Uncommon Vanity PlateI may be forced to turn in my Man Card for blogging about Pinterest, but I have actually had an account for quite some time, maybe even a year. I don't remember, because once I registered to check it out, I didn't get it and left it alone. 

Every so often, I'd get an email telling me someone else was following me. In all, 200 people followed me before  I pinned anything. I got an idea for a board once, but it required a mobile app to work, and astonishingly, when I looked for it on the Android Market, now known as Google Play, there was no app. 

No app until now- I logged onto Pinterest's mobile site earlier this week and it prompted me to download the app. I happily did. The most active board I have is Cool Vanity Plates I see when I am out driving. 

PinterestI know, not sexy shoes or whatever some are using to make a gazillion dollars in real estate on Pinterest. I'm the last guy who knows a real estate application, believe me. But I am a huge believer in engagement, and with a mobile app that can be used when I am out in the field as  broker, I can do so now far more effectively. Where it goes from there is yet to be determined. But good will come of it.

About the board: I have a fairly large repository of these vanity plate photos I took myself over the years (and miles), and aside from posting a few in blogs, they have hibernated on my disc. This will be my way of sharing them. I have a bunch of default boards that remain empty, and I have some plans for other ones, all of which will be themed on cool stuff I see in my travels. 

Being able to snap and share in 30 seconds thanks to the mobile app makes all the difference. 

And for those of you who are snickering at a 45 year old man pinning stuff on a Pinterest board, laugh it up. All good marketing starts with engagement, and when I make my first deal off this platform I'll laugh myself- all the way to the bank. 

 

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Posted by J Philip Faranda, Broker-Owner on 08/17/2012 03:02 PM   Comments (12)   Social Media in the Networking Channel   pinterest  
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lol, I also have a Pinterest account ( just opened about a month ago) and apparently will have to turn in the man card also.  I always check out the travel and car pics, ugghh.
3:15pm • #1
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I am just like you, I have an account and a ton of followers and I don't do anything with it lol :)!  As many folks are talking about it, I guess I should...sigh.  Well, this is good news for Android users anyway :)!
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I will refollow you.  I unfollowed you since you didn't follow me back.

Oh and soon I'll get my vanity plates and maybe you can take a picture and add to your board.
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OKay, so I followed you for the vanity plates.  But then I read the bartender thing and cracked up.  Somwehere along the line some other guys started putting up amazing things and great photos of places and girls (of course) and they are amazing.  And if you haven't seen Raj Ksar's boards, you should look them up.  It's all about real estate in Orange County CA and they are amazing!
4:06pm • #4
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Love those vanity plates !!!
4:55pm • #5
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Not on the Pinterest wagon yet.... Been shoving it to the back burner each time the topic comes up:)
4:57pm • #6
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Phil... I'll have to go check this out.... I think i'm following you? when i first signed on..  not sure about all this.. but I am a fan of trying things out and seeing where it will go! I just put up cool stuff I like and I don't worry too much more on it. =)
8:03pm • #7
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Phil, good to know. I'm going to "Pin" your post to my "Did you hear" board.  And by the way, give up your man card as the men are everywhere on Pinterest. Come check us all out and enjoy Pinterest!
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Boy, i'm snickering he-man...actually i like the idea of vanity plates on pinterest...here there are lotteries for a 4 digit plate which people use to pay tens of thousands of dollars for because they think it holds a cache!  yeah, of losing money!
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Always enjoy your blogs Phil, hope you are doing geat!
8:15am • #10
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Phil, I thought this whole Pinterest thing was utterly ridiculous. Then I heard about pinning some actual good stuff to a board. My next step is to call a friend of ours to see what he's doing on it. And yes, start an account of my own. *sigh*
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Phil, I love Pinterest and waiting on their Android App. Thanks for the sharing.
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