90 percent of Small Business Use Social Media
A survey of 600 small business owners across the United States indicates that 90% are actively engaged in social networking sites and 74% perceive social networking as valuable — if not more valuable — than networking in-person..
Artists and Digital: Why Social Media Is the New Gallery
The starving artist is such a cliche, and fortunately, it might become a thing of the past. Using social media tools and platforms, visual artists have new ways to market their work and connect with buyers far and wid
Five Social Media Myths You Need to Know
A new study by ComScore says that US Internet users spend 1 out of every 6 minutes online engaging with social networks. This is a significant increase from 2007 when ComScore reported that Internet users spent 1 out of every 12 minutes online using social networks. As savvy marketers and nonprofit campaigners know, numbers can be sliced and diced. Unfortunately many of these studies never tell the entire story. For example, the latest ComScore study says "Facebook now reaches 73% of the total U.S. Internet population each month."
Interesting podcast from "Three Percent" on ebooks, marketing tools in publishing and the reliability of the brand name
"Three Percent #6: Twitter, Twitter, Books, Twitter"
Chad and Tom are back, and this week they’re tackling whether ebook pricing can destroy the world, whether publishers with unlimited resources can save the world, and whether anyone in the world really wants their favorite authors to Tweet @ them.
Take Action! New Facebook feature for profile review
Facebook recently unveiled the most dramatic updates to its privacy settings in a year. Out of all of them, there’s one new feature that you really must turn on as soon as it becomes available to you: profile review.
How Today’s Hottest Startups Got Their Names
There are no rules to naming a startup. And most entrepreneurs do assume that the name they choose will change before their businesses really start to gain momentum.
Round 1 To Foursquare: Facebook Is Scaling Back Its Places Check-Ins
Facebook just announced plans to abandon the "Places" feature inside its mobile application. Instead, location information will just become a standard part of mobile status updates.
Don't Just Make Noise: Build Your Business With Social Media
A friend posed a question a couple days ago (on Facebook, of course): “How easy it is to get caught up in the NOISE of Social Media? Being more concerned with how many events you check in at and how many "mentions" you receive is a dangerous practice. One day you could look up and realize that you made a lot of noise, and never really built a business.”
"Hurricane Irene Now Has a Twitter Account"
Want to know what’s going on with Hurricane Irene? Follow her on Twitter. As the massive hurricane heads up the coast, its tweets have intensified. But don’t worry, Irene’s Twitter account status meekly declares, “I don’t want to hurt anyone.”
"4 Reasons Artists Are Loving Google+" A list by Rebecca J. Rosen (of The Atlantic):
1. Google+'s image display page looks really classy....
2. The traffic has been immense...
3. One reason for the increased traffic: Unlike Facebook, it's the norm on Google+ to follow people who are complete strangers....
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90 percent of Small Business Use Social Media
20 | September | 2012A survey of 600 small business owners across the United States indicates that 90% are actively engaged in social networking sites and 74% perceive social networking as valuable — if not more valuable — than networking in-person.. more
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Google Glass Graces the Runway at New York Fashion Week
10 | September | 2012Models at Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection walked down the runway wearing Glass, the upcoming headset/eyewear device that Google is developing. more
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U.S. fashion world pays tribute to Oscar de la Renta
07 | September | 2012The career of Dominican designer Oscar de la Renta was recognized Wednesday by the Couture Council at an event to kick off New York's Fashion Week. more
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MTV launches Art Breaks, a new on-air video series curated by Creative Time and MoMA PS1
03 | April | 2012Putting art back on the small screen with the return of MTV'S ARTBREAKS! more
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Artists and Digital: Why Social Media Is the New Gallery
14 | February | 2012The starving artist is such a cliche, and fortunately, it might become a thing of the past. Using social media tools and platforms, visual artists have new ways to market their work and connect with buyers far and wid more
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SPAIN RED: Empowering cultural professionals to make great ideas happen!!
23 | November | 2011TODAY 415 members!!! more
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