Pin pin on Pinterest

Okay, maybe you are fed up of the new web2.0 services popping up every week that want to grab some glow from twitter/tumblr/whatever. But. Pinterest is different.

Pinterest is a place to curate and share things you love. Think of it as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can post collections of things you love, and “follow” collections created by people you admire.

Yes it is.  Though I have played only for less than two hours, I can already see the potential on this great service. I foresee it as a place for my photos and daily links. Not bad at all. No more dragging pictures into a folder onto my desktop and forgetting where I found it! No more overloading my computer with hundreds of images! No more bookmarking links at random! So, when I find something interesting and worth, I only have to hit the “Pin It” button they provide for your toolbar, fill in the details + description and… voila! It hangs on the pinboard.

Ok, you may say I’ve seen all these on Delicious/other bookmarking sites. But in Pinterest it is so damn easy to share everything on facebook/twitter that makes the whole experience more user friendly than every other social bookmarking site. You can “like” pins just like Facebook and re-pin items you find on other people’s pinboards for yourself. Of course the capabilities don’t stop just at sharing. But words are poor. Take an inside look:

Verdict: This site/web app has future. Maybe it “shares” some features with tumblr, but it does it with a unique way. Highly suggested.

Uh oh! I would forget that. It is in beta version, so it functions only in *invite mode*. I have four spare pinterest invites. Let me know @ comments.

P.S.: thanks to apas for his invite