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My New Favorite Time Suck!

Dec 27, 2011

by djevoke
posted in Awesomeness

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A friend of mine introduced me to this website/iApp by saying- it's really cool, it's a place where you can organize everything that you find on the web, like a cute pair of shoes or a great photo or places you want to travel...all in one spot. Cool, indeed. I signed up to get an invite (I'm not sure if it's in Beta or if it's trying to be exclusive) but, within a week, I was accepted. Yay! I get to sit with the cool kids at lunch!

When you sign up, you go through Facebook (don't you always have to nowadays?) and I skipped the permissions allowing them to post as me or post when I'm not online, I don't let anyone do that. They import your friends and your photo from Facebook and after inputting basic info, they encourage you to create your own virtual vision boards for everything that you love in life. I have 7: Inspirations (for photos), Not All Who Wander Are Lost (for travel), Cooking Fun!, Getting My Fashion On, Home is Where the Heart Is (for home decor), DIY Goodies, and Music Is What Life Sounds Like. You can create as many or as little as you like.

After you're all signed up, you come to the homepage where you can see what your Facebook friends that are on Pinterest are sharing. You can repin it to one of your boards and add a new message or description, like it or comment on it or all three. When your friends have bored you, you can go to the top and click on Everything which will pop up with sub-categories based on interests. Click on what you like and have fun! There are even how to and a variety of videos under their video section. There is a Popular tab and a Gifts tab with a price range breakdown so you can search for gifts within your budget.

I finally had a chance to really explore it today and I added the Pin It bookmarklet to my toolbar to make it easier to pin things I find on the net to my boards. They also have buttons to add to your website for other Pinners to easily pin your blog/site/review to their board. I've spent HOURS on it, falling in love with some cute outfit or some amazing sunset photo or something or other. The only problem I've encountered is when I tried to upload my own pin (first from my SD card and then, from my desktop, both times a failure). It took way too long and didn't end up uploading anything. It could be my computer, so don't let that scare you off. This is definitely worth checking out, especially if you want to visually organize all the cool things you find on the web that inspire you.

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Madpenguin March 22

Several people from epinions have been recommending this site because they use it to pin their reviews for hits. It's working for some that I know of, but I'm a little burned out from signing up on all of these different sites. Eventually I'm a have to give it a try though. Nice coverage.

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Sharrie January 12, 2012

Sounds real cool! Some apps are asking for too much liberty as to what they can do on my phone though so I skipped quite a many of them! I don't understand why I should allow the app to change things on my SD card and it does seem many are asking for too many permissions.

djevoke January 12, 2012

Yes, you have to be really careful. Some apps will let you skip those permissions and get the app which is what I do. I won't let anyone access my FB account any time without my permission or to access my information for their own use. You just have to be really diligent about your identity security. This app doesn't have that problem though, and you can always just use the website!

Sharrie January 13, 2012

Cool! Thanks for the tip!

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JSMaresca January 11, 2012

The pictures are great as is the write-up itself.

djevoke January 12, 2012

Thank you!

JSMaresca January 12, 2012

You are very welcome.

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devora December 27, 2011

Nice! I dig pinning things, too. Haven't checked out the gift section yet, but hmmm... maybe I can make my own wishlist board :P

djevoke December 27, 2011

Now, that's a good idea!

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woopak_the_thrill December 27, 2011

Ok, I take it they don't have men's stuff LOL! Nice one, Sam!

djevoke December 27, 2011

They do- they have areas called Geek, Tech, Film/Movies/Music, Men's Apparel and a whole bunch of stuff you'd love. DM me your email and I'll send you an invite if you'd like ;p

devora December 27, 2011

Woo, it's not a girl or guy thing, it's just another social platform, except for sharing found images and videos ;)

woopak_the_thrill December 28, 2011

see? I'd be lost without the two of you LOL!

djevoke December 28, 2011

LOL...that's what we're here for :)

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Samantha (djevoke)
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I'm a human jukebox that is constantly changing my station depending on my mood! Feel free to share your passion with me in my communities: Pass the Remote!, Hip Hop Culture, Wedding Planning … more