Megan Siegel

Pinterest board organization

As I was pinning last night, I realized my board categorization was much too vague and my boards were getting a bit unruly and decided to reorganize. I’ve known this would have to happen for quite some time now, but after two sick days and an intense Shameless marathon, I finally spent some time with it.

First-time Pinterest users note: be specific with your boards when you first create them. If only I knew back then what I know now! I split my clothing wants into shoes, bags, accessories and clothing. I split my recipes into sweet and savory. This is something that I probably should have done right from the start. However, having too many boards to start may leave them sparsely populated. It’s a fine line.

I probably should have gone even more specific into coats, tops, bottoms, appetizers, mains, desserts, etc. But we’ll leave that for the next time I feel my boards are getting out of hand.

Now… doesn’t this look better?

How to win at Pinterest

The Uniqlo Dry Mesh board is one of the only series of Pinterest boards that has ever seriously impressed me. A beautiful interactive scrolling experience using 5 long pinned images. Nicely done. 

Click any of the boards then scroll, scroll, scroll and watch the magic happen. Not sure how good this is in terms of repin-ibility, but it is pretty and innovative, which I like.

I think I’ve finally warmed up to Pinterest. 

(spotted in Strategy mag)

Holy crap, Pinterest is fun

Signed up months ago, but am just starting to use Pinterest now.

I’m into it.

Definitely won’t be my preferred social network, but I can see why people are still buzzing about it and I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon. Excited to try it out for some brands for work.

(oh yeah, here I am.. http://pinterest.com/seagell/)

Why my dad is proof Pinterest is here to stay

What am I talking about? Men aren’t supposed to like Pinterest, right? ESPECIALLY not 50 year old men who live on farms and can barely use computers. Well…

At first I was worried Pinterest was just a fad and that it would pass, but then I went to Nova Scotia to visit my parents. They haven’t even had high speed internet for a year and my mom is already on Facebook, Twitter and now Pinterest. This doesn’t surprise me much because she’s pretty good with computers and typing from her days as a secretary in the 80s. My dad, however, has never really gotten the hang of computers. He often refers to typing as a regression and says we are ‘reverting back to Morse code.’

But, I think we might have had a breakthrough. Pinterest.

You see, my parents live in an old farmhouse full of stuff. Pinterest is great for DIY-inclined people like my dad to go on, type in “cow skulls” or “bullet shells” and see what comes up. Recently, my dad made his first Pinterest project. He cut a glass bottle to make a vase.

Maybe now my dad will finally stop razzing me for communicating via Morse code for a living and will start to understand the value of the internet. Or maybe he’ll just be content with browsing Pinterest for DIY inspiration.

So, I believe if Pinterest can engage people who would otherwise have no use for a computer, it must be doing something right. My dad is now compelled to sit down and browse pin boards, and that tells me that it might just stick around. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.