I know that the more popular system to use to collate images for most people is Tumblr, but personally I prefer Pinterest. Why? I like that there is only one layout available, and that you can only post images (not text or videos) – its less about another version of a blog and more about collecting images from around the web. Pinterest describes itself as “a virtual pinboard” which makes sense!
You can separate items into different “boards” or collections – as you can see in the above image, mine vary quite a bit, so its easy to find something I liked previously. I “pin” any clothes that I want to wear, bits of stationary that I need (I have such an unhealthy obsession with stationary and organisation!) and things I want to eat. Yum.
Pinterest seems a bit more grown up than Tumblr to me – its difficult to explain why though! Perhaps its because of the “Rules To Pin By” – pretty much rules to keep to for anything you do online. Be nice, don’t spam and give credit.
Theres now an iPhone app available (of course!) which should make pinning less about items found online and more about snapping “real world” items that you love.
My boards can be found at /hayles – let me know your usernames if you have an account. If you’d like one, let me know, I think I have some invites left!
I love Pinterest! It’s a bit addicting. I thought it would end up being one of the many websites I sign up to and then ignore, but it’s so easy to make pages of prettiness!
http://pinterest.com/pickettywitch/
I am totally clueless about Pinterest and am excited to learn about it and how I can use it.. Thanks for sharing.