How to Get Started with Your Company’s Brand on Pinterest

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Before you get started using Pinterest as a social marketer, you need to determine where your company's brand will fit in. Take some time to see what a few brands are doing on Pinterest. Whole Foods is a great example of a business that effectively uses Pinterest. Their boards tell the story of who they are, without being overly promotional.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/343346.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="533"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> To search for a specific brand, follow these steps:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Type any company name into the Search box in the top-left corner of the page.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You will see a results page with every pin using that search term.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Beneath the search box are the Pins (selected by default), Boards, and People links.</p><ul class="level-two" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Pins: Shows all pins containing the search term.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Boards: Shows all boards titled with a name that includes the search term.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">People: Shows all users who have that search term in their username or profile description.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/47/343347.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="481"></li> </ul></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click the Boards link to see the boards and the pins they contain.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Check out boards that have a good variety of pins and start thinking of ways your brand can incorporate pinning.</p></li></ol>

How to Get Started with Your Company’s Brand on Pinterest

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How to Get Started with Your Company’s Brand on Pinterest

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Before you get started using Pinterest as a social marketer, you need to determine where your company's brand will fit in. Take some time to see what a few brands are doing on Pinterest. Whole Foods is a great example of a business that effectively uses Pinterest. Their boards tell the story of who they are, without being overly promotional.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/343346.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="533"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> To search for a specific brand, follow these steps:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Type any company name into the Search box in the top-left corner of the page.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You will see a results page with every pin using that search term.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Beneath the search box are the Pins (selected by default), Boards, and People links.</p><ul class="level-two" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Pins: Shows all pins containing the search term.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Boards: Shows all boards titled with a name that includes the search term.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">People: Shows all users who have that search term in their username or profile description.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/47/343347.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="481"></li> </ul></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Click the Boards link to see the boards and the pins they contain.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Check out boards that have a good variety of pins and start thinking of ways your brand can incorporate pinning.</p></li></ol>

How to Get Started with Your Company’s Brand on Pinterest

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Finding Buzz about Your Company on Pinterest

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">People might already be raving about your company on Pinterest right now. Really! Whether you still haven't even joined Pinterest or you are an old hand at it, you should find (and monitor) what people share about your company on Pinterest. Here are a few methods, and I recommend using them all:</span><br> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <strong>Find pins from your site.</strong>Although it isn't obvious (for example, it isn't anywhere in the Pinterest menu options), you can find all pins from a specific site. Just go to your browser and enter the web address in this format: <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAIN.com">http://pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAIN.com</a> (replacing YOURDOMAIN.com with, well, your domain). This takes you to a list of original pins from your site, and under each you can also see any repins and likes.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Search for your company name and industry.</strong> Use the search box in the top toolbar to search for terms related to your company name, product names, or even terms related to your industry to see what is getting buzz. After you conduct the search, you can filter results. Pin results are the default, but you can also look for boards related to your company or industry. You can also search people, which can be an important way to watch out for people impersonating your brand.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Search Google.</strong> Using Pinterest search isn't the only way (or even the best way) to search for buzz about your company on Pinterest. You can also search the Pinterest site on Google by entering<strong>site:<a href="http://pinterest.com">http://pinterest.com</a> search term/company name</strong>; for example,<strong>site:<a href="http://pinterest.com">http://pinterest.com</a> Type-A Conference</strong>.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Get alerts.</strong> You can set up that same search in Google Alerts at <a href="http://google.com/alerts" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">google.com/alerts</span></a>and get an e-mail whenever there are results on Pinterest with a search term you specify, such as your company name. There is also a new site,<a href="http://pinalerts.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">pinalerts.com</span></a>, where you can enter domains and receive an e-mail when a new pin is posted with that domain.</p> </li></ul>

Finding Buzz about Your Company on Pinterest

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Finding Buzz about Your Company on Pinterest

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">People might already be raving about your company on Pinterest right now. Really! Whether you still haven't even joined Pinterest or you are an old hand at it, you should find (and monitor) what people share about your company on Pinterest. Here are a few methods, and I recommend using them all:</span><br> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <strong>Find pins from your site.</strong>Although it isn't obvious (for example, it isn't anywhere in the Pinterest menu options), you can find all pins from a specific site. Just go to your browser and enter the web address in this format: <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAIN.com">http://pinterest.com/source/YOURDOMAIN.com</a> (replacing YOURDOMAIN.com with, well, your domain). This takes you to a list of original pins from your site, and under each you can also see any repins and likes.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Search for your company name and industry.</strong> Use the search box in the top toolbar to search for terms related to your company name, product names, or even terms related to your industry to see what is getting buzz. After you conduct the search, you can filter results. Pin results are the default, but you can also look for boards related to your company or industry. You can also search people, which can be an important way to watch out for people impersonating your brand.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Search Google.</strong> Using Pinterest search isn't the only way (or even the best way) to search for buzz about your company on Pinterest. You can also search the Pinterest site on Google by entering<strong>site:<a href="http://pinterest.com">http://pinterest.com</a> search term/company name</strong>; for example,<strong>site:<a href="http://pinterest.com">http://pinterest.com</a> Type-A Conference</strong>.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><strong>Get alerts.</strong> You can set up that same search in Google Alerts at <a href="http://google.com/alerts" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">google.com/alerts</span></a>and get an e-mail whenever there are results on Pinterest with a search term you specify, such as your company name. There is also a new site,<a href="http://pinalerts.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">pinalerts.com</span></a>, where you can enter domains and receive an e-mail when a new pin is posted with that domain.</p> </li></ul>

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Pin Your Photos with the Pinterest iPhone App

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Not everything you pin on Pinterest has to come from a website. You can pin your own images in Pinterest to share them with your followers. If you're using the Pinterest iPhone app, you can either take a picture and immediately pin it or pin an image from your iPhone's photo gallery.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Take a photo and upload it to Pinterest</h2><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> To take a photo and upload it to Pinterest, follow these instructions:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Launch the Pinterest app and tap the camera icon.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You see the typical iPhone camera shooting screen.</p><img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/44/317644.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Take a photo as you normally would by tapping the Camera button.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Move and scale the image as needed and then tap the Use button. Next, you can touch up the photo's color. Click Use again when it's ready.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> At the prompt, choose whether to allow Pinterest to share your location.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you have notifications turned off, you won't be prompted. Keep in mind that if you share your location, people will know exactly where you are.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Complete the pin description and choose a board to pin the image to.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can decide here as well whether to include the location by turning the Place option on or off. You can also choose to share on Facebook and Twitter by tapping the toggle from Off to On.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Tap the Pin It button in the top-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b></b>You're bounced to the default Following screen with a progress bar at the top. When the upload is complete, a black box with a "Pinned" message pops up briefly and then disappears.</p> </li></ol><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Pin a photo from your iPhone's Camera Roll</h2><p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You can also pin any photo in your iPhone's Camera Roll:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Launch the Pinterest app and tap the camera icon at the bottom of the screen.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Library button in the bottom right. (See the previous image.)</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your iPhone's Photo app opens.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> In the Photos app, tap Camera Roll or the photo album that has the photo you want to pin.</p><img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/317645.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap to select the image you want and then move and scale the image.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can move the image around the square capture area by dragging the picture. You can also scale the image by using two fingers to stretch out or pinch in on the screen.</p><img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/317646.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Choose button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The Tap and Drag screen appears.</p><img alt="image3.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/47/317647.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap and drag to brighten or darken the image.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Tap the Use button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Add a Pin screen appears.</p><img alt="image4.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/48/317648.image4.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Complete the description, choose a board, decide whether to share your location, and choose whether or not to share on Twitter or Facebook.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Pin It button in the top-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b></b>You're bounced to the default Following screen with a progress bar at the top. When the upload is complete, a black box with a "Pinned" message pops up briefly and then disappears.</p></li></ol>

Pin Your Photos with the Pinterest iPhone App

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Pin Your Photos with the Pinterest iPhone App

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Not everything you pin on Pinterest has to come from a website. You can pin your own images in Pinterest to share them with your followers. If you're using the Pinterest iPhone app, you can either take a picture and immediately pin it or pin an image from your iPhone's photo gallery.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Take a photo and upload it to Pinterest</h2><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> To take a photo and upload it to Pinterest, follow these instructions:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Launch the Pinterest app and tap the camera icon.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You see the typical iPhone camera shooting screen.</p><img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/44/317644.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Take a photo as you normally would by tapping the Camera button.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Move and scale the image as needed and then tap the Use button. Next, you can touch up the photo's color. Click Use again when it's ready.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> At the prompt, choose whether to allow Pinterest to share your location.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you have notifications turned off, you won't be prompted. Keep in mind that if you share your location, people will know exactly where you are.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Complete the pin description and choose a board to pin the image to.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can decide here as well whether to include the location by turning the Place option on or off. You can also choose to share on Facebook and Twitter by tapping the toggle from Off to On.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Tap the Pin It button in the top-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b></b>You're bounced to the default Following screen with a progress bar at the top. When the upload is complete, a black box with a "Pinned" message pops up briefly and then disappears.</p> </li></ol><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Pin a photo from your iPhone's Camera Roll</h2><p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You can also pin any photo in your iPhone's Camera Roll:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Launch the Pinterest app and tap the camera icon at the bottom of the screen.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Library button in the bottom right. (See the previous image.)</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your iPhone's Photo app opens.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> In the Photos app, tap Camera Roll or the photo album that has the photo you want to pin.</p><img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/45/317645.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap to select the image you want and then move and scale the image.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can move the image around the square capture area by dragging the picture. You can also scale the image by using two fingers to stretch out or pinch in on the screen.</p><img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/317646.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Choose button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The Tap and Drag screen appears.</p><img alt="image3.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/47/317647.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap and drag to brighten or darken the image.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Tap the Use button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Add a Pin screen appears.</p><img alt="image4.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/48/317648.image4.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Complete the description, choose a board, decide whether to share your location, and choose whether or not to share on Twitter or Facebook.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Pin It button in the top-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b></b>You're bounced to the default Following screen with a progress bar at the top. When the upload is complete, a black box with a "Pinned" message pops up briefly and then disappears.</p></li></ol>

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<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <div class="introduction" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can create a Pinterest account and market your brand much easier these days than you could when Pinterest first arrived on the scene. You no longer need to request an invitation from Pinterest or ask a friend with a Pinterest account to invite you. Just follow these steps to create an account:</p> </div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/50/343350.image0.jpg?h=354&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/51/343351.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/50/343350.image0.jpg?h=354&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">On the<a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Pinterest</a>home page, click the Join Pinterest button.</h2> </div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Welcome to Pinterest page appears, and you see the options to sign up via Facebook, Twitter, or your e-mail address.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/52/343352.image2.jpg?h=281&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/53/343353.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/52/343352.image2.jpg?h=281&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click the Facebook button or the Twitter Button.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">We suggest going with Facebook because you have the option to follow your friends from that network after you provide your profile details.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/343354.image4.jpg?h=249&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/343355.image5.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/343354.image4.jpg?h=249&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Enter your profile details, including your username, your e-mail address, and your password.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your username becomes part of your profile's URL so consider whether you want to use your name or your company's name. Your profile's URL will look like<span class="code"><a href="http://pinterest.com/">http://pinterest.com/</a></span><span class="code"><i>yourname</i></span>.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/343356.image6.jpg?h=336&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/57/343357.image7.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/343356.image6.jpg?h=336&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click Create Account.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Congratulations, you're the newest Pinterest member!</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">After you get an account, the easiest way to log in is by using the same method you used to create the account. Click either icon to sign in via one of these socialnetworks. You can also log in using your e-mail address. After you log in, you can get started.</p> <p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You can choose to have your pins show up on Facebook. Many people who use Pinterest as a personal account enjoy sharing pins with their Facebook communities. However, it's different for a brand account. A brand's community doesn't want to receive as many updates and may become turned off if a brand's pins are showing up all day on their News Feeds.</p> </div></div>

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<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <div class="introduction" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> You can create a Pinterest account and market your brand much easier these days than you could when Pinterest first arrived on the scene. You no longer need to request an invitation from Pinterest or ask a friend with a Pinterest account to invite you. Just follow these steps to create an account:</p> </div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/50/343350.image0.jpg?h=354&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/51/343351.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/50/343350.image0.jpg?h=354&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">On the<a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Pinterest</a>home page, click the Join Pinterest button.</h2> </div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Welcome to Pinterest page appears, and you see the options to sign up via Facebook, Twitter, or your e-mail address.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/52/343352.image2.jpg?h=281&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/53/343353.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/52/343352.image2.jpg?h=281&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click the Facebook button or the Twitter Button.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">We suggest going with Facebook because you have the option to follow your friends from that network after you provide your profile details.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/343354.image4.jpg?h=249&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/343355.image5.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/343354.image4.jpg?h=249&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Enter your profile details, including your username, your e-mail address, and your password.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Your username becomes part of your profile's URL so consider whether you want to use your name or your company's name. Your profile's URL will look like<span class="code"><a href="http://pinterest.com/">http://pinterest.com/</a></span><span class="code"><i>yourname</i></span>.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/343356.image6.jpg?h=336&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/57/343357.image7.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/343356.image6.jpg?h=336&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Click Create Account.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Congratulations, you're the newest Pinterest member!</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">After you get an account, the easiest way to log in is by using the same method you used to create the account. Click either icon to sign in via one of these socialnetworks. You can also log in using your e-mail address. After you log in, you can get started.</p> <p class="Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You can choose to have your pins show up on Facebook. Many people who use Pinterest as a personal account enjoy sharing pins with their Facebook communities. However, it's different for a brand account. A brand's community doesn't want to receive as many updates and may become turned off if a brand's pins are showing up all day on their News Feeds.</p> </div></div>

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<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The Pinterest app for the iPhone makes it easy to view your friends' pins and to repin items when you're out and about (and even when you're relaxing at home). You can also view the latest Pinterest activity related to your pins (such as comments, likes, and repins of your shared pins), your basic profile, as well as a list of your latest pins and all of your boards.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">To install the Pinterest app for the iPhone, follow these steps:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Go to the App Store on your phone.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Search for the word <i>Pinterest.</i></p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">A list of apps relevant to Pinterest appears.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Find the main Pinterest app (developed by Cold Brew Labs) in the list of search results and tap the Install button.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The Pinterest app Info page appears.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap the Install button in the top-right corner of the screen.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The Apple ID Password screen appears.</p><img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/36/317636.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Type in your password and tap OK.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The app icon appears on your screen, and a progress bar below it indicates the download progress.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">When the app is done downloading, tap the app icon to open it.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The login screen appears.<b></b></p><img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/37/317637.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="267"></li> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Choose Facebook or Twitter to log in with (whichever one you currently have integrated with your Pinterest account) and authorize the app through the instructions on either Facebook or Twitter.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Alternately, you can log in with your Pinterest account e-mail and password.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Tap the Login button.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Push Notifications window appears. Push notifications will pop up an alert when your Pinterest account has activity.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Tap either Don't Allow or Allow, depending on your preference for push notifications.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> The Pinterest app launches.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">After you've installed and launched the Pinterest app, you see the app in its logged-in format, which includes the Pinterest logo at the top of the screen and a menu at the bottom with icons for different tabs in the app. The tab you're currently viewing is indicated by which icon at the bottom is red.</p> <p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The Pinterest app will revert to full-screen viewing while scrolling pins. To see the menu again, touch and keep your finger on the screen and move your finger down.</p> </li></ol>

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