Carr - Pinterest for Dummies

Pinterest For Dummies

Kelby Carr

Pinterest For Dummies

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About the Author

Kelby Carr is the founder and CEO of Type-A Parent ( http://typeaparent.com ), a social network and online magazine-style blog founded in 2007 for mom and dad bloggers, and Type-A Parent Conference ( http://typeaconference.com ), an annual blogging and social media conference founded in 2009 that attracts major corporations and hundreds of parents who blog. She is a social media consultant and speaker.

Shes been coding since 1982, social networking online since 1984, web publishing since 1992, blogging since 2002, and tweeting since 2007. She is an early adopter of Pinterest and is active on the site daily with thousands of followers and pins.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wonderful husband Mike for his boundless support of this project and every other venture (some sane, some less so) that I pursue. Its also dedicated to my three extraordinary children, who are my motivation and inspiration.

Authors Acknowledgments

So many people helped me write this book that it would be impossible to list everyone. Thank you to the many friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ who so freely offered their thoughts, feedback, and questions about Pinterest, as well as words of encouragement and congratulations. Thank you to everyone on the For Dummies team for working with me on this book and making the entire process a pleasant one.

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