas, dresses, themes, color schemes, flowers, DIY ideas, music suggestions, gift ideas, and guest book ideas and basically bookmark all of the pages into one central location aka your pinboard. You are then able to write a little something special about the items to let your gaggles of friends, family members, etc comment on the ideas.  Now,  say the wedding is drawing near and now comes the time to think of home decoration, recipes, party ideas, etc, then you can go through even more pages and "pin in" to your page and then (here's the best part) ORGANIZE IT into categories.
     In my opinion, Pinterest was not all that pinteresting except that it helps you wander aimlessly through webpages planning weddings that are not on the horizon, decorating a house that you are no where near owning, and finding meals that are not even close to possible in that tiny kitchen with no counter space and horrible ventilation.  For someone who likes to keep everything organized and in one place Pinterest is a helpful tool and it can be argued it is a very helpful tool for the chronic procrastinator - unfortunately both of these describe me . . . sigh.  For those that feel the bookmark feature of their web browser is enough Pinterest is mediocre at best.

3 comments:

  1. Ohh Pinterest!!! My store gets frequent visits from that site, but I had no idea that it was invitation-only .... I haven't seen people writing long texts after putting pictures up there though ... Hmm. Somehow Pinterest makes me think of Brooklyn =)

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  2. Pinterest makes me think of Home and Garden magazine, haha. Lots of recipes, lots of home decor tips...I feel highly conspicuous as a female whenever I browse the site. It's so easy to get lost for hours there! I think I have the same issue as you do, however: without an impending wedding or space / financial wherewithal to cook impressive dishes regularly, I don't feel like I ever use my time efficiently on the site. The hours I've spent on the site have not resulted, ever, in a hand-cut t-shirt or a lamp made from paper mache...

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  3. ~Sigh~ two hours, gone... The story of my internet searching life. Wikipedia does the same thing to me. I start with an article on some historical figure, then three hours later, I'm reading about opossums, those pesky marsupials. Any site that lets me look at my interests, and then bookmark them, and then look at suggestions, will have me hooked for hours on end... I feel ya...

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