2012 Best Practices for Government Libraries

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BEST PRACTICES 2012
The six State Libraries shown in the table above are the early-adopters for Pinterest. They
are paving the way for more government libraries and agencies to gain traction on this
new social media outlet. Will their effort pay off in more website traffic or exposure to new
audiences? Will consumers tire of Pinterest soon? Or are these the early days of a
communication mechanism that will gain even more attention in the coming years? There
are lots of questions about Pinterest, and the answers will only come with time. But
Pinterest could be the next big thing in bringing your organization’s visual resources to
light, so establishing a presence is worthy of thoughtful consideration.
References
Aronica, J. (January 31, 2012). Pinterest Drives More Referral Traffic Than Google Plus,
YouTube and LinkedIn Combined Retrieved from
http://blog.shareaholic.com/2012/01/pinterest-referral-traffic/
Bernard, M. (February 24, 2012). Why Should Government be Interested in Pinterest?
Retrieved from http://www.govdelivery.com/blog/2012/02/why-shouldgovernment-be-interested-in-pinterest/