I joined Pinterest about six months ago.
Since then I have read post after post on its greatness.
I tried to like it. Really, I did.
I think it's an amazing 'image browser.' It blows Google Images out of the water- especially for design trends.
But that's about where my love affair ends.

As an information seeker I find it very frustrating to use.
You stumble upon a great image, you pin it, and then you can't find a lick of information about it. What is the paint color? Who designed the room? The name of the textile? Where can I buy that sweater? And on and on. Furthermore, you don't own the images. Importing them to Blogger is impossible. Emailing them is a no. You are basically just making boards of pictures. And then looking at them. Meh.

I started using Skitch a few years ago (which now syncs with Evernote, making it even more awesome pants) and can't get enough. I Skitch all my photos and save them to my hard drive files- or boards if you will. Skitch automatically captures where they came from and has cool editing tools so you can write on your pics, draw lines, etc. You just drag it where you want it to go. Love that. I own my pictures and can import or email them at will...

I think Pinterest is a great tool when you're working on an actual project- say a birthday party or a wedding. Or putting together some photos for someone for a bedroom so that they can see the inspiration board. Overall, however, I think it's kind of a waste of time. I'm glad I'm not the only one.