Stepping into the Pinterest world

I’ve gone through a few of the unofficial phases of social media acceptance with Pinterest.

It’s the rite of passage for many individuals in the social media space. Sure, the steps are a little different if you are an over-achieving early adopter. I know lots of those people. But for us normal every-day mid-level early adopters, the steps below fit.

• Step 1: You ignore it and scoff at the fact that another site is trying to enter the social media space.
• Step 2: You poke fun at your friends and family members that are participating in the space.
• Step 3: You see more people engaging with the site. Some of them are even a lot like you. And you begin to feel ashamed that you haven’t tried it yet.
• Step 4: You sign up. But you don’t get it. You must be missing something. Maybe it’s all just passed you by.
• Step 5: Somebody engages with something you posted. It’s all starting to make sense.
• Step 6: Once it makes a little sense, you dive in a little deeper and see real value and possibility. Now you get it.
• Step 7: Find your comfort level and just be yourself.

I’m still in the middle of Step 6. But thanks to the help of sports web editor Lindsay Houts and technology superstar Jay Spear, we’re finally off the ground with some boards on Pinterest for NewsOK.