How to tell if there is a source? It literally takes an extra 2 seconds.
Click the pin.
In the upper right hand corner it shows a link – that means it is valid. If you think it is from a source that is pooling ideas, then you should click twice more to get to the original site to pin from.
Now, it is wishful thinking that everyone will follow these suggestions that Kristi threw out there – but if we all do our part, maybe the ladies (and guys) who work hard to inspire us will get their fair credit.
PS If you think that this takes too long, I have 34 boards and 1082 pins. I did all but 3 boards last night in 45 minutes. I scanned each board separately and the ones with problems I either deleted or hunted it down to find the source and fixed it. I didn’t save it to my computer. If I use it as inspiration, as a blogger I need to credit the idea.
Thanks! I am new to and totally lost in, but falling in love with pinterest. I may as well start learning about possible glitches like these early.
Fantastic!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for passing along this info. I agree…not everyone will do this (so many people today seem to have a sense of entitlement that tells them that rules apply to everyone BUT to themselves), but I agree that if all of us who DO actually care will take the few extra seconds to pin responsibly, then our efforts will outweigh the lazy pinners who don't give a care in the world how they're handling other people's property.
I still need to clean up my boards. For the longest, I was just re-pinning away, just assuming that the links were correct. It was only a few days ago that I realized how incorrect my assumption was! Now my boards are a mess!! Thank you for leading the way. I hope to follow your example this weekend.
since you got me into this, you can show me if I'm doing it wrong when I see you! 20 days and counting down!
I totally agree! I use Pinterest a LOT for roundups and usually end up being more frustrated because I can never track down the original sources and I can't use the ideas! Thanks for writing this!
I agree – have found some printables on sites where it's impossible to find the item. Now this could be because of poor UI design and site navigation/linking practices. One of them I remember was Martha Stewart and HP. I think HP actually redesigned their site and the page was a redirect. {{shakes her head and waves finger at the developers}}
The tumblr part I don't understand. If you go to http://starsunflower.tumblr.com/ there's no login page. It's basically like going to you.blogspot.com. Maybe they had the page set to private? They should definitely have linked to the actual post though. Like instead of doing user.tumblr.com use
user.tumblr.com/post/number/title
Anyways, great post! It's nice to see that other people are thinking about such things. Sometimes I wonder if it's just my *geeky* tendencies that come through when these things come to mind.
Cheers! Sü
Thanks for this! I'm going to check my boards now.
I try very hard to get to the source even if I have to go to several blogs to get to the original creator. However, sometimes there may not be a source and the none is legit. I made a card and took a picture of it from my ipad while on pinterest. It will post saying…pinned via web from none. That could be the case with some of the other none posts. Since reading your blog I went to my card on pinterest and put that it was made by me and that I took a picture of it. Thanks for the tips on cleaning up pinterest. It really does make things a lot easier when you can find the actual source.
Very good advice, I hate going to do a project from Pinterest and not having anyone to link back to. I feel like a phony, I will go through my boards and fix them. New follower!
I agree there are definitely problems. My new thing with scanning pinterest is to "like" the items as I scan down and then go back to my likes and check the sources etc. and then repin if there is a source and unlike (so my likes don't become out of control) I have that "pin it" button on my toolbar and I usually haven't had a problem. I don't think sometimes people realize they are just pinning the picture.
Great tips!
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I'm new to Pinterest and relatively new to blogging, but I noticed this the first time I was on Pinterest. I always try to click through to see the original blog or site where the work was created {but I do see one on mine that I need to correct}. Thank you for posting this. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see where Pinterest gives these type of directions??
Do you ever have a problem with your pins and likes disappearing. I usually add 20 plus pins a day, but my stats always stay the same 1095 pins 640 likes, and lately when I pin something it shows up on the board 4-6 times. I have sent 2 messages to pinterest with no response. I hope I haven't been wasting my time with a program that doesn't do what it says it will
Have been trying to deactivate or delete my account through the steps given on Pinterest. Profile page “offers” a delete button but it does not work. When clicking on Delete, the profile page rolls back to the top and nothing has been done. I have sent numerous emails to Pinterest email account and the only reply was one stating what was already on the website: go to your profile page, click Delete. I have tried this several times a day for weeks now. I need to disolve this account and perhaps begin again later. Has anyone else had success in deleting their account?
Hi Connie – I wish I could help, but am unsure. If it won’t delete, then I would set it to private. Good luck, Bev