This made me laugh.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/19/pinterest-has-been-locking-accounts-in-response-to-hacks-may-not-know-the-cause-of-security-breach/
If your image doesn't show up in
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com?page=2
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com?page=3
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com?page=4
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com?page=5
pinterest.com/source/mywebsite.com?page=6...
The links are nofollow. Check yourself.
Go to a page with a pin. CONTROL U in Firefox for source code. Search for "nofollow"
BINGO
Links are nofollow.
You can now go back to searchengineland.com and set them straight.
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NOFOLLOW ATTRIBUTE
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DAMAGING/SELF-SERVING ANCHOR TEXT
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