Pinteresting - All You Need to Know about Pinterest !

Pinterest logocourtesy ofPinterestiPhone Appwww.pinterest.com Welcome to Lab vActivities The Social Path and Pinterest

Lab Activities Program• Part 1: Brief Intro• Part 2: Pinterest – Why so Pinteresting ?• Part 3: Users sharing their Pinterest experience• Part 4: Path – What is it ?• Part 5: Users sharing their Path experience• Part 6: Brief Conclusion

http://pinterest.com Why so Pinteresting ! v The New Hot Social Network

It’s Now the Third Most Popular Social Network after Facebook And Twitter !( and just when you started toget comfortable with yourexisting Social Media setup :)http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/05/pinterest-third-most-popular-social-network/

http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/28/google-plus-ghost-town/

Daily Pinterest users have increased by 145% since the beginning of 2012http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/

What is Pinterest?• Pinterest is a social photo-sharing service designed to look like a pinning board• Launched in March 2010• You share the photos you like• You upload, save, sort and manage images and videos into boards

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/

How does Pinterest MakeMoney?• Outside investments from entrepreneurs and VCs• Experimented with affiliate links for a while• Eventually advertisement and features for brand pages

Top Pictures shared on Pinteresthttp://mashable.com/2012/02/07/pinterest-web-design/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box4143

http://mashable.com/2012/02/07/pinterest-web-design/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box4143

Stats and Figureshttp://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/

Over 80 % of pins are actually re-pins Pinterest user growth is better than that of Facebook and Twitter at the same point in their historyhttp://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/

Pinterest “Clones”: • Concept of pinning photos and products by adding a twist. There are travel-focused sites like Trippy, Wanderfly, and Gtrot.http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/05/pinterest-third-most-popular-social-network/

http://www.athlestyle.com/

http://www.getvega.com/

http://www.designaside.com/

80 % of users on Pinterest are femalehttp://techcrunch.com/2012/03/14/this-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pinterest-infographic/

Why is Pinterest popularwith women ?

Pinterest is visually appealing by natureand women are naturally inclined tomake everything prettierhttp://pinterest.com/weddings

Social Media is handledbetter by women• Women also have a much easier time expressing themselves and are better at it• Women use social networks to connect with their friends, family, and colleagues more than men• Women are better listeners than men

Social Media is handledbetter by women• A way of connecting with other women with similar interests and passions• A way to organize activities and stay in touch with friends.

Where are the Men on Pinterest? http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/30/snatchly-pinterest-porn/

http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/30/snatchly-pinterest-porn/Men are flocking to snatchly.com(launched February 13, 2012) http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/30/snatchly-pinterest-porn/

Let’s Get Pinning !

Pinterest Signup Video Demohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTz9Xf06DY

You can choose between 23 categories for your photos & videos: • Architecture • History • Art • Holidays • Cars & • Home Decor Motorcycles • Humor • Design • Kids • Crafts • My Life • Education • Womens Apparelhttp://www.pinterest.com

• Pets • Film, Music & • Products Books • Science & • Fitness Nature • Food & Drink • Technology • Gardening • Travel & Places • Geek • Wedding & • Mens Apparel Events • Outdoorshttp://www.pinterest.com

Board Collaboration Options: 1- Only you can pin 2- You can assign contributors – who are already on Pinterest - to pin with youhttp://www.pinterest.com

Users Post More Interesting Content: • People you generally follow on other social networks are not generally / regularly interesting; however, with the graphical nature of the site, content the same users share is generally more interesting. • They can Re-pin / Like / Comment / Tag.

How to join Pinterest?1. Get an invite – we can help with that  (nudge any Think Media Labs staff)2. Setup you account: Choose between logging in with Facebook or Twitter3. Find you friends to follow!4. Find you interests to follow!5. Start with creating broads6. Happy pinning!

Your Pinterest Plan• Have a rough plan of what boards to create.• Populate content as soon as you join• It will follow all people so far then to follow you back you need to have content there.

Pinterest Etiquette 1. Source Images Properly 2. Write a Full Caption 3. A Pin Addict ? 4. Think About Who You Want to Share With 5. Don’t Be Stingy with Interaction 6. Always Be Respectful 7. Report Objectionable Contenthttp://www.flowtown.com/blog/8-rules-of-pinterest-etiquette

Go Mobile iPhone / Android / Mobile Sitehttp://blog.pinterest.com/post/10144144538/pinterest-mobile

Keep Your Eye Out for SPAM --already 

http://channel-news8today.com/

http://pinterest.com/pin/247909154458159304/

Top Ten Brands On Pinteresthttp://mashable.com/2012/02/22/10-most-followed-brands-on-pinterest/

http://pinterest.com/perfectpalette/

http://pinterest.com/tbdofficial/

http://pinterest.com/hgtv/

http://pinterest.com/wholefoods/

http://pinterest.com/bhg/

http://pinterest.com/katespadeny/

http://pinterest.com/apttherapy/

http://pinterest.com/realsimple/

http://pinterest.com/westelm/

http://pinterest.com/mashable/

Celebrities with Pinning Spree!

http://pinterest.com/oprah/

http://pinterest.com/ellentv/

http://pinterest.com/doctoroz/

http://pinterest.com/marthastewart/

http://pinterest.com/zuck/

http://pinterest.com/ryanseacrest/

8 Strategies for Launching a Brand Presence on Pinterest • Reserve Your Space • Leverage Your Brand Values • Themes, Not Product Promotion • Use Hashtags • Add the “Pin It” Button • Engage with the Communityhttp://mashable.com/2012/02/27/pinterest-marketing/

Include Priceshttp://pinterest.com/lexity/products-we-love-from-our-users/

Promote a life style throughPinterest

http://pinterest.com/etsy/

http://pinterest.com/gap

http://pinterest.com/latelierblanc/

http://pinterest.com/drmlebanon

Inspire Your Team To Pin!

Think Media Labs Staff Favoriteshttp://pinterest.com/thinkmedialabs/

Pinterest LebanonWe built the database for Pinterest websites in Lebanon for both personal profiles and brands. http://tmla.bz/pinlebDiscover local Pinterest pages andlist yours for others to discover you

User Experience:1- Strawberry Blu !

Strawberry Blu Blog Facebookwww.StrawberryBlu .com www.Facebook.com/ StrawberryBlu Twitter @StrawberryBlu and now...

Strawberry Blu on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/ www.StrawberryBlu.comhttp://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

Lebanese Food!! Food Books!!http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

Favorite Recipes!! For the Kitchen!!http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

Food, Technology and Healthhttp://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

and all about Strawberry Blu...http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

Likes Repins How to discover contacts OtherHome OUTSIDE the BloggersPins people I follow? Pinterest Pages Followed Friends

How to decide if it’s worthpinning?- Content- Picture- Fun- Related to my interest

- Content - Picture - Fun - Related to my interesthttp://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

When do I Like and when do I Repin?• Like: Something attractive but not always related to my own boards, sometimes it’s related to travel, architecture etc...• Repin:- something worth sharing on any of my boards- An attractive food, a good recipe, a good book...http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

OR... BOTH... I Pin, Repin and Like!!!http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

How is Pinterest integrated with Facebook and Twitter?http://pinterest.com/StrawBlu/

vhttp://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/feature/2094851/social-media-business-useful-tools-social-climbers

First time I heard about Pinteresthttp://mashable.com/

Pinning your interestshttp://mashable.com/2012/04/13/pinterest-infographic-travel/ Second logo by: @PSouhaid

By using Pinterest, I can… Pin Organize CategorizeSource of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html

Pinterest can boost your Business Promoting Business Free Advertising Image So small can’t be used for muchhttp://pinterest.com/pinterestbiz/ Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html

It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan Your Wedding Your Birthday Your Product Launching Organize you collectionhttp://pinterest.com/donninterest/ Source of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html

It’s a Great way to Collect/Planhttp://pinterest.com/donninterest/

It’s a Great way to Collect/Planhttp://pinterest.com/donninterest/sports/

It’s a Great way to Collect/Planhttp://pinterest.com/donninterest/wedding-3/

It’s a Great way to Collect/Plan • My laptop can get some rest because my collection will be online. Pinterest is my online hard disk NowSource of logo: http://www.janetpacey.com/janetpacey/Home.html

A quick tour on Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/dailydot/celebrities-on-pinterest/

A quick tour on Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/kellylieberman/brands-on-pinterest/

A quick tour on Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/barackobama/

A quick tour on Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/thinkmedialabs/politicians-infographics-tml/

Not on Pinterest? Still don’t Account ? have a Think Twice and ask TML for an invitationhttp://learning.hubspot.com/blog/bid/128534/Pinterest-Button-Added-To-HubSpot-s-Follow-Me-Module

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