Pinterest app acts as a digital diary

BY ZERENITY LOPEZ A&E EDITOR

pictures. Pins are created and re-pinned to speci c boards created by each user. e search page makes it easy for users to nd speci c pins and similar posts. e platform creates a personalized home feed by using previous pins and nding similar content, according to the Pinterest Help Center. ere are also settings that can be used to ne tune your home feed.

“I like it better than the typical social media app, if you can call them that,” said Alden Plunk, junior anthropology major. “ ere is no pressure behind posting because the odds of someone seeing your content are slim to none.” e rise of in uencers has made posting on social media sites competitive by nature. With Pinterest’s ambiguity, users nd it to be a haven where they can pin photos and ideas that encapsulate the lives they have imagined for themselves in

Among all social media platforms, Pinterest is the least mentioned. is hidden gem of a social site is a hub for creativity and is rarely used to its full potential. Pinterest has collaboration aspects that allow a broader scope of the content. e application provides the feel of a digital diary that was not achieved on sites like Instagram or Facebook.

While, at its core, Pinterest has similar qualities to Instagram, the latter has transformed into something more performative than personal. Instagram tends to create an atmosphere where its users feel the need to create content for their audience rather than for themselves.

Pinterest allows its users to create and view other pins in the form of their heads.

One of the best attributes of Pinterest is how it encourages its users to romanticize life. Taking photos of everyday events like lunch or the out t of the day can seem trivial to most, but for the average Pinterest user it is gold.

Sharing these simple pleasures is what makes Pinterest such a special social media site: there is no judgment in what you post. Repinning other posts and organizing them into boards is a therapeutic pastime that makes users view their pro les as a digital vision board. Seeing one’s interests through the lens of their Pinterest home feed can make life feel more vibrant.

Pinterest is most popularly known for the

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inspiration it provokes. It is the go-to social networking site when planning events, decorating apartments and even getting dressed in the morning. e content is endless as each user’s home page is netuned based on their niche interests.

Ambar Williamson, senior nutrition and food sciences major, has had Pinterest since 2013. She said she uses the app almost daily, drawing inspiration for her daily life. Most recently, she was able to use Pinterest to help her gain inspiration for arguably the most important day of a person’s life–her wedding.

Pinterest’s many uses and adaptability is the main appeal of the app. e idea of a digital diary is o en misinterpreted. e romanticization of life through social media is rare phenomenon only possible