Pinterest is addicting. Period. Pinners, you know what I’m talking about. Just reading the word Pinterest makes you want to get on and browse, maybe pin something to a few of your boards.
A combination of Stumble Upon, a personal blog and Facebook, Pinterest is a virtual pin-board that allows you to arrange and share your favorite styles, recipes, quotes and much more. Too much more.
According to CNN Money, “Reese Witherspoon gushed to Conan O’Brien that it was ‘a collection of the most amazing, wonderful craftiness on the earth!”
According to Comscore, the site registered 17.8 million users in March alone, a 52 percent jump in just one month.
Pinterest is also beneficial to businesses who want to advertise their products on the site. “In February, Pinterest drove more traffic to websites than Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube combined.”
These statistics are incredible considering you must request an invite to join the site.
Once an invite is requested and the virgin pinner is “invited”, he or she starts by selecting interests so that it’s easier to start pinning. A few avid and interesting pinners are chosen for the new pinner to start following and immediately, the colorful world of Pinterest sucks you in.
Suddenly you have the urge to redecorate your bedroom. Or turn an old t-shirt into a funky necklace. Or bake scrumptious little cupcakes that look like owls.
Your home page is a collection of the most recent pins from “pinners you follow”. This alone is the most powerful procrastination tool I’ve ever known.
You want to like everything, you want to cook everything, buy all the jewelry, build an incredible three story library wall in your house someday.
You have the option to “repin” these things and comment on them too. While repinning, you section off these posts into different “boards” and these boards make up your own Pinterest page.
If the homepage doesn’t take up hours of your time, this next step will. Hit the tab “everything” and up pops a list of different categories for one to choose from.
Say you’re into architecture. (If you’re not already, Pinterest will make you a unique architecture aficionado almost instantly). You click on “architecture” and the most incredible buildings, staircases, hotel lobbies and bridges pepper your screen.
For someone planning a party or a wedding, Pinterest could be your one stop shop for dress ideas, decorations, cakes and party favors.
Categories include everything from sports to pets to cars and motorcycles. There’s literally something for everything. Yes guys, that means you too. If you’re too proud to make your own page, you will eventually find yourself perusing your girlfriend’s Pinterest when she’s not looking. I promise.
Pinterest is universal in the sense that people of all ages from all over the globe pin. There’s a large concentration of females, foodies, fashion designers and technology lovers that post to the site but you don’t have to work for vogue to have an interesting Pinterest.
The beauty of the site is that you can repin anything and everything. Uploading your own images is completely optional.
Food and drink recipes along with DIY crafts and jewelry rank high among my favorite categories.
One of the most mouthwatering recipes I’ve come across are the Nutella cookies, baked by combining just a cup of flour, egg and of course, a cup of Nutella.
Others include Almond Joy oatmeal, avocado chicken salad, cucumber honeydew margarita popsicles and brisket and brie quesadillas. But the list goes on.
Do-it-yourselfers have a field day on Pinterest. Some of the coolest I’ve seen are baskets made from old magazines, wreaths made with crayons, necklaces made with buttons, purses made from old pairs of jeans. Countless knitting patterns for beanie hats (this one excites me personally).
I could pin all day. You could too if you’re not pinning already. An invite sometimes takes a few days to receive once requested but you can still browse the site without becoming a member.
And remember, you’ve been warned of its addictive powers. Happy pinning.
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