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Pinned sites unlock a new set of tools—Favicons, Notifications, Jump Lists, and Thumbnail Toolbars. With just a few lines of HTML or JavaScript code, you can use these tools to take advantage of the full power of the PC and extend the web experience beyond the browser and onto the Windows 7 taskbar.

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Internet Explorer Learning - Pinned Sites

How to Build a Pinned Site in Less than 5 Minutes
Pinned Sites features are designed to be a low-cost implementation based on a website that has already been built. This article shares some of the best practices that we’ve learned from partners and developers that can make it even easier for you to build one yourself.

How to Create a Basic Pinned Site
Shows you how to use the Channel9 Podcast Player sample to create a basic pinned site. You also learn some best practices to help promote the functionality to users of your website.

How to Create Dynamic Jump Lists
You learn how to use the Pinned Site API to create dynamic and personalized Jump Lists that are relevant to the user. This scenario introduces the TweetFeed sample application.

How to Create Thumbnail Toolbars
Shows you learn how to extend the Channel9 Podcast Player sample application by using a thumbnail toolbar that controls playback of audio tracks.

How to Provide Notifications
You discover how the TweetFeed sample application uses icon overlays to indicate application states, such as how many new messages are currently displayed.

How to Improve Discoverability
Learn some ways to advertise the features of your pinned site.

Pinned Site Developer Documentation
Learn how to use the Pinned Site features of Windows Internet Explorer 9 to integrate your website with the Windows 7 desktop. These scenarios walk you through the process of adding site metadata, custom Jump Lists, notification icons, and Thumbnail Preview toolbar controls to the websites you develop.

Introduction to Pinned Sites
Users of Windows Internet Explorer 9 can pin any website to the Windows 7 taskbar just as they pin applications. When a website is pinned, it can be opened quickly and conveniently.

Pinned Sites: Windows 7 Desktop Integration with Internet Explorer 9
Windows Internet Explorer 9 introduces pinned sites, a feature with which you can integrate your websites with the Windows 7 desktop. With pinned sites enabled for a website, users can pin that site to the Windows 7 taskbar or add the site to the desktop or Start menu.

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Internet Explorer Learning - Pinned Sites

Case Study: Gilt - Redefining the Designer Shopping Experience with Pinned Sites
Gilt chose IE9 as their primary standard for the “modern web” because of how they measures success in terms of user access and satisfaction. Pinned Sites features were key differentiators in the decision-making process because they brought their members back into the experience when a new sale hits.

Case Study: Huffington Post - Reinventing the “Big News” Experience with IE9 Pinned Sites
HuffPost wanted their web experience to feel more like an app: fast, clean, and trusted. Social engagement was also a priority because it means customer’s may visit more often, go deeper, and stay longer. They evaluated the value of Internet Explorer 9 Pinned Sites features including Favicon, Jump Lists, Notifications, and Thumbnail Preview based on their ability to produce customer engagement and value.

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Internet Explorer Learning - Pinned Sites

Taking Advantage of Pinned Sites with Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7
Internet Explorer 9 allows developers to more tightly integrate their websites with the Windows 7 task bar and start menu. See how this functionality works without any markup changes from you, and then dive deep into enhancements you can add without changing your site's layout!

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