Adding Pinterest Pin Buttons to your Images in Blogger

This is something I just came across today, so I figured I would share this with you. If you are a member of Pinterest, then you know about pinning images from other sites and about using the "Pin It" button on your web browser. But, what about being able to have other people "Pin" images from your site? Well, they can still use the "Pin It" button, but to make it even easier for them, why not place a button right below the image you want them to Pin?

Well, this is what I will try and explain today. First, you will need to login to your Pinterest account and then Click "Pin It Button" under the "about" tab on the upper right of your profile page. Scroll down until you get to the section titles, "Pin It Button for Web Sites." Also, you can just follow the link here to the Pinterest Goodie Page
Here's a screenshot of what you will see. Your URL areas will be blank, I just let you see what I was working on to give you an idea of what it will look like when complete...

• First, go to the actual page that your image appears and copy the url
• At Pinterest, at the top of the section, you will see, "URL of the page the pin is on:". Paste the url here

• In your Blogger editor, click on the HTML button and come down to where your image appears. Copy the URL address of that image

Here is what your image/photo URL will look like...

• At Pinterest, come down to where it says, "URL of the image to be pinned:". Paste the image URL here

• Provide a description of your photo. This is what will appear in the Pinterest "Pin It" window when it opens

• Find, "Add this code to your page, right where you want the button to appear:". While still in HTML mode, copy the code that appears and place it below your photo.
• You might also want to be sure that you place the code before the closing CENTER tag, so it looks good

Here is what the code will look like when placed under your photo...

• Finally, at the bottom of the section, where you see "Add this code to your page only once, directly above the closing tag:" you will need to copy the javascript and place it in your template just above the tag

If you are unsure, I have included a few photos on how to get to your template. Also, be sure to SAVE your template before making any changes...





After you place the code and save, go back to your Blogger editor and click "Preview" to see that everything looks good.

Comment Confusion

For those of you who have commented on my site between the end of July and the start of this month, you may have noticed that I have switched back to the Blogger commenting system. I have to tell you, that I was completely happy with Disqus, but apparently Blogger did not reciprocate. You see, ever since I switched, I was trying to get my comments to sync from Disqus to Blogger, but it never happened. Disqus support tried many times, but Blogger kept denying them access to my blog. So, I am once again, unfortunately, back to using Blogger. I have to say that whenever I leave Blogger, I will be going back to Disqus.

I've Switched to Disqus

You may notice something different here the next time you comment. You see, I've become fed-up with Blogger and their constant problems, so I have decided to give Disqus a try. I have also decided not to import my old comments over to their system, so you will see old Blogger comments on the older posts and Disqus on all of the new posts. I know it may sound weird to do that, but let's just say that I don't want to take any chances.

Now, onto the commenting part: I realize that all of you comment on other sites that use a variety of different commenting systems, so I won't go into a lot of detail on how to leave a comment, but for those that may be new here, I'll go over it briefly...

How to Make a Badge for your Blog

I did a lot of research on this several months ago, but never got around to sharing what I discovered. So, I will take this opportunity to reveal the fruits of my labours. I wrote this article, so you can copy the code from my site and then just input the information for your particular site. Once your values are input, you should be good to go.

As you may notice, the code below is in two sections. The first section contains the code for the clickable image that is displayed on your site. The second part of the code is for the text-box and the code your readers will use to display your badge.

Okay, once you have an image you want to use, let's get started...

Tips to Help Copy-Protect Your Content

Due to the increase in content piracy, I have decided to do some research and put together some resources which you can use to help prevent this from occurring. The information presented here is for your benefit to use or not, as you desire. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have or if you know of any other ideas I may have left out. The resources mentioned will not stop the die-hard pirates, but it should curb the novices and give them pause to think.

As I was prowling around the web, I discovered that the most popular first line of defense is to get your content copy protected. Now, there are two services which stood out to me and they are: Copyscape and My Free Copyright.


• With Copyscape, you place a badge on your site notifying everyone that your content is protected. You can also input your URL and they will look up the first 10 instances of duplicate content from your site. For a more detailed report, you will need to pay $0.05 per search. There is also the option of signing up for their copysentry program for $4.95 per month. This service will inform you if any duplicate content shows up on the web. copysentry


• You may also want to put a badge on each of your individual posts.


• The other service is called MyFreeCopyright.com This service provides an actual copyright of your original content. They provide you with a logo to place on your site. This logo directs your visitor to your copyright registration page, which provides proof of your copyright. You can swing by their site and view the FAQ's, as they can answer any questions you may have. This is also a free service.


• You can license your work through Creative Commons. You can choose how you wish to share your content and then place a badge on your site which will denote the restrictions, if any, you place on sharing your work.


• You may wish to choose to place a watermark on your photos and images. Many photo software programs offer this feature, including the one I have started to use: Picasa. Yes, it is free (do you sense a theme here?) and very easy to use.


• I have tried to find a way to add a watermark to my posts, but it will only work on the original; once copied, the watermark disappears, which kind of defeats the purpose.


• You can also put a copyright on your feed. If you use Feedburner, you can follow the link for the instructions.



• If you use Wordpress., they have a plugin available for you.



Stepping it up a notch...


• There is a feature that you MAY want to try and that is disabling the right-click function on your page. This would prevent the casual pirate from copying and pasting your text or images. You can get the code at dynamicdrive.com. You then paste the code in the "body" section of your HTML code. For those that use Blogspot, you will need to go to your Layout page, click "add gadget", click "add HTML/Java", paste the code and hit "save."


• If you have a Wordpress blog, they already have a plugin for this feature. Click here, for the information and download.


• If you wish to have everything protected, including your coding, you can investigate HTML Protector.


The Pirates Have Attacked...

Okay, it has happened and something needs to be done to protect your property, so what do you do?


• The first thing you should do is contact the pirate and let them know that you want them to stop. I have included a cease and desist letter that I found at PlagiarismToday.com (or use one of your own), that you can send to them. Just fill in the relevant information on the letter and you are ready to go. Obviously, feel free to copy it off my site. Also, be sure that you have already copyrighted your work or you have proof that it is yours, as some of these thugs could actually turn around and sue you, claiming that the work they stole from you, is actually theirs (I found this out today).


• If they still refuse to comply, then you can contact their web host, if it is a Blogspot blog, just go to the navigation bar at the top of the page and click the "flag" button and follow the instructions.


• Contact the search engines and inform them.


• Here is the Google form for you. They suggest you fax it for faster service.


• If you really want to sock-it-to-them, contact their advertisers (let's face it, these "people" are in it for the money, so you might as well hit them where they live) and let them know that one of their affiliates has committed plagiarism. Since this is against most company's TOS, they will more than likely pull the plug on them.

I hope that this has been of assistance to you.



This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

My October Top Droppers

As of November 2009, I will no longer be with Entrecard, so in order to free-up valuable file space, I have removed the images and contents from this page. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, I invite you to stop by my main page and see if there is anything of interest to you...

Everyday Living

Seven Things About Me

A few days ago, I was tagged by BeadedTail and today, Chica & Pumuckl got me with the same tag. The purpose: I'm to give 7 random facts about myself. As always...Da Rules: tag other people that you want to know a little more about. As always, this is completely voluntary and I promise not to call the Tag Police (TPD) if you choose not to participate. Anyway, now for some completely useless, dull, uninteresting, choose your own adjective, facts about me...

1. If I had listened to my Graduate School Faculty Advisor, I would currently be a college history professor, instead of a stay-at-home dad.


2. I would rather drive a stick shift than an automatic


3. The longest shift I had at work was 32 hours


4. I love Ghost Hunters and yes, I have seen a few ghosts


5. My favorite season is the Fall. I love the change from hot to cool and the smell of long-dormant fireplaces once again being used


6. During college, I went on a finance tour of Europe and during our weekend off, My friend said that she would like to go to East Berlin, so we went. This was back when the wall was still up. It was pretty scary at times. There were armed guards everywhere and we were constantly watched. Although it was against the law, we took our pictures in front of the wall. Before we left, we gave our passport information to one of our friends and told her if we weren't back by a certain time, to contact the Embassy.


Yes,that's me in front of the Berlin Wall, many years ago looking stupid. Don't ask me why I posed like that. This is why I don't take pictures of myself anymore.






7. In high school, I took flying lessons until I was no longer able to afford it. Yes, I love to fly (when I'm the one at the controls).

Mommy's Little Corner

Marriage and Beyond

Holy Cuteness

My World in My Own Word

Mariuca

My September Top Droppers

As of November 2009, I will no longer be with Entrecard, so in order to free-up valuable file space, I have removed the images and contents from this page. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, I invite you to stop by my main page and see if there is anything of interest to you...

Everyday Living

Thanks to my Advertisers

As of November 2009, I will no longer be with Entrecard, so in order to free-up valuable file space, I have removed the images and contents from this page. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, I invite you to stop by my main page and see if there is anything of interest to you...

Everyday Living

The List

I have been asked by Lea(Lmt50) to write a list of the 10 things that make me happy. I've never done this list-thing before, so I know I'm not doing it right. So, I'm sitting here trying to think of 10 things, not as easy as it sounds. It's not something that I usually think about, but I'll give it a try.

1. My wife
2. My kids
3. Seeing the guy who cut me off in traffic, get pulled over by the police
4. A paycheck
5. Gabrielle from Xena
6. Watching my cat get drunk on catnip
7. A good rain storm
8. Finishing my workout
9. A good book
10. Finishing this list

You Comment I Follow

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing this phrase a lot lately. But what does it mean? Does it mean that if I leave a comment on your blog that somehow you are going to follow me back to my blog? Well, that’s what I thought it meant, until I did some research.

What this phrase means, is that the blog owner has turned off the NoFollow command in their blog, thus allowing the Googlebots to follow the comments and thus give a little love to those that take the time to comment on your blog. When the NoFollow command is in place, the Googlebots do not follow your comments, so any links you may leave are are not followed and are useless.

For a more indepth account as to why the NoFollow attribute is in place, I will leave it to someone who knows what they are talking about:

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050118-204728

After I removed the NoFollow attribute, I posted a comment in my sidebar to let my readers know just what I did (well, you can actually just look off to the right-side as well. I know, it’s late and I’m tired)

• As a Thank You for those who comment, I have done the following:


• Comments on this blog are now made DOFOLLOW for the Google Spiders.


• Comments are moderated.


• Spam will not be tolerated.

Now, if you are interested in turning your blog into a Dofollow site, the first thing you will need to do is go into your html and click "expand widgets". Next, I suggest that you save your template.
Look through your coding until you come across this...



Where you see the rel='nofollow' just remove that portion and save the changes. Your site is now a Dofollow site.

Your opinion counts

I am trying to add some texture to my template and I would like to have your opinion on which way I should go. I need to know if this texture makes the text more difficult to read. I want the site to be "easy on the eyes." I do not want to create something that will put strain on your eyes. If you could let me know which you prefer: texture or just plain. I would greatly appreciate any assistance in this matter and thank you for you comments.

I've Dugg my Last Digg: Part-One

When I first started with Digg a month ago, I was very optimistic about the results I would see. Before I continue, let me tell you a little about how Digg works. You submit a story and then you send a Shout (a notification) to all your friends. They then go to the site, read the article, and then vote for it. The more votes you get, the higher in the pages your submission climbs, thus the more people will see it. When someone sends you a Shout, you respond in kind. This is how it’s supposed to work.

I joined Digg and after a Digg exchange, I quickly got 119 friends. For the first week or so, things were fine, I received the Shouts and people responded to mine. Then, things started getting out of control. I would log into my email and be astonished to see 80 or more Shouts. I would eventually get through those and then find 20 new ones. It soon became overwhelming.

However, this was not the problem; the problem was that out of my 119 friends, only about 25 of them were actually responding to my Shouts. Here I am spending hours trying to be a good friend, only to find out that the vast majority of them are just deleting my Shouts. The other problem I found, was that the average length of visit to my site lasted less than 5 seconds, basically long enough to find the Digg button and click it.

Tomorrow: Part-Two

See also...

I've Dugg my Last Digg:Part-2

Changing Face

As you can see, I've been making changes here at Everyday Living. I have decided to change the focus of this blog from fitness to humor. Although I will continue to write on fitness, I will be moving the content of this blog to concentrate more on humor. I will be including jokes, funny pictures, and videos. Please let me know what you think. After all, I am doing this for all of you. Let me know about the things you would like to see. Just leave me a comment. Thanks for reading.

Ideas Wanted

This is what I look like after only 7 months of lifting weights. Although I think I may need to do something about my nose. Oh, and the ears; definitely need to do the old ear-bob.

I just wanted to add a place where you can bring-up any questions or topics you would like to discuss. Just go to the comments section and type your query. We can discuss most anything with regards to parenting, personal growth, fitness ( I started working-out 7 months ago, so this is a fun topic to discuss), etc.

Let's start having FUN here!!