Month: March 2012

Pinterest: Can WordPress users prevent their images from being pinned to Pinterest?

Aynaria 12 Comments

 

Pinterest has become increasingly popular for many internet users, it gives the user a way to pin items of interest, and can generate additional traffic to the site where the images were found.

However, there are some that aren’t thrilled about this new service. The obvious reason, is the complete disregard (knowingly or unknowingly) that some users go about pinning copyrighted material. Not every site wants their images copied. It’s always a good idea, to read the websites copyright policy before you pin. In doing so, you avoid being sued if a website owner decided to come after you for stealing their original work.

I used Pinterest, briefly, but grew weary of tracking down to make sure what I was repinning wasn’t in violation of the original owners copyright. From my own observation, I’ve seen many users pinning images that weren’t supposed to be copied.

One way to avoid items being pinned, is by implementing a simple code into your header tag.

<meta name=”pinterest” content=”nopin” />

According to Pinterest, if you install the above code to your site a Pinterest user will receive the following message.

This site doesn’t allow pinning to Pinterest. Please contact the owner with any questions. Thanks for visiting!”

Oh by the way, the meta tag information, can be found in the Pinterest Help section under Linking to your Blog or Website.

Pinterest LogoRed

Pinterest: How can WordPress users block their images being pinned to Pinterest?

  1. Click on Appearance tab
  2. Click on Editor
  3. Click on Header (header.php)
  4. Insert the code listed below on the line immediately after the <head> tag.
  5. <meta name=”pinterest” content=”nopin” />

WordPress Plugin that blocks Pinterest users from copying my images

Users that don’t want to mess around with their themes, can always install the NoPin WordPress Plugin created by Shawn Hooper. It can also be found on the WordPress Addon site; NoPin WordPress Plugin.

Will it stop all pins? I’m sure someone might find a way around it, but it will decrease some of it. Additionally, it’s a good idea to watermark all your copyrighted photos.

Edited to add WordPress Plugin information.

Photo Source: Pinterest

 

Cleaning up the clutter; housecleaning

Aynaria 6 Comments

My bedroom needs a makeover…

Towards the end of last year, I set up part of my bedroom as a crafting area. The only thing I’m doing in there is sleeping, might as well make room for some extra activity. Regardless of how awesome the idea was my crafting area is getting cluttered.

The past few weeks, I’ve been procrastinating on cleaning up the clutter, but I’ll be getting that part of the room organized today.

Declutter

Decluttering

Additional shelving has been purchased and some storage bins to store loose yarn.

For entertainment, I have 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King.

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination…

Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely impossible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jack’s life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

A tribute to a simpler era and a devastating exercise in escalating suspense, 11/22/63 is Stephen King at his epic best.

I decluttered my bedroom almost two years ago, and so I guess it’s time for a slight bedroom makeover. Stephen King’s newest book will serve as the perfect audio companion, while I get my crafting haven in order.

Lent: Keeping it simple; soup, salad, and bread

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Lenten meals

This year, Lenten began on February 22, 2012 and ends on April 7, 2012.

Our Lutheran church is offering two services (morning and evening) to accommodate church members schedules. Before the service a simple meal of soup, salad, and bread were served. The church members provided the food, and the New members class (from February) served it.

The highlight of the dinner, was a delicious potato chowder soup. I was able to get some of it, since a few of us that served the food wisely ate before we served to the church members. That was smart idea on our part, since that soup didn’t last long. The chowder was made by one of the church’s schools lunch ladies.

You know I’m going to be begging her for that recipe! There were numerous other soups served; bean and ham, spicy chicken, crab soup, chicken and noodle, etc., There were a few others that I cannot remember. I was served the potato chowder and the bean and ham.

Silly me, I forgot to take pictures of the meal preparation — along with serving the food, but I’ll rectify that next time.

Service immediately followed the dinner. My daughter read the scripture reading.

II Timothy 3: 16 -17

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

What is Lenten?

Lenten refers to Lent, the meals served during this time are usually meager. Lenten starts 40 days before prior to Easter. The Lutheran church I’m attending now is the first one that openly recognized this ‘spiritual holiday’ so although acquainted with the practice actively participating in the tradition is new to myself.

I’ve been enjoying researching the lenten tradition, as well as learning even more about Lutherans. Actually, I did a ton of research before joining this church since it was important to me, to find a church that preached a good message, and not something ‘flowery’ to make people feel good.

For myself, researching Christianity has always fascinated me, and so I’m enjoying the time I’ve been spending learning even more about Lutheran history.

Photo Source: Pilgrim Place