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These are all brilliant suggestions from Taylor and I would add one more...

When you run out of ideas for blog posts Google is your BFF! Run a "Google" search or set up a Google Alert for the keyword (ie. denim in Taylor's case). You will get a mish mash of fabulous "stuff" - did you know there is a gemstone know in the trade as Denim Lapis? Denim is a huge trend in shoes and accessories...the info goes on!

This is my very first post via "Blog This" on Blogger - what do you think - ease of use is wonderful! ;-D

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Great new report from the Nielsen blog:



Highlights of Nielsen’s “State of the Media: The Social Media Report”
  • Social networks and blogs continue to dominate Americans’ time online, now accounting for nearly a quarter of total time spent on the Internet
  • At over 53 billion total minutes during May 2011, Americans spend more time on Facebook than they do on any other website
  • Tumblr is an emerging player in social media, nearly tripling its audience from a year ago
  • Nearly 40 percent of social media users access social media content from their mobile phone
  • Internet users over the age of 55 are driving the growth of social networking through the Mobile Internet
  • 70 percent of active online adult social networkers shop online, 12 percent more likely than the average adult Internet user
  • Across a sample of 10 global markets, social networks and blogs are the top online destination in each country, accounting for the majority of time spent online and reaching at least 60 percent of active Internet users
aud chart for social media report wire post
For a more in-depth look at the social media landscape and audience, view the complete State of the Media: The Social Media Report

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Social Media and the Artisan: Blogs (How)

January 11, 2011

So what makes blogs work – the basic code behind a blog that makes it able to be “subscribed” to is the RSS Feed.   Readers are able to subscribe in a Reader (I use Google Reader) or by email! This great little video does a great job of explaining…

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Social Media and the Artisan: Blogs (How)

January 11, 2011

So what makes blogs work – the basic code behind a blog that makes it able to be “subscribed” to is the RSS Feed.   Readers are able to subscribe in a Reader (I use Google Reader) or by email! This great little video does a great job of explaining…

Read the full article →

Social Media and the Artisan: Blogs (Why)

January 10, 2011

In this “real time” world of Twitter and Facebook there have been several people who have fostered the opinion that – blogs are dead!They couldn’t be more wrong! Especially for the Artisan!A “blog” according to Wikipedia is:A blog (a ble…

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Social Media and the Artisan: Blogs (Why)

January 10, 2011

In this “real time” world of Twitter and Facebook there have been several people who have fostered the opinion that – blogs are dead!They couldn’t be more wrong! Especially for the Artisan!A “blog” according to Wikipedia is:A blog (a ble…

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Yahoo Groups…Part Two

January 7, 2011

So did anyone join a Yahoo Group over the holidays?What do you think?What I like most about this form of Social – is that it is a niche type of social.  In other words you are talking with people who do what you do and learning from each others mi…

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Yahoo Groups…Part Two

January 7, 2011

So did anyone join a Yahoo Group over the holidays?What do you think?What I like most about this form of Social – is that it is a niche type of social.  In other words you are talking with people who do what you do and learning from each others mi…

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Yahoo Groups…Social?

December 21, 2010

When talking to people I find it interesting to see where they have come from and their journey to selling their goods.An astounding number of those people tell me they started beading, metal work, lapidary as a hobby and in an effort to improve sought…

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Yahoo Groups…Social?

December 21, 2010

When talking to people I find it interesting to see where they have come from and their journey to selling their goods.An astounding number of those people tell me they started beading, metal work, lapidary as a hobby and in an effort to improve sought…

Read the full article →

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