Tech Blog #1

     Many people believe that the website, Pinterest, is an addictive site that women sit on all day to pass time and avoid their responsibilities. While this may very well be the case for some people, there is more to Pinterest than just ridiculous memes and workout plans that people will never look at again.

       In a nutshell, Pinterest is essentially a virtual cork board for people to organize almost anything found on the Internet such as pictures, quotes, and recipes. Every user can create their own “boards” that they “pin” what they want to save for future reference. There are numerous categories to search from, or the option of seeing a little bit of everything or what is popular that day is available. Also, there is a search bar that enables users to look for something specific. Furthermore, Pinterest is similar to social media in that users can follow people they know and share and see each other’s pins. Everyone can connect their Pinterest and Facebook accounts as well so they do not have to create a separate account and can easily find their friends.

     As Pinterest has evolved, it has actually become a great source for certain careers, like Speech-Language Pathology. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) can use this site to get treatment ideas, information on disorders, free printables, etc. Any disorder or topic can be put into the search bar and easily give someone information from other SLPs around the world. Nobody has to reinvent the wheel when people can share what they already know. Even if an SLP is not looking for something specific, Pinterest becomes familiar with the topics the user is most frequently pinning and searching for, and puts related pins on the user’s homepage to see. Therefore, SLPs can always get new ideas even if they do not need it right in that moment. All in all, using Pinterest can be a leisurely activity and a great way for SLPs to get educated.