Pinterest is an online pinboard.
Organize and share things you love.
A collection of real-time examples from Pinterest of how businesses, organizations, universities, nonprofits and others are putting it to use as a communications and marketing tool. This board also will include tips on using Pinterest.
Young adult author Suzanne Harper uses this Pinterest board, The Unseen World of Poppy Malone, to bring to life the heroine of a book series she's written--a smart way to engage the fans of the series.
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Some tips on avoiding spam on Pinterest, plus an infographic on which professions are using the site most.
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Best time to post on Pinterest? Saturday mornings. Click through to read the new data...
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An infographic on the interest in Pinterest, which Mashable says is reaching "fever pitch"
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My blog on women and public speaking, The Eloquent Woman, often features famous speeches by women. Now I'm pulling quotes from them on a popular new board on Pinterest.
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New data and new dashboards for managing Pinterest may give you a new perspective. Reconsider how you're using Pinterest; click through for more.
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Paul Reed Smith is on Pinterest, showing standard and custom guitar models like this Neal Schon LTD. Their product demo videos would be a great addition to their Pinterest boards...
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Lion Brand Yarns has a "Nerdy Crafting" board where it uses humor and hashtags to focus on an enthusiastic audience with captions like this one: EXTERMIKNIT! Amazing #Dalek #knit pattern #DrWho
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It was only a matter of time: Repinly, to help you find the most popular pinners, boards, and pins on Pinterest.
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SUNY-Oswego posts here about how it's using Pinterest, based on what its users were already doing on the site (smart, smart, smart). Among its boards is one that answers a commonly asked question in social media posts: What should I bring with me when I move to campus? Click through for more good ideas.
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A useful set of several infographics about Pinterest, starting with this: Average minutes spent on Pinterest per day=100. Wow!
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Newly redesigned Pinterest profile pages go live....Click on the photo for details.
Mashable reports on Pinterest scams--watch out for attractive boards full of deals, and other tips.
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'Beautiful' profile pages and video coming to Pinterest: Announced this week at SXSW, coming soon are profile pages that let you see who's influencing repins, plus the ability to pin videos from more sites, like Vimeo and even Netflix. Pinterest apps for other platforms are coming, too.
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Today's New York Times looks at Pinterest--which doubled to 16 million users between November 2011 and January 2012--and how it got its start with "real people," rather than Silicon Valley insiders.
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For those of you with copyright concerns...
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Penelope Singer Here's the actual article: http://www.graphicsfairy-cr...
What a great tool: Pin a Quote lets you select and convert text into a pinnable image to make it easy to share on Pinterest. Click through for details on this new bookmarklet.
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Michelle Mazur That is awesome! Can't wait to give it a go
Denise Graveline It's also a great alternative for pinning an article with no large images--just pull a quote from it.
From Mashable, how brands are using promotions to market on Pinterest
Use a business card to make your flash less harsh. Lion Brand Yarns has a board focused on photography tips for crafters, a nice adjunct to its own products and useful for users.
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wyatt christman Finally a good use for business cards! I will be giving this a try, thanks!
Don't we all?
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Ina Zimmerman I have only been on for 24 hours and I definintely need an intervention!
Lori Slo If this is the Worse thing we do...!!!!Keep on PINNNNNING!!!!
b j But, if it's the ONLY thing we do.....intervention!! :)
From Mashable, 10 strategies for nonprofits on Pinterest. What do you think of these examples?
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Eileen O'Brien's thoughts on pharma and Pinterest.
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Eileen O'Brien Thanks so much for pinning this Denise. When I searched this comes up higher than the actual blog post on Google!
Mashable on how Pinterest's female audience is changing social marketing
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Silicon Alley Insider reports on porn on Pinterest--and why, if left unchecked, it could affect whether businesses want to participate. Not a great way to use Pinterest for business, but an important read.
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13 'Pinteresting' facts about Pinterest users, via Mashable
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Interesting data analysis of Pinterest and its uses...
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The U.S. Army has a full set of boards on Pinterest, including this one of "welcome home" photos, boards on basics from basic training to combat photos, and even valentines for soldiers.
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Reposting to get the graphic right. Brian Reid's take on Pinterest for health and medicine. Nailed it.
James L. Smith, 1945 Courtesy of Pam Smith. The Chicago History Museum posted this on its Pinterest board for Black History Month.
Kelly Clarkson supports women's freedom! Thistle Farms has a cause-related board "Purple Nails for Women's Freedom," asking Pinterest users to "Paint your nails purple and tag @thistlefarms on your pin to be included on our board of women who support women's freedom and empowerment!"
Welcome to our first-ever @Pinterest contest! To enter, create a board entitled "The SAVEUR Dinner Party." Make sure your board contains at least 10 pins, of which at least 3 are recipes from SAVEUR.com. The rest can be whatever you like: atmosphere, inspiration, tabletop, other recipes. In each pin's caption, tell us how it relates to your overall theme, and include the hashtags #saveur and #dinnerparty. When your party is finished, enter it officially by posting a link to the board here on this contest announcement pin: pinterest.com/... Our three favorites each win a tote bag loaded with cookbooks, our very favorite will also be the inspiration for an upcoming SAVEUR.com dinner party story! For full contest details, go to www.saveur.com/...
On how Pinterest use in the UK is very different: lots more male users who are employing the site for marketing and venture capital, among other topics.
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Hello Ladies blog is using Pinterest to salute a "heroine of the week." This time, it's Oklahoma State Senator Constance Johnson proposed an amendment that would criminalize some ejaculation in order to highlight the “absurdity, duplicity and lack of balance inherent in the policies of (Oklahoma) in regard to women.”
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Via Mashable, how Pinterest makes money when you pin something to a board...
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Mashable weighs in on how Pinterest is changing website design "forever." Do you agree? Is it changing your site?
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Prima Supply, an online restaurant kitchen supplier, shares creative kitchen and equipment ideas as well as pins from others with the same.
Liberty, the well-known London department store, is using Pinterest to show its famous fabrics, ideas for using them, and other shopping and gift ideas. But they also have a board about the store's iconic building and some behind-the-scenes action. Here's Liberty TV shooting the Nikki Tibble's Wild at Heart video at the store.
GuideStar's sharing articles and resources of interest to nonprofits on Pinterest, like this one about seeking big gifts from donors.
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Windows is on Pinterest, with one board that collects imagery from the company's history, including images from other users. Smart idea for all companies...let's see those archival photos.
NPR's Fresh Air is now on Pinterest, with boards for the topics it covers--art, music, poetry and more--plus some fun boards about "If Emily Dickinson used Pinterest" and a board entirely of "real-life Pinterest," aka bulletin boards around the world. Fun and engaging, just like the rest of Fresh Air's social media ventures. I'm hoping they'll do more posts of documents from their archives in the show's 25th anniversary year.
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Drumming up Pinterest in your brand, business, school or cause: 9 smart steps
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Great Wedding Seating Chart Idea: The inn L'Auberge de Sedona has several boards, including one that's perfect for brides-to-be on Pinterest, with wedding ideas. (I've stayed at L'Auberge and the setting is indeed wonderful.)
An early look at how Pinterest may be helping retailers
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FLOR sets a good example with its board of "inspiring spaces," which have no connection to its rugs. Instead, they feature posts pinned from blogs and other websites, understanding that their customers like good design. Very smart.
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What if we tried some new ways to use Pinterest? I came up with ideas for business, real estate, hospitals, universities and nonprofits. Add some ideas, please!
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Cars is one of the pre-set sections on Pinterest, and I'm surprised auto manufacturers are not more present there--the fans sure are. Ferrari is one exception. Here's an item from its "collectibles" board.
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Judy Brophy What a great idea.