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July 19, 2011

Nike, Hurley and Converse Open the Salvation Malibu Store

(* Source: PopSop *)



Nike, Hurley and Converse teamed up to open the third of a series of new retail concepts at The Malibu Village in Malibu, California. Located at the corner of Cross Creek Road and Pacific Coast Highway, the 4,000 square foot the new store called Salvation focuses on new Nike’s concept of the innovative and fresh consumer experiences.

Market tailored product offerings, community resources and the introduction of customization services are also key aspects of common stores makeover. Salvation is the third multi-brand space in the U.S. since the company opened 225 Forest in Laguna Beach, CA in July 2009 and second, Salvation Irvine in November 2009.

The best products from the leading sport and youth culture brands Nike, Hurley and Converse are available at Salvation. In the store consumers can experience premium shopping as sales staff demonstrates a passion for action sports, art, music and fashion.

Consumers can even create their own custom footwear, apparel and accessories leveraging artwork from artists across all three brands at the ‘The Workshop’, an on-site customization station.

Any items such as footwear, bikinis, bags can be chosen to customize at ‘The Workshop’, which provides a platform, both virtual and hands-on, for consumers to share ideas, concepts and bring an artist’s eye to the key items from each of the brands.

In addition, Salvation Malibu will be a part of the Nike community partnership with Stoked Mentoring, which empowers youth to make the world a better place through sport. Store associates will engage in ongoing projects with Stoked, promoting access for kids to action sports.

July 18, 2011

19 Essential Google+ Resources

(* Source: Stephanie Buck *)



Google+
hit the news feeds like a strategic and popular ton of bricks. But we haven’t stopped there. In addition to breaking news, Mashable has provided how-tos and tools for maximizing your Google+ experience. We’ve sourced reviews from some of the network’s early adopters, and we’ve also welcomed your input as you navigate one of the most buzzworthy social outlets of the year.

Read on for Mashable‘s roundup of all resources Google+. Gather tips, analyze reviews, participate in polls and, as always, voice your thoughts in the comments below.

Google+ Tips, Tools and Talk

Here are some pros and cons of Google+, from the social network’s early users.

This Google+ cheat sheet includes most of the common syntax, hotkeys and tips you need to know to use Google+ like a pro.

Whether you want to get better notifications, enjoy improved sharing options, or scroll through your stream faster, there’s a free Chrome Extension to help.

A new userscript turns Google+ into a Facebook clone.

Want an easy way to access Google+ while using Google Apps accounts? Here’s how to create a Google+ desktop app.

Who says Android phone users get to have all the fun uploading photos to Google+? Here’s how to do that with an iPhone, too.

Gplus.to lets you create a vanity URL for your Google+ Profile.

A new Google Chrome extension makes extracting Facebook contacts a lot easier, helping new Google+ users more easily reconstruct their respective social graphs.

We’ve scoured the profiles, Twitter feeds and blogs of the top Google+ users. You might be surprised to hear their reviews of the recent social networking phenomenon.

Google+, the search giant’s social network, has just received a strong endorsement from MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson.

Google+ is getting rave reviews in the tech press and from early adopters, but we’ve seen that with social networks before. Does Plus have what it takes to succeed long term?

Ever wonder why Google picked a search-unfriendly and clumsy name for its ambitious new social network? The answer may be right in front of you.

It looks like Google has some big features planned for Google+, including a much rumored Google Games product.

We’ve found five funny videos that offer a comedic look at the new service, including some classic memes updated for the occasion and some spoof walkthroughs that will make you smile.

Now that Facebook has unveiled its video chat service, we have to ask: how does it compare to Google+ Hangouts?

Will Google+ give Facebook a run for its money, or will it fall flat like some of Google’s previous attempts at social?

We’d like to open this question to our readers: what features do you think Google should add to Google+ next?

June 30, 2011

ArtsThread Aims To Be The LinkedIn For Design

(* Source: Piers Fawkes *)



ArtsThread is a global site that publishes the portfolio of emerging creative talent as they graduate. UK fashion authority Alex Brownless and his partners have created relationships with many of the leading design schools around the world so that when their students graduate there’s a place for potential employers to go to find fashion, arts and design talent.

Since its launch in 2008, ArtsThread have partnered with over 100 colleges in 15 countries including Royal College of Art, the Academy of Art – San Francisco, Glasgow School of Art, Whitehouse-Sydney & Melbourne and Pearl Academy-Delhi. ArtsThread is free for all design graduates: the graduate uploads their portfolio and they get their own individual URL & QR code.

The creative industry can then browse through the portfolios and hire for free. Some of the companies that have contacted graduates on their website include Nike, Gucci, Razorfish, Philips, Nokia, Lego, Nissan, Puma, VF Corporation, Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Urban Outfitters and American Eagle.
Currently ArtsThread have just over 3,000 design graduates on our website but they imagine this figure will increase to 5,000 by September as the students graduate. Brownless hopes that in the next 12 months the number of students signed up increase to 10,000 members.

Brownless explains the benefits to businesses:
“A very user friendly search facility which means an employer can find exactly what they are looking for in just a few clicks. They can search by specialism, school & location. For example. you could be looking for a mens fully fashioned knitwear designer from Nottingham Trent University. An employer can contact the graduate directly and hire.”

January 12, 2009

Britney Spears Is Hiring An Online Media Manager

(* Source: Mike Arrington *)

 

Great article from Mike... with so many social networks out there today.  Keep up with all of them requires more people. Digital P.As anyone? 

 

 

Want to manage Britney Spears’ online persona? She’s on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other sites, and somebody (not her of course) has to do all the hard work of posting and responding to content.

That’s where you come in. If you went to Harvard, that is. Brandcasting Unlimited, Britney’s online manager, posted the job listing below for “Britney Spears 2.0 Media Manager” yesterday on a Harvard-only private job board. Among the not-so-tough job requirements: you must be “addicted to social networks such as MySpace and Facebook.”

The full job listing is below:

 

September 30, 2008

The 25 Most Influential People on the Web

(* Source: BusinessWeek *)

 

The 25 Most Influential People on the Web

The 25 Most Influential People on the Web

Each year, we turn to readers and BusinessWeek staff for the Best of the Web list, asking them to contribute names for a list of the Intern­et's movers and shakers. Take a look at the slide show to see which people have the most impact on the Web these days.

 

More here

June 21, 2007

People & Their Avatars

(* Source: NYT *) 

 



NAME Choi Seang Rak

BORN 1971 OCCUPATION Academic

LOCATION Seoul, South Korea

AVATAR NAME Uroo Ahs

AVATAR CREATED 2004

GAME PLAYED Lineage II

HOURS PER WEEK IN-GAME 8

CHARACTER TYPE Dwarf Warsmith

SPECIAL ABILITIES Craft siege weapons, whirlwind in battle

 

June 20, 2007

Meet Charlie

(* Source: Slideshare *)

 

Meet Charlie, the model citizen in our brave new world of collaboration...

 

June 11, 2007

The Millenium Profiles: Cory Kennedy a Myspace Socialite

(* Source: Allison Mooney *)

 

Have a look at the online myspace profile.

PSFK wrote,

Cory_2

Cory Kennedy, the Internet It girl that rose to fame in a matter of months last year, is at it again. Or rather, she never really stopped. Blogging that is. Or modeling, partying, shopping.... What happened to The Cobrasnake muse getting grounded? The LA Times piece on "The Secret Life of Cory Kennedy" reported that mom had discovered her precocious social life and placed her in a "nonpublic therapeutic placement"  school with limited phone access and a  get-out-of-jail-free card for weekends only.

It seems this alluring MySpace socialite would not be held back though. Cory is on the cover of Spain's NEO2 this month, which she can add to recent clips in Jane, Nylon, and French Elle. She also just wrapped a shoot with Interview.  Her blog has her out on school nights, at Coachella, in NYC, DJing, going to fashion parties....

Cory is truly an icon of Gen Y. While many girls blog to "invisible audiences," she garnered a real one from New York to the Netherlands. She is living proof that social media democratized celebrity--and its pitfalls (seriously, when does this girl go to school?)

Try as her parents may (or may not), rehab doesn't appear to have stuck for this web celeb. Like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Amy Winehouse, she's just way too busy having fun.