Pinterest New Design Updates: Search, @Mentions, And More

Pinterest has rolled out a few tweaks and changes to the new look website it introduced a couple of months ago, including several re-introduced features following user demand. Here's an overview of what's new and what's changed: 

'Pinned By' Is Back

 'Pinned By', the feature that allows users to see who originally pinned an image is back. It's a great way of discovering new people to follow, and to credit them for content.

@Mentions Return

Another good way to find people to follow, and to tag them in posts was the @mention feature used in comments. You can see it in action in the image above. Also back, says Pinterest, is the ability to find friends from Twitter and Facebook that are already using the site.

Auto-Suggest Search

To help Pinterest users find pins and boards that they are interested in, the site's search function now supports an auto-suggest feature. Start typing a keyword or phrase in and a drop-down will appear with plenty of search terms or board suggestions.

Over to You

Are you in favour of the new features on Pinterest? Let me know in the comments below! 

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How to Change Pinterest Board Covers (And Why You Should!)

Changing your Pinterest board covers is one of the most simple optimisation tricks for your Pinterest profile, but is something that a lot of brands neglect to do. 

In this video, I show you how easy it is to change your Pinterest Boards, and explain why doing so is so important to keep your profile fresh and attract as many viewers as possible to click on your content. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Macarthy is the author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller, 500 Social Media Marketing Tips.

Buy 500 Social Media Marketing Tips
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007L50HE6
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007L50HE6

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Ultimate List of FREE Pinterest Image Creator, Extensions, Analytics Tools

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There are a myriad of free tools on the web that can give a signicant boost to any would-be Pinterest expert, and on this page you'll find a comprehensive list of the very best of them. From image editors to browser extensions, analytics tools, and more, look no further! 

 Pinterest Image Creation / Editing / Sharing Tools

• http://url2pin.it/ - Share a screenshot of your website as a pin.
• http://pinstamatic.com/ - Lots of free Pinterest tools, including sticky notes for boards.
• Prettified Pinterest Creative Board - Create a pro-looking Pinterest board cover.
• http://quozio.com/ - Turn any quote into a pinnable image.
• http://www.pinwords.com/ - Easily add beautiful text to your images.
• http://www.picmonkey.com/ -  Simple photo editing tool
• http://www.shareasimage.com/ - Highlight any web text and convert it into an image.
• http://www.picslice.com - Easy, free tool for slicing, cropping, and resizing pictures.
• http://www.pixlr.com - Simple but powerful online image editing tool.
• http://www.picmarkr.com - Add custom watermarks to images easily.
• http://www.posterpin.com - Create a simple poster with text for pinning.
• http://www.someecards.com - Add humorous captions to tons of images.
• http://www.quickmeme.com - Create memes easily and quickly.
• http://www.imgflipchart.com - Make funny pie charts in seconds.

Pinterest Browser Extensions ( Google Chrome)

• PinIt Bookmarklet Tool - Add a 'Pin It' button to your Bookmarks Bar.
• Pin It! - Pin images  using a keyboard shortcut
• Quick Pinterest - Add 'Pin It' to right-click menu
• EasyPinner - Adds a 'Pin It' button to all pinnable images when you hover over them.
• Pinzy - Enlarge Pinterest images by hovering over them.
• Pinterest Image Expander - Zoom or expand images on Pinterest when hovering over them.
• Pin Search - Google Search without leaving Pinterest.
• Screen to Pin - Pin a screenshot of any page.
• Shareaholic for Pinterest - Pin directly from almost any website.
• Pinterest Pro - Comprehensive add-on inc. zooming images, pin from anywhere, etc.
• ShotPin - Take a screen shot of any website and share it to Pinterest.
• Smileys and Emoticons for Pinterest - Insert smileys, emoticons, or smart quotes in your pins or re-pins.

Pinterest Browser Extensions (Firefox)

• Pinterest Right-Click - Create and upload pins to Pinterest by right-clicking.
• Pinterest Pin Button - Pin it and send your pins to Pinterest quickly and easily.
• Thumbnail Zoom Plus - Shows full image when you hover over a Pinterest thumbnail.
• PinImage - Pin Image to Pinterest by right-clicking a image from a website.

Free Pinterest Analytics Tools

• http://www.pinreach.com - Tools to help you understand activity, measure impact, gauge success on Pinterest.
• http://www.reachli.com - Dubs itself the simplest way to market your visual content across the web.
• http://www.pinpuff.com - Calculate your pinfluence - the of your popularity on Pinterest and value of your each pin.
• http://www.pinalytics.co.uk  - Uses Google Analytics from your site to provide you with stats on Pinterest activity.

Other Free Pinterest Tools / Tricks

• http://www.pinalerts.com - Get e-mail notifications when an image is pinned from your site.
• http://www.pin4ever.com - Backup and edit your Pinterest pins quickly and easily.
• http://www.repinly.com - Helps you find the most popular pins, boards, and pinners on Pinterest.
• Save Your Pinterest Board As A PDF
• http://pinterest.chimplets.com - Automatically create a campaign in MailChimp featuring your most recent Pinterest pins.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Macarthy is the author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller, 500 Social Media Marketing Tips.

Buy 500 Social Media Marketing Tips
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How to Re-Arrange Pinterest Pins on New Layout 2013

Pinterest's new site design is now rolling out to every user across the site, but one of the most important features for many businesses appears - at first - to have been removed. That's the ability to re-arrange boards to keep your most important and fresh content 'above the fold' on your Pinterest page, to entice as many customers as possible.

The re-arrange boards feature is still available. In fact, Pinterest has taken out a step to make shifting content around as easy as possible. Check out the video above to find out how it's done.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Macarthy is the author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller, 500 Social Media Marketing Tips.

Buy 500 Social Media Marketing Tips
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007L50HE6
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How to Change Pinterest Profile Photo or Bio on iPhone | Edit Pinterest Profile on App

Pinterest has recently updated its iPhone app to allow users to update their profile photo and bio direct from their phones or tablets. If Pinterest is important to your business and you need to be able to edit these details on the fly, here's how: 

1. Load up the Pinterest iPhone app and tab the Profile tab. 

2. From your Profile, tap on the cog icon in the top-left corner and choose 'Edit Profile' from the menu that appears. 

3. Tap on the different sections of the profile to edit them as you wish, and click Save to confirm. That's it! 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Macarthy is the author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller, 500 Social Media Marketing Tips. 

Buy 500 Social Media Marketing Tips
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