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Looking for a smart way to Organise and Share your Images
Presenting
Pinterest – An Online virtual pinboard
But what exactly is it?
As a child, don’t you remember how you would pin your favorite paintings, drawings, photos on the wall?
Pinterest allows you to do the same, according to various themes
– Travel, Cars, Photography and many more, but on the internet
It is recommended that you have a facebook or a twitter account for ease of registration
In this Video, You will learn how to get going with Pinterest
So, Lets get started!
Log on to www.pinterest.com
Participation is by invitation only
So you could either ask a friend who is already on pinterest
Or better still, click on *request an invite*
The invitation would reach you within 24 hours. Its that simple.
Click the invite link you receive and complete your registration
Facebook and twitter accounts can also be used for registration
After registration, login with your credentials
Here we use a facebook id
This is your pinterest homepage
It lists the pins contributed by all users you follow
Let’s start adding Pins. Click *Add*
Before adding a PIN, we need to create a board to put the PIN on. Click *Create a Board*
Type the Board name. Select the most appropriate category
You could also add contributors other than yourself
This is the Pragmatic Learning Board
Now, There are two broad ways to pin images
One – Upload an image from your machine
Select Image, choose board and add a description
The second way is to Pin an image from a website
Enter site URL, choose the Image and Pin it
To access your pinboards and Pins, hover over your name and click *boards*