Share and discover creative pins, organizing photos and ideas on customizable collaborative boards
Share and discover creative pins, organizing photos and ideas on customizable collaborative boards
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The Pinterest app allows you to post pictures about any topic.
Create a board to save posts that you want to look at later and to post your own pictures and topics. You can ask other members questions and make comments about the pins that are posted. There is an option to decorate your board with stickers and other details. Pins that can be posted include videos, songs, and phrases that you create or find online. The app is a way to share information in a simple format so that others can get ideas for things that they can do with projects, holidays and other activities.
Pros
- Clean and crisp user interface
- Card layout makes it easy to navigate
- Photo uploads and photo sharing are handled efficiently
Cons
- User interface changes frequently
- No native support for photo capture
Pinterest is a social media channel used to share images between users.
Make Connections with Photos
Pinterest allows you to sign up with your email, Facebook or Google+ accounts.
As soon as you log in to Pinterest, you find yourself looking at a beautifully designed interface. It uses card layout to show your images. These images are called Pins.
Pinterest also makes it easy to find your connections. It will import your email list, Facebook, and Google+ contacts and add them as friends. This means you don't have to start from scratch. You can always opt-out from this option.
Get Organized with Your Ideas
Pinterest works like a digital clipboard. You can pin artwork, recipes, news articles, and images that capture your imagination. It allows you to create your own custom boards. So you can organize your work just the way you like it. You can also make private boards.
Discovering New Things
You can search the Pinterest universe, discover other boards and follow them. If you want only a single image, you can repin that image to your own board. Like any social media, it promotes user interaction. You can like, comment, and follow other users who peak your interest.
Catalog of Ideas
Pinterest considers itself an idea catalog. Also, sharing images gives you an easy way to scan a large number of ideas in a short amount of time. Other social media streams generally have a lot of text that you need to read. Pinterest's concentration on photos allows you find your interests in a few seconds.
Unlike other social media, Pinterest doesn't support taking photos in the app itself. You have to either upload the images from your library or pin it from other web sources.
Regular New Releases
Pinterest is trying to keep ahead of the market. So the app changes frequently which is generally a good thing. However, not all updates are always pleasing. But if you like having your ideas in a centralized location to share with other users, Pinterest is definitely a great app to have on your phone.
Pros
- Clean and crisp user interface
- Card layout makes it easy to navigate
- Photo uploads and photo sharing are handled efficiently
Cons
- User interface changes frequently
- No native support for photo capture
Pros
- Find ideas for almost anything
- Save what you find or share with others
- Post pictures to your own board
Cons
- Need an account to view all the details
- Can be overwhelming with all the information
Pin pictures to a board that you create or one that you see on the app.
If you like looking at ideas for anything from parties to recipes, then you'll like Pinterest. This is an app that lets you look for ideas of any kind to see what other people have posted. Once you find what you're looking for, then you can view the pictures and the details that are listed on that board. There is an option to look at various categories if you aren't sure exactly what you need.
Using Pinterest gives you ideas that you can use if you are planning a birthday party or if you need to fix a meal for a special event. You can find holiday craft ideas as well as ideas for books to read. Organize the ideas that you like so that you can come back to look at them later. Share the ideas that you have with friends, getting an entire board together without needing to look so much on the site. There is a search engine that gives you hints about what you're looking for if you don't know the exact topic.
Pros
- Find ideas for almost anything
- Save what you find or share with others
- Post pictures to your own board
Cons
- Need an account to view all the details
- Can be overwhelming with all the information
Like a digital bulletin board, Pinterest allows users to save and share images they find interesting. Users create boards and name them, usually in reference to what images they plan to pin there. Common boards include such categories as clothing, arts and crafts, animals and inspirational quotes. Pinterest users can then digitally attach an image they come across to one of their boards. Along with simply browsing the site, users who logged in via Facebook or other social sites can find new images by looking through their friends’ pins and boards. Pinterest is a truly unique app that is especially great for the visually inclined.
