Pinterest

Before I even begin explaining and blogging about "Pinterest".... I must do my "Lost In Space" imitation of the robot... including with my arms waving and flailing in earnest as I shout... (Yes... I'm aware this shows my age!)..... WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!... the website I'm about to blog about can be VERY ADDICTIVE!!!!  So you now have the choice to stop reading and decide that you don't want to become an addicted Pinterest person.... or.... you can curiously keep reading and see what the heck I'm talking about.

Pinterest.... This is a website "pinterest.com" that basically is a common HUGE, never ending bulletin board, where internet users all over the world find 'interesting' things from other websites all over the internet, and 'pin' these interests/findings on to this common main bulletin board.... THUS.... "Pinterest" literally means.... "pinning interests".

What?.... you may ask are the interesting things people pin on this common board?  Well..... for instance... you will find recipes for all sorts of dishes, pastries, desserts, etc., decorating ideas, fashion, photo's of amazing nature scenes, quotes, recommendations for books to read, craft ideas and instructions, DYI ideas and instructions, clever new products available, clever tips for cleaning and organizing.... you name it, you can find it on pinterest.com.  The website changes literally by the minute because people all over the world are constantly pinning on this board.

You have two options of perusing this website... you can A) just go to the web address and peruse the main board as long as you like... or B) you can select the button on the top of the page "request invite".  Anyone, at any time, can go to the web address and enjoy... but if you request an invite (your invite can take any where from a few minutes to a week or two.... don't take it personally if it takes a couple weeks... this web site is VERY busy).  Once you have your invitation to join, you can then set up your own personal account.... IT'S FREE!!!!!.... no personal info is required.... you just basically need an email address and a password.... that's it!!!!  After setting up your own account/page... you can then 'repin' interesting things you find on Pinterest and make your own bulletin boards for your own personal use, and for others to follow as well.

Why would you want your own bulletin board when you can just go to the website any time and peruse without the bother of having to set up your own page?  The answer to that question is... because the main board changes literally by the minute... what you saw/found on a visit to the website on an earlier visit, may no longer be easy to find on your next visit... but if you have your own board, and you have repined your interest to your board, you can easily access the info any time you want.  If you haven't set up your own page, you can't 'save' any pins you saw and liked on earlier visits.

This has been a wonderful diversion this summer when there has been NOTHING to watch on tv other than reruns.  At night when I have nothing else to do, I sit at my computer and go to the Pinterest website and enjoy finding wonderful items of interest at my finger tips... I can get lost in this website for hours!  I find myself seeing something on this website and thinking... "WOW!!! That's really cool".... or.... "Hmmmmm I should try that!!".... or.... "I need to share this with so and so"..... etc.

This website allows you to share the interesting things you find with friends on Facebook, by simply clicking on the interest, highlighting the web address, clicking on your 'Edit' button, clicking on 'Copy', then clicking on your "File" button, clicking on 'New Window', and clicking on Facebook.... then I click on the friend I want to share it with, then just go to my 'Edit' button and clicking on 'Paste'.  This may sound complicated.... but really it is just a few computer keyboard clicks.  You can also look for friends/family who have accounts on this website and see what they find interesting, you can follow their boards, and/or they can follow yours.  It's just a BIG HUGE board of sharing fun and interesting things with others!

I challenge you to give this website a look-see.... you might find yourself amazed at the things others have posted to this website.  If nothing else, you can at least have the knowledge of what others are talking about when they speak about 'Pinterest'.  I personally find it quite fascinating... and yes... addicting!  It's a very lazy way of perusing the internet/web by viewing what other internet/web users have searched and discovered the hard way!

P.S.  I have 37 boards I have created on my personal page... thus proving my warning of addiction!  :  )