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PinView Gives Facebook Timeline and Wall a Pinterest Like View

April 20, 2012

Pinterest is the latest hot social media site and it is creating a lot of buzz. Its growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. PinView is a new app for Facebook that allows its users to have a Pinterest like view of their Timeline, Wall, Friends, Photos and Videos. Install the PinView app for Facebook to browse Facebook like Pinterest by going to https://apps.facebook.com/pinviewer. PinView view of Facebook Timeline Moving PinView in your Favorites Menu You can add the app to your menu favorites so you can toggle back and forth between regular Facebook or the PinView view of your Facebook. Just click on the pencil icon and select “Add to Favorites”. Then once in your favorites you can click on the pencil icon again and this time select rearrange. Three bars will appear to the right of your menu item. Hoover over the item then drag and drop according to where you want PinView in your menu. Click “Done” at the bottom of your favorites to lock the menu. PinView in Favorites Menu PinView Menu The default view in PinView is your Timeline or what they refer to as the “Pin View”. Clicking on the icons on the menu will take you to each of the views. Hoover over the buttons and click to move to another view. The next button after the “P” is your wall view and then friends, photos and video. It only takes a few seconds for the view to load on your screen. Search for a Persons The last box to the right of the menu buttons allows you to search for a specific person on Facebook. Just type in their name and hit enter to get a view of the results. Have you installed the app yet? Do you think Facebook should give its users this options? Leave a comment below to start the discussion.

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest–[INFOGRAPHIC]

April 16, 2012

Here is an Infographic I came across showing ways educator are using Pinterest. Anything from planning lessons to connecting to other classrooms around the country or around the world for that matter. How about using Pinterest to pin a board of books students are reading? Are you using Pinterest to educate others? I certainly use to to share information on WordPress, Social Media, ways to market on Pinterest and some of the books I have read. Feel free to comment below. From: Online Universities Blog

Best Pinning Times and Tips for Pinterest – [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 14, 2012

Looking to gain some traction with your Pins on Pinterest? Pinerly is a new company that tracks Pinterest stats. Below is some great information on what times are best to pin and what items get more engagement. When do you usually Pin to your Pinboards? [divider] [hcshort id=”13″]

How to Get More Pins and RePins on Pinterest

Pinterest Tips : Get More Pins and RePins – [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 13, 2012

Here is some great information below on what you could be doing to get your Pinterest Pins Repinned. Taller images tend to catch more attention and descriptions around 200 characters work well. Have in tricks you use to get repinned on Pinterest? The Power of Pinning video series is a great way to get tips on using Pinterest for marketing your business. Source: By Dan Zarrella of HubSpot Free Power of Pinning Webinar

Size Matters When It Comes To Facebook

March 1, 2012

Updating your pages to the new Timeline for Fan Pages? Wondering what image size to use? What is the size of the profile picture in Facebook? With the new Timeline for Pages some new sizes have been added and older ones modified. Here’s a list of those dimensions to help you out when making changes to your page or advertising on Facebook. Cover Photo for Timeline This is the big picture (also known as Cover Photo) for Facebook’s Timeline. Width: 851px Height: 315px Facebook Page Width The usable area (custom tabs) of your brands Facebook page Width: 810 px Height: Unlimited This is the maximum size of the image you can upload. Width: 2048px Height: 2048px Application icons for Timeline view These are the icons that are displayed on a fan page that has Facebook Timeline enabled. If your picture exceeds these limits, your icon will be resized and converted. Width: 75px Height: 75px Maximum file size: 5MB Facebook Status Update Status update length: 63,206 characters Comment length: unlimited Video The maximum file size of video you can upload Size: 1024MB Length: 20 minutes Facebook application favicon size This is the tiny icon that is being displayed on the left hand side of your news feed, where the applications that you use are. Width: 16px Height: 16px Facebook milestone picture size This is the size you use for milestone pictures such as company’s foundation date. Width: 843 pixels Height: 403 pixels Profile picture for Timeline pages Profile pictures sizes were recently updated for timeline. The new width and height are 180 px which will be automatically scaled down to following: Width: 32px Height: 32px Please Note: It is important to choose a picture that can be scaled down as the profile pictures that are displayed on Timeline posts are really small. Best practice is to choose your business logo. Thumbnail When Sharing The image that is displayed next to the link when you click like or share something. Width: 90px Height: 90px Pictures displayed in Facebook This is the maximum size of the image as shown in slide show or album. Width: 960px Height: 720px Facebook Ads Picture in the ad Width: 110px Height: 80px Size: 5MB Text in ad Header: 25 characters Body copy: 135 characters [divider] [hcshort id=”13″]

Marketer’s Guide To Pinterest–[INFOGRAPHIC]

February 29, 2012

Looking for ways to make Pinterest work for your business? Several major companies are already on-board with Pinterest. Many are discovering the benefits of this hot social media darling. The site hit 11.7 million unique visits in January of 2012 and users are spending several minutes a day pinning and re-pinning to their boards. Do you have a Pinterest marketing plan? Check out the infographic below for more information and feel free to comment. Source: See Infographic for source information.

Pinteresting Demographics–[INFOGRAPHIC]

February 26, 2012

Have you left Facebook and become part of the Pinterest craze? If you are you have about 1.36 million other pinners keeping you company each day. Here are some pinteresting facts about the popular pinning social media site. Leave some comments and let others know how you are using Pinterest or follow new pinners. Follow me at http://www.pinterest.com/dennisjsmith and don’t forget to follow my Pinterest Articles and Information and Social Media pinboards. Infographic by: Modea Click on image for a larger view

Write “Sharp” statuses: 8 Status Ideas that will Improve your Facebook EdgeRank – [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 26, 2012

I have some news you probably won’t like. Being boring on Facebook won’t get you many likes. It’s true! In order to get the “Likes” and be seen by others you have to produce exciting content and status updates that create interaction amongst your friends or those who have “Liked” your fan page. Not sure how to do that? I found this handy infographic that will help you get it right. Feel free to comment and leave a tip on how you are getting more “likes”. Check out the article from PostPlanner for more information on how EdgeRank works. [divider] [hcshort id=”13″]

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