tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post8003388678255655972..comments2023-11-02T07:57:49.979-04:00Comments on cottage instincts: ::Pinterest Post Follow-up::cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231641398378820087noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-49441803440592492582012-05-05T15:42:00.378-04:002012-05-05T15:42:00.378-04:00Hey Cindy, Thanks for your post. I agree with you ...Hey Cindy, Thanks for your post. I agree with you we need to be considerate of the work others have put into what they share. I have been doing my best always to go to the source when pinning. It does take a little more time, but it's worth it. I often find when I go to the source there are other things there that interest me, too. <br />It is the internet and a lot can get lost in translation. I think it is important to acknowledge others.<br />Thank you for taking your time to put up your thoughts. <br />Happy pinning.Sharon from Long Beach, CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-55574103916854497562012-04-13T15:55:14.656-04:002012-04-13T15:55:14.656-04:00Hi Cindy, hope you are well. Hope you're not b...Hi Cindy, hope you are well. Hope you're not being overwhelmed by follows by Spammers on Pinterest the way I am. I used to really enjoy going on Pinterest but now it's being spoiled by the spammers. They post pins with abbreviated links so that you can't see where the link is taking you. So much for Pinner Etiquette. SueMelancholy Specterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986418455208443345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-76172203949975769612012-03-28T01:35:01.828-04:002012-03-28T01:35:01.828-04:00Correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understandi...Correct me if I am wrong, but it is my understanding that the "biggie" rule on Pinterest is you CAN NOT pin anything you do not have the copyright to. <br /><br />I don't pin and doubt I have been pinned, but many blogs I read clearly state all content and photos are copyrighted, and you need permission to use. So, would that not mean you can not pin any photos on a "copyrighted" blog without the blog owners permission?<br /><br />It is sad to see so many debates on so many blogs about Pinterest. Clearly something is NOT working. <br /><br />blessings, jilly<br />ps. Cindy I hope all is OK. I come back often and no new post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-74756341364606414802012-03-13T17:18:01.819-04:002012-03-13T17:18:01.819-04:00Never mind! I found the link to follow you on Pint...Never mind! I found the link to follow you on Pinterest. I really enjoyed what I saw there in those few minutes. :)<br />AnitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-4456747955362154102012-03-13T17:14:48.953-04:002012-03-13T17:14:48.953-04:00Hello,
I actually found your blog through Pintere...Hello, <br />I actually found your blog through Pinterest. I think there will be room for both blogs and pinning. You will get more readers to your blog through the beautiful pictures I have seen pinned from your blog site. Don't give up. We each have our own niche on the web. There is plenty of room for everyone. Chin up! :) You're blog is beautiful. I do wish to ask one thing. You mentioned you're on Pinterest but I did not see a "follow me" button so we could follow you on Pinterest.<br />Thank you,<br />AnitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-50160299829229737242012-03-13T14:31:30.066-04:002012-03-13T14:31:30.066-04:00Thank you for this post. I am a Pintetest "ne...Thank you for this post. I am a Pintetest "newbie" and break the rules... :( I pin what I like and do move on. But gems like this (i.e. your blog =] ) make me appreciate the Pinterest and blogging community for the hard work it promotes. Kudos to you for being passionate. And thank you for crafting and blogging. You are appreciated!Sharalynn74https://www.blogger.com/profile/15625221897589995695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-18005110583483647082012-02-11T21:16:11.286-05:002012-02-11T21:16:11.286-05:00I just found your blog and I'm a fan! As a new...I just found your blog and I'm a fan! As a new user of Pinterest I appreciate your thoughts and can't help but think that ethics aside, it basically boils down to common courtesy to give credit where credit is due. I'm happy to know some people still expect courtesy, even on social networking sites. You Go Girl!amysewzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052113987923198829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-20989838627578740152012-01-29T20:00:16.977-05:002012-01-29T20:00:16.977-05:00Oh, I have a blog too and anonymous comments drive...Oh, I have a blog too and anonymous comments drive me CAH-RA-ZY !!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932625465112852229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-13435526717658752292012-01-29T19:58:32.686-05:002012-01-29T19:58:32.686-05:00Cindy, I have a makeup channel on YouTube and I ma...Cindy, I have a makeup channel on YouTube and I make money on that channel. It drives me CRAZY when someone post a negative comments on a video and I go to see their account only to find that 1. the don't have a picture 2. don't have any vidoes they've made and 3. post MANY negative (thumb downs) on NUMEROUS videos. I have seen personally people who have stolen someone's personal work (actual videos) and post them as their own. It's a sad thing that there are people out there who take credit for another's hard work. I agree that bloggers (& YouTube video makers) understand what others are doing and we try our best to do it the right way. Giving full credit where credit is due. True, you're putting yourself out there but there IS something that is called copyright infringement and there are laws out there protecting us. "Thus, it is clear that passing off someone else’s work as your own by linking to a site in a manner in which it appears that the linked to content is a part of your site, is considered copyright infringement and it violates state laws that govern competitive business practices." Our work IS ours and IS protected.<br />Have a wonderful night & keep up the great work ~ DeannaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932625465112852229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-38854392345194374392012-01-27T09:07:44.441-05:002012-01-27T09:07:44.441-05:00I appreciate this and your previous post (and real...I appreciate this and your previous post (and really enjoy your blog) but still have a lot of confusion. I am new to Pinterest and am just starting a blog. I had the impression that Pinterest could be used as a personal bulletin board. Since it is not really for commercial use, I saw it as a way to save images for later,knowing that others could repin and do the same. I have tried to give credit but had not considered finding the "orignal" source - will try to do so now. I also didn't know that using a Google image was a bad thing - not sure I understand. Maybe I should skip Pinterest and just keep things on my own hard drive. Again, love your blog. CarolCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637308964330520175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-42972478669543374162012-01-27T08:44:49.260-05:002012-01-27T08:44:49.260-05:00Being a blogger and pinner myself, I appreciate yo...Being a blogger and pinner myself, I appreciate your concerns. I always do my best to give credit where due, and I try to comment, but I have a 3 year old and I babysit 3 others, so time is not usually on my side. I think the problem wiht bloggers being pinners is we look at it the same as blogging, we want followers, and more followers. Pinterest was made to be your online idea board. It is public yes, but it is yours. I feel like if we look at it that way, and not as a way to build our blogs it might be better. If someone wants to follow my Pinterest board, fine, but I didn't link it to my blog cause I don't really want to use it that way. All of my boards, save one, are ideas that I want to try, or things I want to buy on etsy at some point (when funds are available). The one that is not, is for items I want to feature on my blog. When I feature a pin on my blog, I don't give credit to the original pinner as Pinterest suggests, I give credit to the blog that actually created the project. Anyhow, I read your blog daily, but my time is limited so I don't always comment, sorry! Thanks for the reminders on Pinterest etiquette.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248888041239177828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-6212762488879810492012-01-27T05:24:51.656-05:002012-01-27T05:24:51.656-05:00Very interesting topic and conversation! I am very...Very interesting topic and conversation! I am very new to Pinterest and found your post very informative.<br /><br />As someone who has been blogging for over a year (genealogy) I can relate to your concerns.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this to the forefront. Will enjoy reading further and discovering wonderful new ideas along the way!Deb Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-27847019672406588972012-01-27T00:40:30.367-05:002012-01-27T00:40:30.367-05:00I do thank you for yesterday's post (and today...I do thank you for yesterday's post (and today's!). I did take time to post comments (where appropriate) at blogs pinterest linked me to today. Not that I've never done that before, because I've started following a lot of new blogs that I've discovered through pinning, but I never gave it a second thought the times when I just pinned and ran. Now I do. Love your blog, and love your style! :-)Rennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628198694622790891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-48266875589567491622012-01-27T00:37:03.337-05:002012-01-27T00:37:03.337-05:00Well said. Congratulations on caring enough to spe...Well said. Congratulations on caring enough to speak up and take the hits.Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-82881918869235694512012-01-26T20:31:48.938-05:002012-01-26T20:31:48.938-05:00OK, except when I was introduced to Pinterest I th...OK, except when I was introduced to Pinterest I thought the whole point of it was to be kind of a virtual 'idea bulletin board'. I'm not quite getting why repinning someone else's pin to my board of ideas is bad. I mean, for every repin I go to the original post; if the image is only a Google image I don't repin it cause it isn't worth my while. <br /><br />I love Pinterest. My boards are filled with projects I'm going to do, tutorials I'm going to try, and beautiful rooms/gardens/crafts I'm going to try to emulate. It's taken the place of my bookmark folder...only with visual bookmarks, because I'm a visual person. <br /><br />I'm an artist. I filled one Pinterest board with reference photos for different flowers I painted into a mural, for example. Is that against the rules too? <br /><br />I also didn't know it was bad to follow bloggers without commenting. I follow probably twenty five blogs. Do you guys get paid for comments? This isn't sarcasm - I really don't know. I read the other post for a long, long time and still couldn't get the gist of the comments. I don't understand why it's bad to lurk. I come every day. Most of the time, when there are 500 comments I figure the blog owner isn't going to read them all anyhow, and someone probably already said anything I would have said and more eloquently. Bloggers really want the verbal equivalent of "Me too"?<br /><br />I love this blog. I come here every day. I admit, maybe I'm thick in the head, but I just don't get it. Can somebody enlighten me?Momof2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-29482541884757371432012-01-26T18:04:30.130-05:002012-01-26T18:04:30.130-05:00Sorry! Now you know I was telling the truth, I don...Sorry! Now you know I was telling the truth, I don't leave comments. I will get better.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946309363318033752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-88609244867195918322012-01-26T18:03:02.768-05:002012-01-26T18:03:02.768-05:00Cindy,
I do not blog but I do floow many. Until th...Cindy,<br />I do not blog but I do floow many. Until this post I never knew bloggers really want comments from the masses, I thought comments were from friends and blogging buddies. I now know better.<br />I also lve Pinterest. I always visit the original poster and many times become a follower. I too hate when they don't post the source. If I like the picture, I usually like the blog.<br />I do have a question, I follow my blogs on Google Reader. Does that show me as a follower to you? It really doesn't matter, but I just wonder.<br />Now that I know better, I will postt comments when I like a post and this is the first! I do love your blog and thanks!Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946309363318033752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-26736350316636961322012-01-26T18:02:05.798-05:002012-01-26T18:02:05.798-05:00Cindy,
I do not blog but I do floow many. Until th...Cindy,<br />I do not blog but I do floow many. Until this post I never knew bloggers really want comments from the masses, I thought comments were from friends and blogging buddies. I now know better.<br />I also lve Pinterest. I always visit the original poster and many times become a follower. I too hate when they don't post the source. If I like the picture, I usually like the blog.<br />I do have a question, I follow my blogs on Google Reader. Does that show me as a follower to you? It really doesn't matter, but I just wonder.<br />Now that I know better, I will postt comments when I like a post and this is the first! I do love your blog and thanks!Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946309363318033752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-68847939898630072582012-01-26T16:29:29.219-05:002012-01-26T16:29:29.219-05:00There is a problem with your anonymous commenter&#...There is a problem with your anonymous commenter's concept of control. "It's the Internet. You put stuff there. You lose control of it as soon as you hit post. Pinterest provides the link to the original post. It's not like they're stealing money from you."<br /><br />There are some people that make projects appear to be their own both on Pinterest and on blogs. This, people, is a form of plagiarism. It can be completely unintentional, but sometimes it is not. I have written a bit for examiner.com and there are other writers who have had their entire articles copied and pasted into blogs and other news databases without being credited. <br /><br />Go back to the writing ethics that were taught in high school. Remember "thou shalt always cite"? It also applies to the internet. <br /><br />There is a learning curve for new brands of social media and expression, but to think it is not important is flippant and erroneous. (I am in that curve on Pinterest.)Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218482589274504320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-9568719034970568892012-01-26T15:44:40.222-05:002012-01-26T15:44:40.222-05:00Another thought...people (sometimes us) can be res...Another thought...people (sometimes us) can be resistent to new technology. For instance, there were people who looked suspiciously at the internet when it was an infant. Or blogging. Or the telephone. Or the telegraph. Or electricity. The people who benefit from those changes are the ones who embrace them and use them effectively. So the question for bloggers is, "How can you use Pinterest effectively?" <br /><br />I love Pinterest. I scoffed at first but now I scoff at my scoffing self. ;-)Dixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-80419224823035304632012-01-26T14:44:18.759-05:002012-01-26T14:44:18.759-05:00I've been getting a lot of images from Google,...I've been getting a lot of images from Google, but just because you're pinning it doesn't really change anything IMO. Just say I want to see images of Paris for instance, so I Google it...whether I pin it or don't pin it the image is still out there online with no source credit.<br /><br />I think the only true solution is everyone watermarking their photo's...especially the bigger blogs who are more likely to be pinned or found via Google. Or the photographer watermarking their photo's if it's not blog related photography.<br /><br />When something bothers you nobody has the right to tell you to "chill out"...I think it's wonderful to bring these things up, whether we agree or disagree it opens up the issues. If it wasn't important to the person who told you to "chill out" then why the heck did they click on the link?Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871388473674516955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-23254253699864488952012-01-26T14:39:56.048-05:002012-01-26T14:39:56.048-05:00I love all those anonymous comments where THEY don...I love all those anonymous comments where THEY don't quite get it..or can't stand up for what they DO get so they post anonymously.<br /><br />You have written this beautifully and it is well thought out! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-82328719820141917332012-01-26T13:27:50.051-05:002012-01-26T13:27:50.051-05:00Obviously Anonymous didn't quite get it - Pint...Obviously Anonymous didn't quite get it - Pinterest doesn't ALWAYS provide the link to the original post; like you said, sometimes people grab pics from Google images and such. I've had some of my pics pinned from blogs that had featured my projects so then, no, the pin doesn't lead to the ORIGINAL post. The point is that we should all be considerate. And you know what, it's YOUR blog so if you want to tell people they're being morons you have that right! (not that that's what you did, but you totally could LOL). <br /><br />But if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all! Or in this case, you're under no obligation to leave a comment! <br /><br />Sorry, that anonymous comment irritated me. I don't think you owe any apologies for sharing how you feel. Those who don't have blogs, should be educated as well. If they don't agree with it, then they can go on how they've been pinning without any recourse. I for one think you've done waaaay more good than harm here!!<br /><br />PS looking forward to your decorating posts :))Kristin @ Yellow Bliss Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411277940121487569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492363525800683157.post-56941345614739342252012-01-26T13:16:22.923-05:002012-01-26T13:16:22.923-05:00Love your rebuttal! And I agree. Who cares if you ...Love your rebuttal! And I agree. Who cares if you are over sensitive. It is your blog and your platform. Write about anything you want and we will decide if we care to stick around to read it!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502259594425550745noreply@blogger.com