Pinterested?

Artists often use something that you might call a "pinboard." Or, an "inspiration board." It's just a collection of things that they like that make them think, get them in the creative mode, get their wheels spinning.

Now some enterprising people have come up with the idea of what amounts to virtual pinboards that you can share with friends/followers. It's called Pinterest.

Here's how they describe it:
"What is Pinterest?
Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can create collections of things you love and "follow" collections created by people with great taste.

People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things -- wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You name it, people are pinning it.

We know you have great taste in something. Our mission is to make Pinterest the best place for you to share your taste with the world."

Once signed up, you can add the PinIt icon to your bookmarks or favorites tool bar - which for ease of use, you should probably have showing on your browser. Now, when you find something you like, you simply select it and "pin" it, using your Pin It tool. It's really that easy.

Friends can sign on to follow your pins, so they can see what's new and interesting for you - people, places, things, jokes, products, movie reviews - even wish lists on sites like Amazon. What to get your sister for her birthday? If she's pinned products or a wish list to her pinboard, it's pretty easy to find out what would make her happy.

Want to know where to go for vacation? Check out the pinboard of a friend who loves to travel.

And what's really nice about it is that you don't have to do anything special - if you just happen across something you like, you click Pin It, and you're done.

Pretty easy. Could be fun.