Pinterest vs. DIIGO

After utilizing both Pinterest and DIIGO to explore educational sites and resources, I was able to better understand the various tools teachers have today to better access important and relevant information to improve their classrooms. I have outlined my findings below:

Pinterest
Pros

• Visuals are used to represent websites and resources that are eye-catching and more easy to understand
• Various boards allow users to organize pins
• The website shows the other users and boards that have used the same pin you have posted
• Users you follow are displayed in your home page as they pin new posts and create new boards
• The website makes suggestions for people to follow and boards to view

Cons

• Unable to highlight any important information 
• Pins don't always provide immediate access to idea represented; Sometimes pin takes you to general website other than specific idea

DIIGO

Pros

• The website displays the tags you have used for a more clear access to resources you need
• You can highlight specific areas of the websites, making it easier to find relevant information in your resources
• Provides clear and concise list of websites you have chosen, with the guidance of tags to more easily access what you need
• Ability to follow others and see what they are posting

Cons

• Website strictly provides links to websites you have bookmarked - doesn't automatically provide visuals
• More difficult to follow members - have to verify yourself, which didn't work for every profile I tried to follow
• No recommendations for people to follow or bookmarks to view

Though I have found areas in which I prefer DIIGO over Pinterest, I would have to say overall I think Pinterest is more effective in organizing my resources and relevant websites. The capabilities of DIIGO felt very similar to simply bookmarking a website on my Mac, minus the ability to tag. Though this is a valuable aspect of DIIGO, the tags I used were mostly the same, and it was hard to find specific tags to make the process effective. With that said, I feel Pinterest's use of visuals allows for a more interesting display of resources, and this eye-catching aspect to this is ultimately what makes the process easier and more enjoyable.