Comments on: Pinterest and The Pacman Problem

By: Janette

Janette — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:54:49 +0000

I meant like a sy of relief breath. Lol!(Didn’t want that to come across in a bad way.)

By: Janette

Janette — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:48:47 +0000

Thanks for this post!!! I feel like I just took a deep breath reading this. I agree completely in every way.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:38:32 +0000

In reply to Samantha. My favorite comment yet!

By: Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:30:24 +0000

I would love if you could ask him to cut out the related pins. These are making me want to quit Pinterest. At least the option to opt out. Thanks for this post. Very timely.

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 04:47:01 +0000

I use Pinterest to help me “file” ideas for sewing, embroidery and for DIY ideas, but lately I feel like I never have an original idea of my own. I think I used to before Pinterest. I almost always go to the links associated to see if I like the tutorials or to see if they are doable for me before I pin them.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 03:27:25 +0000

Yes. Pinterest can be very overwhelming! I used to pin just about everything and now I am lots more selective. I am trying to live a Less is More life and Pinterest is one of those places where less pins gives more ability to be selective and do away with the pins that just cluttered my feed and my brain! I used to rip things out of magazines planning to file them in binders, but Pinterest has become my substitute for that time consuming task! Thanks for sharing your perspective!

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 22:10:42 +0000

For me, pinterest is just a tool, so instead of little scraps of magazines or newspaper, I can just find it and pin it. So it’s just an online binder. So convenient. I got in over a year ago, late to the game. I don’t take any of it personally. I don’t feel any inadequacy. Take what I need and leave the rest. I’m not a blogger, just a busy mom, doing my best.

By: Roundthegumtree

Roundthegumtree — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:14:59 +0000

You know, I don’t mind the related pins. Sometimes they are useful, but in fairness I have my computer zoomed into about 200% so I don’t see them unless I scroll down or the image is tiny.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:03:31 +0000

As a new blogger and a teacher, I was very interested in your comments about our “consumerism.” I’ve done mini-lessons in my classroom about how we read online. As a group, we’ve noticed we’re mostly “clickers,” not readers. Our ability to sustain attention and stamina as readers feels at a low. Again, as a teacher, I’ve been working with my students to write what matters to them. I ask them, what touches you? What stays with you? What ideas and thoughts are important to you? I am hoping – and crossing my fingers – to help these kiddos find their own voice. I started my new blog to put my money where my mouth is. My old blog from last summer was some sort of cheapo imitation knock off hack of what I admired in the many blogs I read. I can’t write THEM. I need to write ME. And I’m aware no one may ever, ever read what I write because I’m literally one little blog in a very tall and Pinteresting haystack. However, the thought that someone MIGHT read … holds me more accountable to myself as a writer and crafter of words. Thanks for the good read.

By: Nicole Wilson

Nicole Wilson — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:39:33 +0000

I found this article really interesting. I can totally see your point of view for the most part. When I first joined Pinterest, a friend of mine had invited me because you could not join without the invitation. Once they stopped requiring an invitation I kind of felt like my secret world was invaded! Lol. I love that I can use Pinterest like a virtual inboard – instead of saving photos for inspiration on my hard drive or bookmarking a million blogs and webpages in my favorites, I have an organized solution. I do agree with some of the complaints mentioned above – I hate when bloggers pin the same thing to different boards or morning and night for the “different crowds” in case someone missed it. I hate entering giveaways where I have to like and follow a bunch of people clogging up my Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, g+, whatever. Once the giveaway is over, I start unfollowing people for sure.

But in spite of this, I still love Pinterest. We have discovered some great recipes, made some fun crafts, and found some great small businesses to support. My house definitely isn’t perfect but my kids are not neglected, and I try to keep in mind that when someone posts a photo, we’re only seeing the best of the best and not e behind the scenes (usually!). Pinterest is my unwinding time at night after the kids are down and before hubby gets home from work.