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Pinterest’s Promoted Pins: You won’t believe these stats

(MARKETING NEWS) Pinterest recently analyzed the Promoted Pins campaigns for 16 retailers to measure their impact on consumer behavior. The results are...

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Pinterest has made changes that encourage people to shop, not just dream

(SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS) Pinterest now offers buying options straight through the desktop site.

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Should your brand focus on Pinterest or Instagram?

Pinterest and Instagram both have the potential to electrify your business, but how can you tap into that revenue potential? Which platform...

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Pinterest tests video ads: Will the experiment boom or bust?

Advertisers rejoice! Pinterest is now, finally, laying the groundwork to support video advertising.

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The most repinned types of content on Pinterest (top secret)

Pinterest is growing faster than some of us expected, and companies are struggling to figure out the best way to use it...

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Business Marketing

Pinterest adds price drop notifications; yet ANOTHER reason your brand should pay attention

Pinterest is an amazing tool for a company - not only can innovative products "go viral", but users can now purchase them...

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Pinterest hops on the e-commerce trend with “buy” buttons

Pinterest is the latest social media platform to hop on the e-commerce train. Here's what you need to know to maximize your...

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Google+ launches Collections: think Pinterest meets Facebook feed

Google+ recently launched Collections; their answer to Pinterest's organization and Facebook's live feed of information, but will it prove useful?

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Pinterest science: when to post, how often, and more

Pinterest can be an impactful tool for any social media marketing plan, so get the science behind the most successful users' strategies.

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Pinterest rolls out “Rich Pins” to help you make actual money

Pinterest has rolled out a new feature that makes using Pinterest so much easier. Engage your followers in a whole new way...

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Suck less at Pinterest with these helpful tips

Pinterest is rapidly joining the ranks of other social media giants like Facebook and Twitter. Here's what you need to know to...

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How to optimize right now to get your Pinterest game on point

(Socical Media) Pinterest has been around for a while now, and many brands are still missing out on a huge opportunity. Let's...

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Pin Search Chrome app is a “background check” on Pinterest images

(Social Media) The Pin Search Google Chrome app adds context to any pin right from within your browser.

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10 social media facts you might not know

(Social Media) Ten facts about social media that you probably don't know, but definitely should.

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How Nordstrom is rocking Pinterest, and how you can emulate

Nordstrom has an amazing following in Pinterest, and it's because they have done all of the right things instead of crossing their...

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Pinterest adds guided search, custom categories: huge win for brands

(Social Media) As Pinterest becomes more sophisticated, brands that have ignored the visual bookmarking site should take a second look as the...

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Pinterest is now more popular than Twitter and Instagram

(Social Media) Pew Research has unveiled new social media stats, reporting that Pinterest is gaining dramatic ground as Twitter slips. Meanwhile, almost...

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Ember is like Pinterest for creatives, plus an in-app feedback tool

(Social Media) Ember is a new tool that allows creatives to get useful and legitimate feedback, a loop that competitors should try...

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Why brands should keep their eye on Pinterest Place Pins

Pinterest Place Pins has added maps, business information and more to new pins, making Pinterest even more relevant.

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Tailwind: analytics suite for brands serious about using Pinterest

Tailwind is a toolbox filled with advanced analytics for Pinterest, an area the visual bookmarking site is sorely lacking, but brands are...

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Pinterest partners with Getty to cram pins full of metadata

Partnering with Getty Images, Pinterest has found a way to not only fill the copyright gap but to cram many images full...

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Pinterest rolls out promoted pins in feeds

Pinterest has deployed advertisements in the form of “Promoted Pins," integrating them into the feed attractively.

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Bing adds Pinterest boards to image search results

Bing adds a new feature to image search, deepening their connection to the Pinterest community.

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PinAlerts: know when your site is pinned on Pinterest

Super charge your Pinterest marketing with Pin Alerts. With PinAlerts, you can choose which domain names to monitor, keeping you on top...

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Could Pinterest be Amazon’s next big competitor?

Pinterest has added new features this year that imply they have their eye on ecommerce - could they be eBay and Amazon's...

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Do Pinterest’s new features help or hurt? Maybe both

Pinterest is rolling out new features, for better or worse, and while some features will dramatically improve the community, there are some...

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Nordstrom launches Pinterest marketing initiative

Nordstrom has taken social media seriously enough to base its stock levels on how popular items on Pinterest are, a move that...

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How to execute a guest pinner program on Pinterest

Pinterest is rapidly becoming an avenue for businesses to market their services and gain a new audience through guest pinners.

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Macy’s jobs page on Pinterest: effective or just novel?

Macy's is using Pinterest to attract talent, but is their example a model for how other brands should use the social site,...

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Business Articles

37 Pinterest resources to jump start social media efforts

Pinterest had a banner year, and a lot of changes have been made to the site as web traffic skyrocketed. Since its...

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Pinterest photos now visible in Twitter stream

As Instagram steps away from Twitter, Pinterest quietly steps closer to the social media giant, making the social network more photo-based in...

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Pinterest formally opens its doors to business users

Until this month, Pinterest's Terms of Service restricted its use to personal accounts, like many social networks do in their earliest days,...

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Private Pinterest boards are here, dubbed “secret boards”

After a long wait, Pinterest is using the holidays as their inspiration for finally unveiling secret boards, allowing users to have private...

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Pinterest: secret boards could soon be a standard feature

In a very long overdue move, it appears that Pinterest may be offering private or secret boards to users soon, but they...

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Social Media

Flipboard’s success as emblematic of the visual web era

Years ago, a website with a wall of words was an expected, acceptable form of pitching products and services, but tools like...

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Social Media

Why Pinterest is about to explode again

After years of being invitation only, Pinterest is opening the flood gates to all users, removing the wait period.

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Wildly creative use for Pinterest: soliciting employers

We've been highlighting uses for Pinterest for quite some time now, but this Pinterest resume is by far one of the most...

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Housing News

Pinterest’s referral traffic surges past Twitter, StumbleUpon

Pinterest still exploding Visual social media has been the big hit of 2012, with visual bookmarking site Pinterest leading the way alongside...

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Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, Twitter image size cheat sheet

Have you ever opened a social network and seen a profile out of kilter with improperly sized images? Don't be that brand,...

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Visual social media is on fire: is Facebook in trouble?

As visual social media heats up, new data shows Facebook losing the e-commerce battle; but if they own their competitors, are they...

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Hey Pinterest, who is Mike and why am I stuck liking him?

A mystery Chrome extension has popped up, and the internet was no help in solving the mystery, but through some tricky maneuvering,...

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Social Media

Flickr, Pinterest team up, signal movement toward better attribution

Flickr and Pinterest are collaborating to give proper attribution to Flickr photos shared on Pinterest, giving control to the photographer over whether...

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Pinstagram: why this Pinterest clone might actually succeed

Pinterest clones abound, but we've found one that has a legitimate chance at succeeding because it actually serves a purpose other than...

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Debunking the top 3 myths about Pinterest

Because Pinterest is on everyone's lips, there is a lot of misinformation floating around, so let's set the record straight about the...

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Social Media

Pinterest now supports YouTube and Vimeo videos

After supporting YouTube videos for months, Pinterest now adds support for Vimeo videos which tend to be higher quality. This brings us...

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Social Media

MapQuest makes maps pinnable on Pinterest

Industries that wish to visually represent addresses in any form may now do so via MapQuest whose maps are now all fully...

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33 Pinterest knockoffs: some will thrive, Pinspire will fail

As Pinterest increases in popularity, so do the number of sites that are "inspired" by Pinterest. Some will thrive as they tackle...

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Pinterest: what happens when you close your account

With bloggers publicly dumping their Pinterest accounts in fear of their potential copyright violations, the breakup may not be as clean as...

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How Houzz plus Pinterest can get picky clients off of the fence

When discerning clients begin the house hunt, a Realtor equipped with Houzz and Pinterest can get clients focused and off of the...

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Pinterest profile pages overhauled, iPad app coming soon

Pinterest profile pages have been changed, and we detect undertones of a shift in the goals of the company that differ from...

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Pinerly: dashboard for Pinterest stats, scheduled pins, and more

Schedule pins, get stats and connect with other Pinterest users with the invitation-only Pinerly dashboard to maximize your time on the visual...

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Pin A Quote allows you to pin text on Pinterest

When you want to pin text on to Pinterest, without this tool, you have to share a photo and add a caption...

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Social Media

Phishing scammers finally discover Pinterest

We predicted phishing scams would creep into the pristine Pinterest, and the first major scam has presented itself in the form of...

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Klout sends PinClout a cease and desist notice

PinClout recently launched in stealth, but has already received a cease and desist order from social scoring company, Klout. We take a...

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Pinterest users’ time on site nearly matches YouTube

Pinterest users are spending more time on the site, nearly matching YouTube, but it has nothing to do with the characteristics of...

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How 7 brands are marketing on Pinterest

Pinterest for marketing Because AGBeat has led the conversation on visual bookmarking tool, Pinterest for several months now and shared tips, best...

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To follow or not to follow others on Pinterest

The exploding community Because AGBeat has led the conversation on Pinterest, we get a lot of questions in our email boxes about...

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PinClout measures your influence on Pinterest

Pinterest power players AGBeat has led the conversation surrounding visual bookmarking site, Pinterest.com by showing you months ago how to use the...

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Pinterest imposes character limits on captions

Changing tides For months, AGBeat has led the conversation about Pinterest, particularly in how it can be improved, with 30 suggestions made...

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Pinterest directly addressing copyright issues

Pinterest and copyright violations Although Pinterest is a visual curation of bookmarking photos and websites, it is being considered publication, so content...

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How Pinterest reminds us that the web is for adults

Pinterest and porn (AGBeat) – Recently, we reported that as Pinterest grows, the chance of young men discovering Pinterest grows as well,...

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UK proves Pinterest can attract men and wealthy users

The UK couldn’t be more different than the US The top complaint of people considering using visual bookmarking site, Pinterest, is that...

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Hack your way into a Pinterest tab for your Facebook Page

Add Pinterest to your Facebook As a Pinterest user, you probably already know that you can share pins on Facebook from your...

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Opinion Editorials

Anatomy of Pinterest’s poor communication, hatred of men

Pinterest hates men For months, AGBeat has led the conversation about Pinterest, introducing the visual bookmarking site to you last fall, showing...

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Social Media

Pinterest covertly swaps out your links for affiliate links

Big money, big money! In order to obtain funding, every tech startup has to show investors what their financial strategy is –...

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Social Media

Pinterest now drives as much web traffic as Twitter

What is Pinterest, how do businesses use it? We’ve led the conversation about Pinterest, introducing you to the visual bookmarking site last...

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How to

Pinterest tip on how to pin photos from Facebook

Pinterest trick We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it can be used...

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Social Media

12 more tweaks Pinterest should make in 2012

Pinterest could be even better We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it...

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Social Media

Pinterest versus alternative 20Blinks

What is 20Blinks? Visual bookmarking has taken the internet by storm and there are a variety of ways to share your favorite...

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Business News

Pinterest and JibJab traffic skyrocketed in December

Fastest growing sites According to comScore, the two fastest growing websites between November and December were JibJab.com and Pinterest, neither of which...