Caution, quite addicting: Pinterest

You've probably already heard of it or at least seen it around: Pinterest. I've discovered it a week or two ago and I must say: I love it! :D But what is it exactly?

How does Pinterest work?
You can see Pinterest as an online pin-up board. First, you register (it's easy, you can use Facebook or Twitter to log in if you want). Then, you receive a link to put in your bookmarks bar, that you can use to "pin" pictures from the web. During registration, they ask you what your interests are, and based upon that, Pinterest suggest you some people you can follow.

The concept is very simple: you just make boards (consider it as a category) and pin any image you want to any board you want. When you create a board, you can even add other pinners so you can pin together.

Social
Pinterest is social too: you can browse the pins of people you follow, separate categories or all pins. Then you can repin (put it on one of your own boards), like, or comment on pins. Other people can follow you or one/some of your boards. And Pinterest shows you whenever someone repins, likes or comments on your pins.

This is what my Pinterest looks like at the moment

What I like about it:

• You discover beautiful, cool, awesome pictures & sites
• You can use it as moodboards & to get inspired
• It shows what people like/find interesting
• Nice interface
• It's fast & easy!

What features I'd like:

• Private boards/only people with the link can see (just because I'd love to use it as private moodboards/shared moodboards with teammates) 
• Easier to organize: a drag 'n drop system with multiple select would be very handy
• Folder structure: folders with multiple boards (like a Games folder with a Pokémon-board and a Zelda-board)
• The option to make a scrapbook with your pins. This is asking to much, but it would be awesome if you could take pictures and just "paste" them in a book, at any size, place, rotation... But again: I ask to much :p

Conclusion:
I'd say: try it out! Maybe you like it, maybe you don't. I thought it wasn't really something for me, but I love it! :D There's nothing to lose ;-) It's pretty easy to understand, but if you should be stuck somewhere, this guide explains everything in detail: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Pinterest

If you'd like to check it out, this is my Pinterest :)
http://pinterest.com/miralci/ 

Greets,

x Marcia