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If you love to shop, Big Couch Media Group’s clients, IvoryTrunk.com and EditorsCloset.com are two fashion forward websites that you must check out if you love a designer bargain. These private, members only websites are free and super easy to join. Once you become a member, you can shop brand name, designer deals and luxury labels with super steals... up to 80% off!

One of my newest and most favorite websites for trending has got to be, Booshaka. http://www.booshaka.com/ A silly, ‘name’ for a not-so-silly idea…Tracking and trending Facebook posts by categories and subjects AS they post! Love this site and thought I’d share it with all the Big Couch Media Group Blog readers and BCMG Facebook fans. Yes! Congratulations to Capitol Lighting’s Boca Raton, FL Showroom http://www.1800lighting.com/contact/storelocations.cfm for being one of three finalists in the 22nd Annual ARTS Awards for Best Lighting Showroom East/Atlantic!

Big Couch Media Group’s client, Capitol Lighting http://www.1800lighting.com deserves a round of applause! Capitol Lighting’s Boca Raton, Florida Showroom is one of three finalists in the 22nd Annual ARTS Awards for best Lighting Showroom East/ Atlantic. http://www.accessoriesresourceteam.org/cms/uploads/pdf/22nd%20ARTS%20Awa... Congratulations, Capitol Lighting and 1800Lighting.com! A family retailing tradition which dates back to 1924, when Max Lebersfeld, an electrical contractor and recent immigrant from Austria-Hungary, opened a small light fixture store in Newark, NJ.

Wikipedia describes Diaspora as: A diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά – "a scattering [of seeds]") is the movement or migration of a group of people, such as those sharing a national and/or ethnic identity, away from an established or ancestral homeland. When capitalized, the Diaspora refers to the exile of the Jewish people and Jews living outside ancient or modern day Israel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora As a backlash to the Facebook privacy changes recently made, four NYU students created an alternative to Facebook...Diaspora.

A close family member’s vacation home was recently burglarized. Thankfully, she was not at home during the break in. She was able to view the video of the burglary on her iPhone app and help police catch the criminals that broke into her vacation home, providing police with the evidence they needed to convict. Technology today is simply amazing, offering homeowner’s instant access and live data feed and video reports to keep their homes safe.

We are all about trends and the future of social media involving retailers and consumers, here at Big Couch Media Group. Jennifer Van Grove’s Article on Mashable/ Social Media offers excellent insight into future SEO Trends sure to follow and/or are happening right now. Mashable/ Social Media’s article, 5 Huge Trends in Social Media Right Now by Jennifer Van Grove is exciting to read and I thought I’d share it. http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/top-5-social-media-trends/

I sat on my Big Couch shocked after watching the local news last night which reported on the newest trend: Teen Haul YouTube videos. Teen Haul YouTube videos are videos posted by teens that shop at malls and their local boutiques, come home, unload their goods and then turn on the video to show the World what deals and bargains they purchased! Wow, times have truly changed! I love the idea of sharing what deals and bargains, apparel and accessories teens like to coordinate and pull together, showing off an outfit or two for all to see!

Big Couch Media Group ALERT: A Field Guide to Using Facebook Places http://t.co/7hJHrqn via @mashable

I just read this blog post dated, August 4, 2010, “4 Reasons Social Media Is Effective” on www.MindSproutMarketing.com and thought it was worth sharing: http://mindsproutmarketing.com/blog/2010/08/4-reasons-social-media-is-effective/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MindsproutMarketing+%28MINDSPROUT+|+Marketing%29 The video attachment shows just how effective and powerful real time, social sites can be for unhappy customers.

If you are like me, a shopper for holiday gifts MONTHS in advance, or, perhaps you are a technophile obsessed with the latest must-have gadgets… Whatever your shopping habits and obsessions may be, Apple’s New 7” inch iPad (iPad 2) will be here, just in time to make holiday wish lists everywhere. http://tabletcrunch.com/2010/08/17/7-inch-ipad/ Tablet Crunch gives specifics on the launch, manufacturing and insider details via MacRumors. To read more about the 7”inch iPad, go directly to: http://tabletcrunch.com/2010/08/17/7-inch-ipad/