I have a confession. I have fallen in love—with Pinterest.
I know that I am not alone in this love affair. I am sure that many of you share my infatuation, even if you are not willing to admit it.
If you haven’t investigated Pinterest, you should check it out. A social bookmarking website, Pinterest allows users to post (or “pin”) images of their favorites or bookmarks. Each image or“pin” also contains a link to the original webpage. You can sort your pins into “boards” that work like virtual bulletin boards with links to all the content.
As a visual person, this is ideal for me. I no longer have to sort through a list of “favorites” all the while trying to remember what the link I am looking for was called. Now I simply scroll through my boards until I see what I am looking for. Finally, because it is a social bookmarking site, other people can see, comment on, and repin, my pins (however, I can have up to three private boards if you have content I don’t want to share).
At first glance it might seem that Pinterest is filled only with recipes, home décor, fashion and craft ideas, but if you dig a little deeper, you find there is a ton of stuff for the scientist as well:
There are gift ideas for all of your favorite scientists.
Source: etsy.com viaPromega Corporation on Pinterest
There are funny science cartoons.
There are hundreds of science images that are just plain cool.
Source: Promega Corporation on Pinterest
There are funny videos and music parodies.
And, of course, there is the chemistry cat.
Source: knowyourmeme.com viaPromega Corporation on Pinterest
No matter if you are a lover of Pinterest like me, or a somewhat skeptical “newbie”, I would love to hear how you use Pinterest. Also, come follow our Promega Pinterest boards, you never know, we might just repin a few things of yours!
Kelly Grooms
