it's easy to use Pinterest! I propose you 3 user levels: voyeur, normal and ninja (by Menorca time) http://pinterest.com/menorcatime/

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basic manual of social network
and some of you will say: "¿another social network!¡?... no, thanks!"
I propose you to consider Pinterest as a simple and immense information source, not just for images and
videos, but also links of interest behind every image; go to http://pinterest.com and I’ll tell you…
VOCABULARY
pin = an image added to Pinterest, added from a website or uploaded from your computer
board = a virtual pinboard where to keep, group (organize) and share pins
WHY to create your own boards to keep interesting pins and have them easily accessible in the
“cloud”; and, much more!, free access to images of millions of other worldwide users!
PUBLIC everybody can see everything; to comment and to copy images and videos, too
and, now, you may choose the user that best fits you! ¿which level do you prefer? let’s begin by the easiest one:
LEVEL 1 ‐ ‘voyeur user’ not necessary to sign up (in fact, you’re not even a user); you just look for pins (images) in two different ways:
A/ EXPLORING PINS of other users
(see screenshot below: a pin is a small box/located on the centre of the top toolbar, select any of the following options)
A1 ‐ <Everything> and select (or not) theme  you’ll find related images and videos
A2 ‐ <Videos>  view just videos
A3 ‐ <Popular>  view more popular pins
A4 ‐ <Gifts>  only appear pins of products (or services) on sale
A5 ‐ <Pinners you follow>, option for level 2 and 3 users only  all pins of users you follow are displayed
B/ SEARCH PINS by keywords using the search box; view keyword related results on three different lists of pins, boards and users!
(located on the left side of the top toolbar, fill in the box <Search>, and press <intro>)
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LEVEL 2 ‐ ‘normal user’ on http://pinterest.com click <Request an Invite>; you basically need to fill in your
name and email address; once received the access by email... you’ll be able to access as Pinterest user!
LANGUAGE: available languages are ‘English’, ‘Español’ and ‘Portugues’
(located on the right side of the top toolbar, mouse‐over the <Username> and select <Settings>; here you may
also modify any other user settings)
NORMAL USER, besides exploring pins, you can:
A/ click Like button to any user pins!... as well as make any comment
(mouse‐over the pin to see these options)
B/ click Follow button to desired boards and users!
C/ create a board on any topic to store your pins! you can add as many pins to a board as you want
(see screenshot below/on the right side of the top toolbar, click <Add+> and select <Create a board>)
D/ add pins to your boards! three different ways are provided:
D1 ‐ upload images (or videos) from your own computer
(see screenshot below/on the right side of the top toolbar, click <Add+> and select <Upload a pin>)
D2 ‐ finding images in a website address that you are interested in (you don’t have to be the owner!)
(see screenshot below/on the right side of the top toolbar, click <Add+>, select <Add a pin> and write the website
address from where you want to fetch the images)
D3 ‐ when exploring pins, click repin to every pin you want to add to any of your boards (no matter to whom it belongs!)
(mouse‐over the pin to see these options)
but… what’s the difference between Liking and Repinning?
Liking a pin adds the image to your profile’s Likes section; the image does not get added to one of your boards
Repinning an image allows you to categorize the image onto one of your boards; you can edit the description of a repin; the
source‐link of an image is saved automatically, no matter how many times it’s repinned
Menorca time PUBLIC PROFILE: view it at http://pinterest.com/menorcatime/; screenshots are provided on the next page showing the public
profile of Menorca time and his boards, and the pins of the Festes de Sant Joan 2012 board
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Menorca time on http://pinterest.com/menorcatime/
http://pinterest.com/menorcatime/festes-de-sant-joan-2012-ciutadella/
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LEVEL 3 ‐ ‘Mt user’ asking yourself if you could become a ‘ninja user’?
<Pin It> BUTTON: to make it easier to grab an image from any website and add it to one of your pinboards
when browsing internet, install in your browser the <Pin It> button; you’ll be able to view all the current
website images when clicking this button
(see screenshots above and below/on the right side of the top toolbar, click <Add+>, click the text link ‘Pin
images from any website as you browse the web with the botón “Pinear”, and drag the <Pin It> button to your
browser)
SHARE: When pining you may also share the pin on your Facebook timeline or on Twitter!... only if you have
enabled before this connection on your user settings
(located on the right side of the top toolbar, mouse‐over the <Username> and select <Settings>, then modify)
YOUR PINTEREST ADDRESS: with your username it has been automatically created your personal address at
http://pinterest.com/username! you can make use of it!
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MID TOOLBAR OPTIONS: view it in the 1 screenshot of the previous page; by clicking on the number of ‘Boards’, ‘Pins’, ‘Likes’, ‘Followers’ or
‘Following’ on the mid toolbar you will be able to view detailed info of each topic! e.g., selecting ‘Likes’: the list of all pins you Liked or,
selecting ‘Followers’: detail of all users that Follow you
Mt USER: and, finally, the best of all!, you can collaborate creating this content hub about Menorca!  if you want to directly add content to
the Menorca time (Mt) boards, making use of your own Pinterest personal account you already have created, ask menorcatime@gmail.com to
enable you as superuser or ‘Mt user’!
great!, we already did a lot, we can’t learnt everything at once; now, it’s time to experience!
any concerned comment is welcome: errors detected, something missing, suggest a change, propose new boards… whatever!; a Pinterest
forum on the Mt forums has been enabled for this purpose on the Menorca time facebook page (https://facebook.com/menorcatime); and, in
any case, my apologies in advance for any error on this manual
MORE INFO: ‐ Pinterest help: http://pinterest.com/about/help/
‐ a Quick Guide to Pinterest Images: http://llsocial.com/2012/05/pinterest‐guide‐to‐images‐infograph/
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