Pinterest gets a reputation for being all about pinning pretty things and not getting much done.
Especially on creative projects.
Sounds pretty boring right?
What’s neat, however, is that it’s not isolated in its own world.
Unlike something likeEvernoteorPocket, the site’s users share their own pins and pin boards with each other.
The result is creative cross-pollination.
you could get inspiration for your own projects while other people draft off ofand build onyour ideas.
This makes Pinterest ideal for a number of use cases that don’t fit with other tools like Evernote.
Here are a few use cases where Pinterest could be better for a task than something else.
You’re no schmuck, so you don’t want to throw some lame, run-of-the-mill shindig.
You want to throw a proper hootenanny, so you need some ideas.
Decorations,invitationdesigns, and plenty of activity ideas abound.
As a side note: some stuff on the tag pages above may contain slightly NSFW material.
The links themselves are fine, but be careful if you want to explore further.
But, let’s say you don’t have any interior decorating design sense.
Of course, you could do this with a Google image search.
Pinterest, however, suggests ways to refine your search based on different categories and existing tags.
Test Case: Finding New Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow cookersare awesome.
Search for “slow cooker recipes” and you’ll get some good ones right off the bat.
But click “Boards” to see the real magic.
Not only that, but by following a board, you might get notified of anynewrecipes that are added.
At the end of the day, Pinterest isn’t any more of a time-wasting social networkthan Twitter.
It has its purpose just like anything else.
