What does it mean to have a visual image of you? I’m not talking about a photo now. I’m talking about the hottest new social network around: Pinterest.
I fought this one tooth and nail. No way. No how. Not another social network. No time. No energy. Not me.
Then someone told me that as an author I could use Pinterest to give my readers and potential readers a visual image of who I am. Interesting. No words. Or less words. Just pictures.
Then someone mentioned that I could create a vision board on Pinterest. A board (on Pinterest you create boards) where I could pin (on Pinterest you “pin” photos) photos of what I want to create.
Now I was getting interested. Then someone sent me an invite, and I followed the link.
And now I’m a pinner. I have a Viritual Vision Board! I have a board of things I would wear–a sort of virtual vision shopping trip! And, yes, if you visit me on Pinterest, you will definitely get a visual sense of who I am, what I like and what I’m interested in by looking at my boards. They show you my interests and my tastses–at least some of them. And you’ll get a better image of me if I spend more time on the site.
And I definitely DO need to spend more time there–when I have time. Then I’ll have more boards on more subjects and the picture of who I am will become more complete.
And so many of my friends are there…dancers, rabbis, writers, inspirational teachers, you name it…they are there. And I can see who they are, too.
Pretty cool really. Pinterest. A visual image of me…and you. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you might want to.
What do you think? Is it possible to create a visual image of a person (to get to know them) by looking at the pictures they’ve posted on a social network?
