Pinterest. If you haven’t heard this site, you’re living under a rock. If you’ve heard of it, but have no clue how to deal with it (let alone what a pin is) then this post is for you.
You need to be invited to the new site. Once you’ve secured an invite, you can connect both Facebook and Twitter to get started with following pin boards.
A pin is something that you like (which is represented by a heart) on a particular board. A pin board is a collection of pins that can be grouped by a user to show exactly what category they believe the items fit into. Some common pin boards are titled: Home, Wedding, Decor, Cooking, Books to Read, etc.
To add a new pin board, upload a pin or add a pin, you simply click the Add+ button on the top right hand corner of the homepage.
To view different sections of Pinterest, you click the “Everything” button under the Pinterest logo and select the category you’d like to view.
When you click a pin, you are taken to that user’s board and then if you click the pin again, you’re taken to the website where it was found.
You should download the Pin It button (which is a bookmarklet for your bookmark bar on any browser) so that you can easily pin photos and videos from your favorite websites. These can also be Tweeted and added to Facebook.
Facebook’s Pinterest app is now a social application, which means that unless you select “no” in the settings, all your Pinterest activity will be shared to your Timeline. Timeline shared activity can be changed in Facebook privacy settings — whatever the default is (which you can customize) is how your Pinterest activity will be shared. For example, if you share everything with all your friends, that’s who will see it. If you share with a select (or custom) group of people, that’s who will see it. It can be altered at any time.
Once you’ve setup the site, you have to start “pinning.” You can repin things from other boards, like individual pins or upload your own pins from photos/videos on your computer.
The pins you like can be viewed on your interest homepage (pictured below).
What do you pin? Any thoughts on this network? Comment below! And while you’re at it, follow my boards!
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