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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/

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Brett Petersel’s post today, on Mashable/Social Media about the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit in coordination with the United Nations Foundation got me wondering how other companies promote events. How do you promote and market special events for your website and company? Mashable.com uses Eventbrite.com which seems easy and user friendly enough for just about anyone to navigate. Check out Brett Petersel’s article and Eventbrite.com too. Become a fan of Big Couch Media Group on Facebook and Tweet along with us on Twitter too!

Brett Petersel’s post today, on Mashable/Social Media about the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit in coordination with the United Nations Foundation got me wondering how other companies promote events. How do you promote and market special events for your website and company? Mashable.com uses Eventbrite.com which seems easy and user friendly enough for just about anyone to navigate. Check out Brett Petersel’s article and Eventbrite.com too. Become a fan of Big Couch Media Group on Facebook and Tweet along with us on Twitter too!

Firm Flowtown took XKCD authors’ map of online communities and turned it into the, “2010 Social Media Networking Map” complete with their Land of Defunct Social Networks and Empire of Google. This humourous take on the magnitude of Social Media today really puts into perspective the number of social media members . Using real-time date from 2010, Flowtown’s map is fun and awe inspiring.

As a young textile designer starting out in the Fashion Industry, my aspirations were to become the youngest color, trend and fabric forecaster the industry had ever encountered. Working hard and loving what I was doing paid off in spades. After I had reached my career goals faster than expected, and worked for top designers like Kay Unger, Baudruche Design Studio, the Mohair Council of America, and Nordstrom as well a host of freelance trend forecasting for accessories designers, my priorities shifted to starting a family and writing.

In today’s fast paced world, the loss of a cell phone can be downright tragic! From accidently leaving your cell phone in a restaurant to having your husband leave it in his pocket and toss his jeans into the laundry bin without taking the cell phone out (Yes, Jason, I mean you!), the loss of a cell phone with all your data and business contacts is one nightmare I hope no one has to go through!  

Social Media plays a huge part of teens' and tweens' lives but can it be integrated into classrooms and be a functional part of students' education? A friend that teaches Earth Science in a NYC inner city school advised me that it already is! Teachers tweet classroom assignments all the time and share Google docs (documents) with other teachers to create a more cohesive and supportive work environment. Pure genius, in my opinion!  A cousin that resides in NYC attends the prestigious, Packer Collegiate Institute where he faithfully totes his laptop to every class.