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11 years ago

Thanks for the tip, got my invite the other day, I restrict myself to a few minutes otherwise you could be on there all day.

There's something theraputic about re-pinning stuff

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Mosa 11 years ago

Way to give out the big secret! Haha....jk. Yea, pinterest is gonna be the next big moneymaker out there. Me and my partner are already working on our campaigns.
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valmillercorl

11 years ago

What big secret?

Pinterest is a fantastic opportunity right now if you use it right.

And if anyone needs an invitation to it just ask and I'll send you one.

Val

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kerry3280

11 years ago

Originally Posted by valmillercorl

What big secret?

Pinterest is a fantastic opportunity right now if you use it right.

And if anyone needs an invitation to it just ask and I'll send you one.

Val

Hi Val,

I would love an invite please!

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Billll 11 years ago

Please send me one. Thanks.

billthelord at hotmail.com

(I don't have the required 15 posts yet to write my address the normal way)
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officer_iron

11 years ago

Pinterest is definitely blowing up. My FB feed is like 60% Pinterest stuff from other people.

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AdenWhite

11 years ago

Originally Posted by officer_iron

Pinterest is definitely blowing up. My FB feed is like 60% Pinterest stuff from other people.

I don't even know how pinterest works. I'd be interested to know more.

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Paul Gram

11 years ago

Originally Posted by AdenWhite

I don't even know how pinterest works. I'd be interested to know more.

People can pin anything they want to their own boards on Pinterest...boards that they can name and setup for any topic. Everything they pin has a link to where it was pinned from. Pictures are what is actually pinned and when other people like a picture/pin, they can like it and/or re-pin it to their Pinterest board. If they like it, that shows up on their Facebook and/or Twitter if that is how they chose to set it up in their Pinterest settings.

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Rashell

11 years ago

I wouldn't necessarily say it's that simple. Well, on the one hand it is and on the other hand it's messy.

If the image you add is your own and all it's elements are your own you're ok. If not then things could get a bit tricky.

Let's say you go to site like istockphoto to license one of their images. You add it to your site and think you're good to go. What you have to consider, however, is whether that license allows you to make it available through Pinterest in the way that Cold Brew Labs (aka Pinterest) wants to use it?

According to Pinterest TOS...

You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all Member Content that you make available through the Site, Application and Services. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all Member Content that you make available through the Site, Application and Services or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to Cold Brew Labs the rights in such Member Content, as contemplated under these Terms; and (ii) neither the Member Content nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of the Member Content or Cold Brew Labs' use of the Member Content (or any portion thereof) on, through or by means of the Site, Application and the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.

and what are the "contemplated terms" of Member Content as described by Pinterest?

Member Content

We may, in our sole discretion, permit Members to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit Member Content. By making available any Member Content through the Site, Application or Services, you hereby grant to Cold Brew Labs a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such Member Content only on, through or by means of the Site, Application or Services. Cold Brew Labs does not claim any ownership rights in any such Member Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any such Member Content.

Pay attention to the--- right to sub-license, to license, to distribute, to modify, to copy, to adapt, to sell. If you don't have a license to grant Cold Brew Labs (aka Pinterest) those rights then you probably shouldn't make it available through pinning it yourself or through a "pin" button on your site.

I'm sure people will still do it... but it's one of those slippery slopes that may end up with posts such as "Pinterest shut down my account waaa, waaa" or worse "I'm being sued for pinning yada yada".

Let's look at it from another angle. You add images you own and you allow Pinterest to use it. Right now you know how it will be used to some extent. But what about later? Will it be licensed/sub-licensed in a way you weren't expecting. How will the "royalty-free" clause affect your business? etc...

What about the backlink? While another user can't change the original pin's backlink they can change the backlink attached to their repins and subsequently the repins of those who repin it from their account. Do you have a plan to make sure you get any appropriate backlinks that should be credited to your image and site?

I would say preparing to make your site pin-ready is more than just adding images. It's adding properly licensed images with the appropriate rights attached. And determining ways to protect your interests in regards to those images. Especially now that the spammers are more aware of the site's potential.

Just a few tidbits to chew on.

Rashell

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Evolve91

11 years ago

Thanks for this tip. I do have a question about using Facebook when setting up Pinterest. Can you use a facebook fanpage instead of your profile to set up Pinterest?

Originally Posted by Paul Gram

People can pin anything they want to their own boards on Pinterest...boards that they can name and setup for any topic. Everything they pin has a link to where it was pinned from. Pictures are what is actually pinned and when other people like a picture/pin, they can like it and/or re-pin it to their Pinterest board. If they like it, that shows up on their Facebook and/or Twitter if that is how they chose to set it up in their Pinterest settings.

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AdenWhite

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Gram

People can pin anything they want to their own boards on Pinterest...boards that they can name and setup for any topic. Everything they pin has a link to where it was pinned from. Pictures are what is actually pinned and when other people like a picture/pin, they can like it and/or re-pin it to their Pinterest board. If they like it, that shows up on their Facebook and/or Twitter if that is how they chose to set it up in their Pinterest settings.

Thanks Paul. I can see why such an idea can make things go viral pretty quick.

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11 years ago

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werpetalpushers

11 years ago

I see quite a bit of traffic from Pinterest, and it's great!!

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Regional Warrior

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Ayush Sharma

I have been using pinterest for quite sometime now and i saw some really great results.. will be turning that into wso so many warriors can take advantage of this hotness

Too late one has allready been launched

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Ayush Sharma 11 years ago

Yes I am aware of that .. I have my own method.. which kinda give a twist to pinterest in favor of the buyer.. I won't be just giving them info about what pinterest but a method to make money off it..

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

Too late one has allready been launched
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EllesBelles

11 years ago

I suppose the difference is that as far as I know (and I might be wrong because I haven't checked) FB don't ask for permission to reproduce or sell your images.

So if the image isn't yours, and it gets sold as merchandise/a card/whatever, you could be in trouble.

It's got a lot of handmade artists upset, especially on sites like Etsy which have pin it buttons on all their listings.

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ExpertSEOServices

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Gram

It's no secret that Pinterest is hot right now and there is a great opportunity to drive traffic to your blog with it even if you are not a member of Pinterest.

The key is to make sure that you blog posts are "Pinnable" so if a reader wants to pin it, they easily can.

How do you do this? Simple...just make sure and insert an image into every blog post you make and that will allow your blog visitors to easily pin your article on Pinterest with a link back to your site.

This is a great tip! Pinterest is soooo hot right now. Thanks for sharing
I am a total addict lol!
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Tim Franklin

11 years ago

@Rashell very interesting, it appears that this language started appearing in many online services, such as Google, Youtube, Amazon, and morel, it has not yet been challenged in court, but it is only a matter of time until it is.

With Youtube, the same thing applies, if you go out and you use an image from istock or some other stock photography, supplier, and you create a video, that you upload to youtube, you have just violated the license rights of that company.

(Youtube now has terms of service which states that they can use, modify, change and create derive, works, publish, even use your photo in commercials if they wish)

Its really insane, what they are doing behind the cover of fine print, so if you do pin something by uploading it make sure its yours and yours alone.

The new Google Terms of service is a huge privacy scandal where your private information will be sold to the highest corporate bidder.

The funny thing is that most people don't have a clue what all this means.

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Rashell

11 years ago

Originally Posted by illinimatt81

Worst case scenario maybe. I think this is blown a little out of proportion.

what part?

Originally Posted by illinimatt81

No different than someone sharing your post via Facebook and the image appearing.

Well that's not exactly true. Within faceBook it's the link being pushed from user to user. If I share a link I get a choice of images to go with the link. If I change the link I get a new set of image choices.

Within Pinterest the image, as it's stored within Pinterest under a particular user's account, is being pushed forward. Any user who repins an image can change the end destination link of that image as it's saved under their account. It won't change the original pin but will change the repin. Subsequently, anyone who repins the image from the repinner account will now have the new link destination rather than the original. Nice way for a spammer to hijack images and get you and me to promote their trash.

Other repinners and the image owner won't have a clue what happened.

I haven't heard wide scale complaints about this. But it is possible and it's something you should be aware of. It's something you should plan for as you're making your site or your client's sites pin-ready.

Sorry, but while the technical aspect of grabbing an image is similar. This is not like faceBook.

Originally Posted by EllesBelles

I suppose the difference is that as far as I know (and I might be wrong because I haven't checked) FB don't ask for permission to reproduce or sell your images.

So if the image isn't yours, and it gets sold as merchandise/a card/whatever, you could be in trouble.

It's got a lot of handmade artists upset, especially on sites like Etsy which have pin it buttons on all their listings.

Etsy artists did come to mind.

I couldn't imagine that Pinterest/CBL would think it ok to do something like that. But I wouldn't have thought to swap out links either. I'm pretty sure they've got a team somewhere assessing their risks and ROI.

Originally Posted by Tim Franklin

@Rashell very interesting, it appears that this language started appearing in many online services, such as Google, Youtube, Amazon, and morel, it has not yet been challenged in court, but it is only a matter of time until it is.

With Youtube, the same thing applies, if you go out and you use an image from istock or some other stock photography, supplier, and you create a video, that you upload to youtube, you have just violated the license rights of that company.

(Youtube now has terms of service which states that they can use, modify, change and create derive, works, publish, even use your photo in commercials if they wish)

Its really insane, what they are doing behind the cover of fine print, so if you do pin something by uploading it make sure its yours and yours alone.

The new Google Terms of service is a huge privacy scandal where your private information will be sold to the highest corporate bidder.

The funny thing is that most people don't have a clue what all this means.

I think people have become so used to "social" they've forgotten that for the social site's owners "it's just business". It's just odd and feels somewhat inhumane that your personality, interests, and friendships are the commodities for sale on these newly formed social stock exchanges.

Not sure whether to call it a Brave New World or a Brazen one.

Been putting off reading the Google TOS. Guess I'll get over there.

Rashell

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Matt Bard

11 years ago

You all should head over to the WSO forum and get James Penn's free WSo about getting traffic using Pinterest.

Here is the link: http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...pinterest.html

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Colin Y

11 years ago

James report is very informative, and has easy to implement steps, that are not spammy.

It worth the read.

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You all should head over to the WSO forum and get James Penn's free WSo about getting traffic using Pinterest.

Here is the link: http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...pinterest.html

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wilsonljx 11 years ago

I will be using this traffic generation technique after receiving the invitation from pinterest.Looks pretty interesting.
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Meozyn

11 years ago

In my first 5 minutes I got loads of follows and loads of repins, I can imagine just how much traffic you could bring in with your marketing head on, I was just playing around!

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SocialMediaOwls

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Meozyn

In my first 5 minutes I got loads of follows and loads of repins, I can imagine just how much traffic you could bring in with your marketing head on, I was just playing around!

On the first day I set up my Pinterest account I got 25,000 hits to my blogger page (where I host my photos) and $13 in adsense

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SocialMediaOwls

11 years ago

Posted a "funny" picture to my blog 12 hours ago and got 1200 repins (hits) to it in a matter of hours.

Rollin'

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Michael_Le

Banned 11 years ago

LOL.............the pinterest band wagon! it's been out for years, the only reason why its so HOT right now is cos of all the online coverage its getting.

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