Thing 7 Content Saving & Sharing

Pinterest: This is reminiscent of the original 23 Things on a Stick, and I remember then that having one place for all bookmarks--organized and categorized--and accessible to any other computer--but not mobile device at the time--seemed very appealing. I recall exploring Del.icio.us and PageKeeper for Teachers. Now that capability has been taken to the next step by making bookmarks accessible to any device, whether mobile or stationary. In that context, what do I think of Pinterest?

What I liked about Pinterest, beyond its ease of establishing an account and setting up, was its intuitive graphic layout and a sort of catalog of topics from which to begin, which, however, can "feel" a bit overwhelming at first. I created a couple sites on two hobbies of interest and pinned photos and Web sites to them. It's an interesting process. There are so many features that it does take a bit of playing with to catch on, but that seems to be the point. Again, like so many other apps, Pinterest seems to make as part of its focus the ability to share items of interest with others and to have others share their stuff with you. That has tremendous possibilities for information sharing, saving time, and collaborating. On the whole, I enjoyed Pinterest and can see using it for my own personal collection of resources and for collaborating on a professional level, just as students could use it for collaborating for assignments or for just sharing their own interests.