I'm Really Not Complaining OR What I pinned to win

There ought to be a disclaimer on this post: My email had carried a Pinterest contest advisory in early January. It was all about textiles. And when the assignment showed up...I thought I'm gonna love this homework and I'm going to win a new Bernina sewing machine (now I have a Viking which I like a lot, but no sewer worth their salt would not have two!

Who knew the homework would call for so many adventures?

Happily Pinning for PerfectlyRomanticGifts.com Contest

After searching Google for Pinterest contests in February of 2013 I finally found one that was current and worth doing! The contest was held by Gifts.com and focused on creating a pin board full of gift ideas and romantic things for Valentines Day. Not only was there a $500 shopping spree prize for the winner but if my boyfriend sees this board I can only hope he will take a hint at some great gift ideas! 

See what happens when you say never! Maybe

I will not do it! I will not do it! One of my least favorite things to do has descended on me, and I will not do it! Ok, maybe if I can find one resource that is reasonably non intrusive and not game-based (sorry but Scvngr is out). Maybe I'll just let this be the assignment I miss, but I'm too much of an over-achiever to do that so......

Sharing Buttons, Useful Tool or Unnecissary Sleeze?

Sharing buttons— the small graphical icons that make sharing content over social networks and e-mail as easy as one click. Almost like a virus, these buttons have infected an exponentially increasing amount of websites over the past few years. Between the sheer number of social networks and the "more is better" approach, many websites are literally stuffed full of these not so subtle marketing ploys. Until now, most designers (including myself) assumed that including them would naturally lead to more sharing of content.

How to Create a Social Media Scrapbook

Social media is like creating a history of your life. Memolane enables you to create a graphic online album of all your postings on a timeline.

Best Retail Brands 2011

great article about best 2011 retail brands, good for brand monitoring

SCVNGR Events via Twitter

SCVNGR Events via Twitter. Featuring events in cities all around the country. Great prizes and contests such as diamond dashes and $20,000! 

4 Ways to Set Up a Storefront on Facebook

With more than 500 million active users on Facebook, there are more potential customers using Facebook than there are logging into eBay and Amazon combined.

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