Comments on: Why Social Media Newcomers of All Ages Should Try Pinterest and Twitter

By: empowerchicks

empowerchicks — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:37:50 +0000

I love it when women have each others backs……..thank you beauties for sharing your experience. I plan to explore pintrest this weekend!!!!! I’ll report back on what I discover…can’t wait!

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By: Sharon Greenthal

Sharon Greenthal — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:56:09 +0000

See my post below about logging in to Pinterest.

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By: Sharon Greenthal

Sharon Greenthal — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:55:33 +0000

Twitter is great for news, current events, and specific topics – for example, I follow @vibrantnation to see what they are posting. Twitter is great fun during television events, such as the Oscars, the Republican debates and so on. It takes a little getting used to, and you need to start following people for it to actually be interesting – and most people you follow will follow you back.

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By: Sharon Greenthal

Sharon Greenthal — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:52:36 +0000

Regarding log in: when you get to this page, log in via email and password, not through facebook or twitter. https://pinterest.com/login/?next=%2F . When you are logged in, you can go to the settings page https://pinterest.com/settings/ and turn off your links to Facebook and Twitter, and you can opt out of having your profile available on the internet. This will keep your activity on Pinterest solely on Pinterest, and only available to other pinners.

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By: Bogusnot

Bogusnot — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:20:16 +0000

For “empowerchicks”:
You don’t have to sign in through your Facebook or Twitter accounts at all on in Pinterest. I just use my email and a password. I also like to keep as much privacy as possible, so I am leery of apps on social media sites too. Also, some of my Facebook friends wind up having their pins show up as Facebook postings, which I don’t care for. TMI! Hope this helps.

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By: empowerchicks

empowerchicks — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:45:59 +0000

I found this post on line this morning…I think it’s good to have an awareness of what is or isn’t happening with your personal info and preferences.

Pinterest and privacy
Robert on 07 Feb 2012 12:00 pm

I was planning to check out Pinterest to see what the buzz is about, but their privacy policy gives me the creeps. I can only sign up by linking a Pinterest account to my Facebook or Twitter account. The description on the Twitter link page says this allows them to:

Read Tweets from your timeline.
See who you follow, and follow new people.
Update your profile.
Post Tweets for you.

It’s really no consolation that the app doesn’t:

Access your direct messages.
See your Twitter password.

The Facebook signup page isn’t nearly as informative. I couldn’t figure out exactly which data the app would have access to or how it would use that data. The signup page says “We NEVER post without your permission.” Either they do post Tweets for me or they don’t. That should be simple to explain.
I don’t want an app following new people for me, or posting on my behalf. The author of this article says “when I used my Facebook account to create my profile, Pinterest used my personal information to automatically have me start following common connections.” I have to agree wholeheartedly with her when she says “Pinterest broke a basic tenet of online privacy: To not invasively use my online information.”
What am I missing here? Or missing out on by not using Pinterest?

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By: empowerchicks

empowerchicks — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:03:58 +0000

Question for pintrest peeps…..why do I have to sign up through Facebook and Twitter? I don’t have any apps on my Facebook acct because unless I don’t understand clearly, agreeing to the apps, means agreeing to having your information shared with a third party.
I have privacy concerns when I’m on line and I want to make sure that I’m not just working to provide someone with data for a better marketing strategy.
You can tell me if I’m being too self conscious…

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By: flwrchyk

flwrchyk — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:09:19 +0000

I love pinterest for the inspiration, especially for photography and jewelry. I design my own jewelryand pin it! It’s fun, but easy to find the time fly by.
https://pinterest.com/flwrchyk/

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By: Bogusnot

Bogusnot — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:31:19 +0000

I’ve been enjoying Pinterest for a few months now. I love it and find it more satisfying than Facebook. You can search for your interests if you’re not into “mommy” or wedding stuff. It’s beautiful and visually stimulating. It’s also a great way to keep a log of things that intrigue you that’s more fun than bookmarking. Funny stuff too! What’s not to like?
But Twitter? I still don’t get it! How about delving deeper into what you like and do with regards to Twitter??? ;-D

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By: Teri Christian

Teri Christian — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:35:37 +0000

I’ve been pinning for about a year and I love it. My eyes dance with joy when I see all of the colors. I never go to mommy blogs, weddings or babies, but I love home designs and you can get so many great ideas and “dreams” on pinterest. I also have several collections that I have found other folks have as well; such as I collect glass jars – oh my goodness, you wouldn’t believe how many pretty pictures there are of different types of glass jars. I could go on and on about my addiction to pinterest, just let me say it is definitely worth a visit.

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