Pinterest:
The New Kid on the Block
Sarah Baker
  @ispeakcanadian



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What is Pinterest?
             (the basics)
How Pinterest is Being Used by People
                     (and how you can use it)
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How Pinterest is Being Used by Capitalists
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How it is Changing the World

Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright

Pinterest On-the-Go
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What is Pinterest?
                              (the basics)
Pinterest is a collection of user-made virtual pinboards.




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 ideas!




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What is Pinterest?
                       (the basics)
How to use Pinterest




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What is Pinterest?
              (the basics)

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What is Pinterest?
                              (the basics)


• One of the fastest growing social networks of all
time

• The number of daily Pinterest users has
increased by 145% since the beginning of 2012

• Female-dominated network, with over 80% of
users being women


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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
             (and how you can use it)




          1. Bookmarking
                  with a visual twist




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
              (and how you can use it)




       2. Image Compilation




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Michelle Butterfield
 How Pinterest
@mmmbutters              is Being Used by People




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
               (and how you can use it)


          endless
         3. Self Expression
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• Things I like photo
How Pinterest is Being Used by People
              (and how you can use it)



           4. Inspiration




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
                (and how you can use it)




      5. Earmarking for the Future




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
              (and how you can use it)




            6. Collaboration




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How Pinterest is Being Used by People
                (and how you can use it)




          7. Image Search




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“food in muffin tins”
How Pinterest is Being Used by People
                (and how you can use it)




8. Fueling Unnecessary Consumerism




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How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands
(the capitalists joke wasn’t even funny once, so I left it out)




           1. Marketing

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Peugeot Panama
How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands

  1. Marketing
brands have a threat-free way to show you new
                     ways to use their products




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Whole Foods
Michael’s
How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands

  2. Market Research
     more so than any other social network,
         brands can see what
                else their target market likes




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How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands



              3. Teaching
  consider this:
  compiling relevant information can make
        you the ‘go to’ authority
                         on those topics




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How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands



     4. Collaboration with Stakeholders
  consider this:
letting your stakeholders directly contribute
                                 builds loyalty
                             and community




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How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands



   5. Compiling Relevant Information
                 for Your Followers




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How Pinterest is Being Used By Brands



            6. Contests




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pinterest.com/peugeotpanama
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How it is changing the world




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                1. Title Graphics
Bloggers and website developers need to consider -
 How can I best represent this page with a single image?




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      How it is changing the world




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        1. Blogging Style and Format
because of pinterest, there’s been an explosion in
                         graphic journaling




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   How it is changing the world




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Generic photos are no longer good enough

Photography cannot be a website after-thought

Coding of websites may need to be altered to
accommodate (or reject) Pinterest.




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright



             Pinterest Scams
beware of anything asking you to pin something
             to get an immediate prize/reward




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright



           Pinterest Scams
glance over the url attached to the image
              you’re repinning before clicking




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright
                               random third party websurfer


Content owner creates content
    Pinner pins content   <
      Pinterest now has broad rights to content
      without express permission of the owner
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      “luk at this pitur of kittehs I found! Lolz!”


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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright




           But…




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright



        Pins = Traffic




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright
                    Protect Yourself
    If you do not (for whatever reason) want your images pinned…

Code your website in such a way that it
                        blocks pinning
                    and/or

Place a Pinterest clause in your terms of use




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright

                     Pin Smart
Use original sources

Credit appropriately

If your “pin it” button can’t find it, leave it




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Pinterest, Privacy and Copyright



    If you are a large brand -
           consult with ‘legal’




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Pinterest On-the-Go




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Sarah Baker
         @ispeakcanadian

pinterest.com/ispeakcanadian
Third Tuesday Calgary Presentation - Pinterest