Experiments in Social Media: Saving Good Reads with a Pinterest Archive

This post about Pinterest (not sponsored, I swear) oddly starts with LinkedIn.

Image above: Pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché, image credit The Mary Sue


I'm unusually active on LinkedIn where I share articles about the entertainment and animation industry. I want to know and track what events and cultural shifts bring about more inclusive stories, diverse creative and production teams, and fair production practices.

I have received a lot of positive feedback, curiosity, and general conversation about the articles I post to my feed. Generally, I share things on the topic of screen or print-based media, though occasionally to touch upon art and STEM-related items as well. I think its important to be open to inspiration from work outside your own, otherwise we get tunnel vision/have no fresh ideas, no?

For my own organization and growth, I’ve decided to try and use Pinterest to create an archive/directory of the articles I post here on LinkedIn. Here are the boards I’ve created to save these articles—no more conversations where I take a moment to scroll through my feed here to try and find the post I’m referring to.

Image above: 10 Projects From Female & Non-Binary Voices Set For Breaking Through The Lens Cannes Showcase, image credit Deadline


From a social media engagement point of view, I would say this has been highly successful for remembering interesting posts and articles I come across. Beyond that, the usual Pinterest limits apply: Pinterest is for visual reference, and I don't find it to be very social. People don't usually go to Pinterest for thoughtful written content, so while I'm hopeful that people are clicking the image through to the original link for a good read, I know it's really for my own organization.

All this being said, I think this is perfectly acceptable given I'm trying to use Pinterest for something it wasn't necessarily meant to be. 

Without further ado, here are the boards!


Behind the Camera: https://pin.it/39AtP0L

Books and Publishing: https://pin.it/725Ujn3

Cartoons Can Change the World: https://pin.it/5G1PhBr

Changing the Culture: https://pin.it/2rvShRR

On Camera: https://pin.it/2Hwn3go

On Stage: https://pin.it/1kku3My

Work from Home: https://pin.it/5m9RRiN

Women X Games: https://pin.it/4B0QSx6

Work Inspiration: https://pin.it/1UVTJGB

Women X STEM: https://pin.it/48K6dCO

Women at Work: https://pin.it/5gAVxQ4

A version of this post originally appeared on my LinkedIn in September 2020.

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