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How essential is twitter to your blog?

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Do you twitter?
Unless you’ve been living in a hole, covered up by ten feet of concrete, you have probably heard about twitter. Some people say that twitter will replace blogging, though I’m not exactly  sure how, certainly not in it’s current state. As a blogger it’s become an essential part of my online [...]

Quick reminder to move your Feedburner account…

I’m not sure how many of you use Feedburner, but if you’re using it to manage and track your RSS subscriptions then it’s important to know that they are asking FeedBurner users to move their accounts to Google by February 28, 2009. I just moved my feeds over for these two blogs, and it was [...]

We Really Like Your Style

Since the rise of Web2.0, fashion blogs and social networks have worked hand in hand in democratizing style… I couldn’t imagine blogging without social networks, both for research and for reaching out. Yet, I’ve always wondered how these networks are born, and how they intend bloggers to use them… if they even think about that [...]

Using Social Networks to Scout Content

We talked about refining your unique voice… but where can you find great content before everyone else does? Fashion magazines, always have points of inspiration… as do shopping runs, local fashion events, and you could make a new collage of your favorite designers. You can even go scouting for emerging designers… don’t really wait for [...]

All the pretty voices…noise or symphony?

There’s no doubt that we’re in the middle of a media paradigm shift. I’m not sure if I really want to write yet another commentary rallying the rising power of bloggers or the sheer numbers of new participants… all you have to do is open your eyes, and you’ll notice more and more bloggers using [...]

Schmoozing, sharing, ahem… research on Modepass

It’s no secret that social networks play a vital part in blog marketing and development.
While everyone and their mother are on Facebook and Myspace, it’s only the beginning of the social media frenzy, new networks are popping up every week it seems. If you have a few, or more than just a few profiles on [...]

Bloggers Join Forces for NYFW

Announcing InsideTheTents
New York Fashion Week is just a few days away. It’s exciting to cover all the new collections, to get a glimpse of what’s going to be hot in a few months, the designers, the parties, etc. There’s no question that blogs are starting to give the established media something to worry about, yet [...]

Social Bookmarking: Keep Your Fabulous Finds Organized

To tell the truth, I was very confused when I first heard of it. Luckily, in the days before I started blogging, I had been invited by a friend to the Stylehive.com launch party. Though free food and goodie bag was the main motivation sit through the presentation, I did get to learn about [...]

The Boutique Hunter

Doing research can be fun…
But it can take hours, days, weeks, months to get a good selection of resources compiled to make finding new content easier. As a fashion blogger, knowing where to find the good shops can be very difficult in the sea of online shopping. While some of us are happy with some [...]

Your Toolbox : Getting to Know Polyvore

By now many of you already know about Polyvore.com. Some of you may even use this website for your posts… and some of you may be using Photoshop (ahem, me) to create collages of items in the post. Sarah over at Polyvore.com and I had a chat where she let me know that’s it’s [...]