Comments on: Put a Pin in It (Research, We Mean)

By: Suzy Maves McElrath

Suzy Maves McElrath — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:18:44 +0000

Excellent! Great tips for novice and expert Pinterest users!

By: Deborah Lupton

Deborah Lupton — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:09:24 +0000

Thank you for the mention! I have written a more detailed account of Pinterest for sociologists and other social scientists here if anyone is interested in reading more: http://simplysociology.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/how-sociologists-and-other-social-scientists-can-use-pinterest/

By: Letta Page

Letta Page — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:45:17 +0000

That’s a fantastic idea! I might have to give that a shot; I always form sort of nebulous character sketches in my head, but to have the visual character board (and in an easily retrievable place) could be great. Thanks for sharing it.

By: Letta Page

Letta Page — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:44:30 +0000

There’s also this great post on using Pinterest to teach (in this case, to teach about feminism specifically) over on the TSP blog Cyborgology: http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2012/03/05/pinterest-and-feminism/

By: Sarah Shannon

Sarah Shannon — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:58:04 +0000

I had no interest in Pinterest until now!

By: Brigid Keely

Brigid Keely — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:53:22 +0000

I use it in part to pin character-related stuff for fiction I’m writing. What clothing, accessories, cars, houses, books, etc would a character wear/use/live in? I’ve seen other authors do the same, especially for books set in the past where they need to get historical clothing details, maps, architecture, etc right. It’s really interesting.