Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Virtual Pinboard - Pinterest

Sunlight pinned by Danielle Gochenaur 
   "Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web."  You're find information and inspiration on a HUGE range of subjects--color, art of all kinds, trends, typography, DIY, interior design, style, architecture, fashion, food, videos, gifts, and so much more.  (One pull-down menu is entitled Everything.) Then you can click on an interesting photo/article and be lead to the creator's site, e.g. Sweet Home Style. (BTW, Thank you to Denise for wanting everyone to know about Pinterest.)
  What can you do with Pinterest?
 What can you do with this virtual pinboard?  "People use pinboards to plan...decorate...and organize.  Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people..."  

"Cool Stairs" pinned by Darla Bell
Eroded Hues pinned by salpalsd
   To get started, you need to request an invitation by going to their Home page.  Right now, one has to register via Facebook Connect or connect through Twitter.  Organizers advise, however, that after joining, one can unlink or delete the Facebook/Twitter account and still log in with one's email address and password.  Setup and other information are on the Help page.