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I've only been on Pinterest a short time, but I can certainly see the allure of pinning. I usually like and re-pin more than adding my own content. I allot myself 15 minutes a few days a week so I don't get sucked into the Pinterest vortex.
I've been seeing alot of chatter online about using Pinterest to marketing your brand/blog/business and while I think of Pinterest as a fun, down time place, I listened to the Pro's and added a JAFRA board.
Which was promptly copied, or re-pinned by another JAFRA consultant. Hmm... I did the work, and her business may grow from it? Well, that doesn't seem right, does it?
But guess what? She didn't break one single rule. Nothing I could do about it but learn and move on.
Which got me thinking:
What about Copyrights and plagiarism? Can I get in trouble for all my likes and re-pins and subsequent sharing on Facebook and Twitter I've been doing? The answer, or at least help in making my own decisions came in the form of a informative blog post about this over at Blogging with Amy.
I love how Amy has her hand on the pulse of the blogging community and freely offers up her opinion and advise. I highly recommend you follow her blog if you don't already.
If you have questions about this topic, I invite you to read Amy's very helpful post at: http://bloggingwithamy.com/pinterest-legal/
I for one and going to be alot more careful on Pinterest from now on.
Happy Friday!
* 3/8/12: Update:
The legalities of using Pinterest is gaining in popularity around the blogosphere. Here is another very insightful article on this topic written by TJ McCue. http://www.openforum.com/articles/3-ways-pinterest-can-damage-your-small-business
As special thank you to my blogging buddy Nancy Ortiz at the http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com for sharing this with us on Facebook.
I will continue to update this post and share articles as I read them. If you have an article that you think would be helpful and you'd like for me to incude it here, just contact me. Thanks!
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