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25 Tech Companies Using Pinterest

Michele — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:19:08 +0000

I’ve have watched tech companies on Pinterest to see how they are telling their story through their boards on Pinterest for some time. I am very passionate about technology and digital storytelling, so when Pinterest showed up on the block, it was a match made in heaven.

I also have a bit of a problem with collecting things and I love making vision boards which is perfect for Pinterest. I feel like Pinterest was created JUST for me. It’s like my second home now.

Pinning Tech Stuff

I pin many different things, but one of my favorite is orange technology.

Source: sony.co.id via Michele on Pinterest

But really any technology or gadget or gizmo is good to pin….

Tech Companies on Pinterest

I think Pinterest is a perfect tool for just about any brand because it is very visual. You can describe something to me in explicit detail, but show me a picture and I’m hooked. Here are some of the tech companies on Pinterest with enough pins to tell a story.

Adobe Systems

Adobe is a very visual company since they created software for photos, video and designing. It makes perfect sense that they have boards about photography and design. Their Creative Workspaces board shows how their love of design is not limited to their software.

AMD

AMD has well-rounded and interesting Pinterest boards. Everything from laptops, accessories to spring flowers. You do not need to limit your pins to just your products. Add life to your company by pinning about life! AMD shows us that technology will not take over our lives because we can still enjoy the Spring flowers.

Animoto

Another very active tech brand on Pinterest. Animoto has a lot of examples of the videos they make for many occasions. Need an idea for a Mother’s Day video? Animoto has a board for that. They also have other fun boards about their team and unique videos to make with their product.

Atomic Reach

Atomic Reach is all about bringing brands and bloggers together in a content community online, so it makes senses that they pin about different brands, social media and content marketing. Atomic Reach shows off their different communities (tribes) with Pinterest boards.

CNET

CNET’s Pinterest boards are all about technology and tips on how to use it. They include everything from old school technology to prototypes. CNET covers it all and you will find all the awesome technology here. They have broken it down into boards that will make it easier to find what you want like Kitchen Tech, Headphones, Tablets, etc.

Cozi

Cozi has a lot of boards that will show you ways to keep your family organized, plan meals, homeschool and even make us laugh or cry. These are all the activities that you would be using Cozi to help you do (well, hopefully not cry.) Brilliant use of Pinterest to show off the Cozi brand.

Crowdbooster

Crowdbooster‘s boards show what life is like at Crowdbooster. It puts a personal spin on the company.

Dell

Dell has not pinned a lot, but what they have shows that the brand is about more than just its computers. They have boards about entrepreneurship and lifestyle and showing off Dell’s family history.

GetGlue

The GetGlue boards are so much fun. GetGlue is an app where you check into TV shows you are watching and earn badges. GetGlue has created a board for some of the shows and show you the badges you can earn. It is so pretty. I love looking at the boards and it makes me want to use GetGlue more.

Groupon

Groupon has an interesting Pinterest board about working at Groupon. I love that idea. The Groupon boards make me want to go to Groupon and buy a travel getaway package! Their boards give me a sense of some of the deals I will find on Groupon.

HubSpot

HubSpot has a lot of pins for marketing and social media information. Infographics look so gorgeous on Pinterest (and they get repinned a lot.) They include boards about the different services and software they offer also. My favorite HubSpot board is “I HubSpot Because…” where customers can share their stories.

KidzVuz

If you have tweens, then you are going to love KidzVuz Pinterest boards. KidzVuz is a site where tweens can review products and upload videos. Their Pinterest boards show some of the cool tween products that are available. Great place for tween gift ideas.

Kingston Technology

Kingston Technology has Pinterest boards showing off their latest products and the best way to use it. They have also included reviews of their products in one board. Showing off some of your past products gives us a reminder of how far we have come with technology and is always fun.

Klout

Klout has included many pictures from events that Klout has hosted. You get to know the company and their team when you view their Pinterest boards. Klout Perks is one of the benefits of having Klout, so they have a whole board dedicated to the Klout Perks. This includes photos from bloggers who have received Klout Perks. Including infographics about your industry or brand is a great visual way to give information.

Kodak

Kodak goes about social media a bit differently than the usual. Instead of having one Kodak account without a face, they have Jenny who is the Chief Blogger & Social Media Manager. There are also several other Kodak employees with accounts on Pinterest, but I’m focusing on Jenny’s account.

She has many boards showing off the different ways you can use pictures in projects and products. She also reminds us why we want to take pictures with several of her boards about pregnancy, babies, weddings and holidays. Kodak has a good blend of showing off their company, brand and the how and why we want to use their products.

Panasonic LUMIX

The Panazonic LUMIX brand shows us the different cameras they offer and tips on how to take better photographs. I love the board which shows off their favorite photos.

Samsung Mobile US

Samsung Mobile US does more than just show us their phones. They show us how stylish we will look with their mobile device along with videos and samples of different creations from the Samsung Mobile products.

Shareaholic

Shareaholic is all about sharing and have included boards with infographics and data about sharing and using social media. These definitely show off why we would want to use Shareaholic. The majority of their customers are bloggers, so they have included a board with gift ideas for bloggers.

SkinnyScoop

SkinnyScoop is all about sharing your knowledge with lists. SkinnyScoop is a community for women and that is clear by the different topics covered on their boards.

Skype

Skype does not have a lot of pins, but the one board they have, I love. It’s called “Favorite Skype Moments,” and it includes pictures of families using Skype to stay connected. What an awesome way to really show the story of using Skype. No better way than to show you, rather than tell you.

Sony Electronics

Sony is one of my favorite tech companies on Pinterest because they are active and they are unique. Instead of just having a Sony camera board and a Sony video board, Sony has really embraced Pinterest and has awesome pictures showing examples of photos taken with their cameras and the beauty of the different colors of their products. They repin the wants of Sony fans.

Sony is a great example of clever ways to show off your brand. Their Pinterest boards tell the story of Sony. The Sony boards feed my passion for technology.

Uncommon

Uncommon offers art for your gadgets and they show off the different designs that are available. Their product is perfect for Pinterest because it is a visually pleasing product. They included an Uncommon Sightings board to show the Uncommon designs that customers have created. Customers love to see that a brand cares about its customers. Showing them off on a Pinterest board is the perfect way.

Wacom

Wacom is one of the tech companies on Pinterest with only a few boards, but I like how they have started. They show off the final products made using their Wacom tablets including digital scrapbooking projects.

Wibiya

Wibiya focuses on social media and blogging information. Showing off how fun it is to work at Wibiya is a great way to make the Wibiya brand more personal. They have included one board to show off the apps available for their Wibiya Bar, but most of their boards tell the story of their brand and give you information about why you would need their bar on your blog.

Windows on Pinterest

Windows is another very active tech brand on Pinterest. You will see boards with contests and photos showing off their products. The photos they choose for their boards are awesome, perfect eye candy. You will find the history of Windows and even some funny photos about Windows. They tell a story with their Pinterest boards.

Tech Companies On Pinterest Thoughts

There are many more tech companies on Pinterest, but they have not started pinning. It only counts if you use it. As they say about social media, they will talk about you whether you are there or not. Being active on Pinterest, will give you a great idea of what others are pinning about your tech brand on Pinterest.

Let’s Talk About Tech Companies on Pinterest!

Did I miss a tech company or brand that is active on Pinterest? Leave me a link below to their Pinterest page and I’ll add them. I love following tech companies on Pinterest!

25 Tech Companies Using Pinterest originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Acer Iconia W500 Tablet With AMD Chip Has Everything My Family Needs

Michele — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:31:35 +0000

When I got received the Acer Iconia W500 tablet with an AMD processor and graphics, I was really excited to try it out. I have never had my hands on a Windows tablet, so this was going to be fun.

Dockable Keyboard

The first thing that stuck out for me was that the table comes with a dockable USB keyboard, so it’s a small laptop or a tablet. The keyboard also serves as a great way to protect the tablet when you are not using it. Depending on the situation, sometimes the keyboard was easier to use and sometimes it was easier to type on the screen, but I really love the option to do either.

Acer Iconia W500 Tablet Stats

First let’s get a few of the stats out of the way….

Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50
2 GB DDR3 memory
32 GB solid state hard drive
10.1″ HD Multi-Touch LED-backlit TFT LCD (1280×800) Looks AWESOME!!

Front & Back 1.3 MP webcams
2-in-1 card reader (MMC & SD)
Dolby Advanced Audio
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & Ethernet
HDMI, 4 USB 2.0 Ports
Dockable Keyboard
Microphone
Lithium Polymere Batter – 6 hours

Portability Is A Plus

The Acer Iconia W500 tablet at 2.4 lbs is a heavier than other tablets I’ve tested, but it is still easy to carry with you anywhere. I carried it with me to a weekend vacation, dance lessons, carpooling, shopping and soccer games and it never got too heavy to carry. I tried it both with the keyboard dock and without.

I found that the Acer Iconia W500 tablet doesn’t compare to other tablets because with the Windows 7 and cloud computing, I have access all of my files and do more work on the Acer tablet than I do on my iPad.

Speed is Important

I never had a problem with the Iconia tablet feezing or slowing down. It was very responsive to both touch, typing and a stylus. I was concerned with only 2GB of SDRAM that I would run into problems, but I never did.

Has Everything A Family Needs

With 2 webcams, 4 USB ports, SD/MMC slots and HDMI, I was able to plug the Iconia tablet into anything I needed.

I brought a small portable hard drive with me for a weekend trip and worked on fixing and uploading photos to Flickr.
With the webcams, I was able to Skype with my family right from the pool.
After a day of taking photos, I put my SD card right in the slot on the tablet and uploaded all of my photos and we watched them that evening on the tablet.
One afternoon, I took a lot of video of my kids and I used the USB port to plug my video camera into the Iconia W500 tablet and uploaded the video. The kids and I even created a few funny videos right on the tablet.
On a long drive, my son watched a movie he had downloaded from the internet and I heard no complaints about the picture or sound (and he usually watches movies on an HD 50″ screen.)

Tip: I purchased this JKase Ultra-Slim case for the Acer Iconia W500 tablet and it fits perfectly and the tablet is still very easy to use (without keyboard)

Disclosure: As an #AMDTechMom, I receive compensation in the form of product, money and sponsored trips. This post is written as part of my participation as an AMD Tech Mom. All opinions are 100% my own. Amazon Affiliate links within post.

Amazon Links:

Acer Iconia W500 Windows 7 Tablet Review(littletechgirl.com)

Acer Iconia W500 Tablet With AMD Chip Has Everything My Family Needs originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Day 365: Day 33

Michele — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:36:16 +0000

Here is my younger son, Nicky talking to Jason (my husband) on Skype. This makes it feel like he is not so far away even when he is halfway across the globe. We will then use Google Earth to show the kids how far away he really is. We can find his hotel in Google Earth and the younger kids always wave to him (and assume Dad can see)

Day 365: Day 33 originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Project 365: Day 10

Michele — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:41:32 +0000

Yesterday, I spent the whole day playing on my computer and relaxing. I am very sore and tired this weekend. I guess my body is still recovering from the surgery. It’s been 3 weeks and I’m ready to get back to normal, but my body isn’t.

Shelly and I are doing the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race for the second time. Our second challenge was to work on a layout together. Since we are many many miles apart, that isn’t always an easy task. Last year when this type of challenge came up, it just happened to be the same weekend that I flew out to MO to visit Shelly in person. This year, we had to do this via video conferencing. Here is a picture of us using ooVoo (and it is my day 10 picture):

We first tried Skype, but Shelly had a lot of problems hearing me and it kept freezing. We wanted to be able to easily view each other’s desktop or send files back and forth. That didn’t seem to be working well in Skype so we switched to the ooVoo and that worked much better. After a few hours, we finally got down to work on our layout.

Here is the layout we did:

Journaling reads: Cabin Fever? What is that? It may be below zero outside and snowing endlessly for days, but that doesn’t mean we feel trapped in the house. We have found a cure for the cabin fever, we scrap! We find a page to scraplift and chat and scrap together. It isn’t quite the same as scrapping together in the same room, but a good alternative since we live so far apart. Having a good snowstorm is just a great excuse to stay in the house and scrap the day away. Check it out here to see the credit.

It was a lot of fun to see each other and so much easier to talk to each other and scrap then to stop and type. Of course then you have to be sure you look good too.

Project 365: Day 10 originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.