Jo Yardley Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Oh no not another social network sort of nonsense thing...Well yes, exactly that.But I like it.It is more about sharing pictures and links and less about all the facebook messages, games, blabla, etc.Anyway, not trying to sell it or looking for a discussion on how good or bad or boring it is.Just wondering if you're using it.If you do, share your url!Here is me;http://pinterest.com/1920sberlin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Galli Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Yes, sort of using it. I signed up a couple of weeks ago and have not done much with it. Sometimes I kind of OD on technology. (Yes, it is possible.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne McCann Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Jo Yardley wrote: Just wondering if you're using it. In theory, I have a Pintrest from their beta, but I've never much used it. Too much social media already, and was concerned a bit about the way they handle copyright. But you bring up an interesting notion: using Pintrest to post images indicative of your area's "theme" to provide inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Technically the copyrights issues are the same with pinterest as they are with facebook, except pinterest gets a little more interest at the moment because people are worried about it. Websites can ban pinterest from using their pictures (you can even do this with flickr). But in the end, you are mostly posting pictures that are links, click them and you go to the original site. So it is more directing people in stead of stealing images. Generally, as with everything you do on the internet; don't use someone elses pictures if you're not sure they allow it. The responsibility is with the person posting. Either way, for Second Life it is perfect. No "you need to be a real person" nonsense like we see with the other social network sites and it is more about images and links then all the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarock Amat Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 why would i want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Why wouldn't you want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 This looks interesting. And the fact that I don't have to hand over my FBI file to the Stasi to use it makes it compelling. Works well with feed photos, and flickr? I already use my feed for snapshots as it puts in the SLURL - but I assume with this I'd need to add that manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Yes, you simply 'pin' a url to one of your boards and pinterest takes it over from there. It works perfectly with flickr, your or other people their accounts. But you can pretty much pin anything. That is all it is, a pinboard with stuff you want to share. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do so all I can say is; it is worth giving a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Well I'm not special enough to get in right away. I'm now on some kind of waiting list to be invited after having sent in a request for such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Well this all just came to an end. Got my invite... It requires facebook or twitter to activate. So its not free from the Stasi-system of the other networks at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Stepford Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 pinterest too? so where is genn to lay down the law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I don't mind to use twitter or facebook to get to pinterest, mainly because those accounts are all about SL, not my RL stuff. Anyway, I did not know you couldn't join without those, sorry. A friend of mine joined twitter, joined pinterest and then deleted his twitter account. Worked for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathe Arcana Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I love Pinterest, but I don't use it for SL. I have to have one social network that does not have SL on it. I use it to share recipes, artwork, design and fashion. It's addicting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qie Niangao Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I'm forbidden from pinterest on grounds of having a Y chromosome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Galli Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Damn. I put up a pic of one of my houses and in 5 min had a bunch of pins. Apparently ppl who pin house pics don't care if they are real or virtual. I am thinking Pinterest could be an excellent way to introduce a lot of people to Second Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanara Zenovka Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 FYI: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2012/03/19/pinterests-terms-of-service-word-by-terrifying-word/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Yardley Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes I wouldn't suggest you upload anything you make yourself that you want to have any rights to later. But as long as you don't do that, or just share links (I don't upload images, just link to my flickr photos), there isn't much they can do with it. It is generally a good idea to not upload any handmade artwork you don't want to share with anyone on the internet unless it is totally baked in with copyrights and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasine Guisse Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I have just created my first Pinterest Board. There is a contest for new ideas in a group I belong to. How do I either import my Pinterest board into my SL inventory and/ or send it to the person in SL who is judge for idea contest. I've already gone through several video tutorials and none I've seen covers this. Many thanks(and maybe because I've worked in a university library for decades, I make my searches too complicated out of habit!) Lune Shadow(thomasine.guisse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Im NOT but I do look at others sometimes. The reason Im not is limited time getting around the places I do have. Flickr is good enough for me to post/keep photos of places Ive been and also find urls others have been...though Im not so good at posting them on my photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Ive been to your place ....Berlin in the 1920s. Was very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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