I had been hearing good things about Pinterest, an online "pinboard" used to organize and share your interests. I have a couple of Facebook friends who use it and several of my favorite recipe sites have also touted the service.
So, I went to the site and requested an invite. I wondered why they made people do that; I would think that the normal procedure of filling out a few bits of information would do. I signed up and got a message saying I would be notified shortly.
Again, I wondered why I had to wait. I really don't know why, but my suspicion is that they want people to think it's "exclusive" and it is a privilege to be allowed to join. Several days went by and I finally got an email notifying me that I had been accepted and to click on a link.
As you can see, I was taken to my Facebook account and, as with so many of these things, I had to allow Pinterest to access my data and to let it post on my account.
This app may post on your behalf, including pinboards you created, pinboards you followed and more.
I really hate those apps. It not only accesses my personal data, but that of my Facebook friends. I want to be the one to share information, not some invasive application. It also said it was going to update me to the new Timeline. I've been putting that off, even though all Facebook accounts will go to that sometime this next week. (I don't mind change, but I do not like that new format. What's wrong with how they're doing it now?)
So, here's what I did with the invite.
So, I went to the site and requested an invite. I wondered why they made people do that; I would think that the normal procedure of filling out a few bits of information would do. I signed up and got a message saying I would be notified shortly.
Again, I wondered why I had to wait. I really don't know why, but my suspicion is that they want people to think it's "exclusive" and it is a privilege to be allowed to join. Several days went by and I finally got an email notifying me that I had been accepted and to click on a link.
As you can see, I was taken to my Facebook account and, as with so many of these things, I had to allow Pinterest to access my data and to let it post on my account.
This app may post on your behalf, including pinboards you created, pinboards you followed and more.
I really hate those apps. It not only accesses my personal data, but that of my Facebook friends. I want to be the one to share information, not some invasive application. It also said it was going to update me to the new Timeline. I've been putting that off, even though all Facebook accounts will go to that sometime this next week. (I don't mind change, but I do not like that new format. What's wrong with how they're doing it now?)
So, here's what I did with the invite.
1 comment:
I belong to Pinterest and have really enjoyed it...but I do not like to have to link to my Facebook account. I know a few people who didn't have Facebook accounts, but had to create one to get on Pinterest. That doesn't sound right. You probably had the right idea with the delete button.
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