Social Media to Watch:
Presenter: Diana Silveira
Novare Library Services
Agenda
Getting Started – what’s the fuss?
Benefits for Professional Development
Your Library on Pinterest
Copyright issues on Pinterest
What is Pinterest
A PUBLIC “Virtual Pinboard” to “organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.”
A discovery and sharing tool for images
Adding Pins
Browser buttons and Apps
http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/
Best Practices for Pinning:
Post from the original source
Pin from permalinks
Give credit and a thoughtful Pin description
http://pinterest.com/about/help/Meme - http://kmohman.tumblr.com/post/15512852428/pin-all-the-things
Tip- drag and drop images toGoogle Images to find originalsource
See something interesting?
Repin (post it to your board)
Comment (start a discussion)
Like (like it )
Just how popular is Pinterest?
http://mashable.com/2012/02/25/pinterest-user-demographics/
Professional Development
Display Ideas
Reading
Find/Share Infographics
Library UsesShare pictures
@ your library
In Your Community
Archival
Share Books
What’s New
Book Lists
Recommended Reading
Book Club Selections
Create a Guide to Online Resources
Share Ideas with the world
Creating with Users
Collaborate with Users
Create a Contest
Gather pics from an event/user feedback
Create Community
Connect with CoWorkers
Virtual Brainstorms
Inspiration Boards
Wish Lists
Share – Fav. Books, Resources, and more
Few Tips
Analyze “Repins” “Likes” “Comments” , adjust according
Space postings
Set-up your libraries profile – and tie-it to other social media
Write Descriptions – link back to your site, blog, flickr
Add Pinterest to your overall Social Media Plan
Play, Experiment and HAVE Fun
Copyright: Pinterest’s Biggest Issue Copyright Responsibility is the users
Do you have the right to pin other people’s content?
Protect Yourself: Link to original sources
Post content you license or own
What are they doing to fix it?
Updated Copyright Policy with information on how to have your content removed
“NoPin” Code blocks images from being pinned
Is “Kelly v Arriba Soft Corporation enough? (Thumbnail Case)
The Future
Private Pinboards
Official APIs
Advertising?
Competition – TheFancy,
Questions
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Diana Silveira
www.learnsurge.comwww.novarelibrary.com