Target Sinks Target, Not Missoni
Yesterday was quite the day for Target.com. A much-hyped launch of Missoni for Target kicked off at 6 am ET yesterday, and the site went down shortly thereafter. The site has been up and down since that time.
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fashion + kickstarter = not so much
Successful (and fun) online funding platform Kickstarter reached an amazing milestone this month -- they helped 10,000 projects to become funded. Congratulations are in order for their whole team, as well as all of the thousands of people who have had their dreams made reality!
'Fashion PR in the Digital Age'
If you care about the business of fashion and don't already read, well, The Business of Fashion, you should. It's fantastic.
They recently posted a great article entitled 'Fashion PR in the Digital Age'. It's key points:
3D printing from an iPhone ap
You'll hear me talk a lot about 3D printing; I believe that it has the power to change the way we exist in our world. This new iPhone ap allows you take a 3D picture of your own face and print your facial scans yourself.
'fashion's night out' goes digital
Everyone's fave excuse to dress to the nine's, drink too much, and stumble from store to store, Vogue's Fashion's Night Out, will in this, their third year, add digital offerings.
The event, conceived by Vogue's Anna Wintour to counteract the dour effects of the recession, has been a smashing success at cities across the globe. Now, every shopper with access to the internet will get to participate.
olsen twins launch fashion 2.0 site
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, the once 'Full House' twins, now genuine fashion moguls, announced yesterday that they will launch their own Fashion 2.0 site.
life + times
Yesterday, Jay-Z launched his own lifestyle site, "Life + Times". It's foray into various lifestyle elements (Technology, Sports, Style, etc) has gotten it comparisons to Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, her site that promotes healthy living. This site already has a lot of edges, as well as a totally different audience.
you're already giving back
How do you balance the demands of running a business with your desire to give back?
You're already giving back because you run a business that creates jobs. As an entrepreneur, the most important service you provide to the world is helping your company grow so that you can hire more employees and give them an opportunity to earn a living. To me, giving back isn't about charity. It's about empowerment."
--Russell Simmons
open web vancouver 2009: open source business
Realized that I never posted this write up in CMSWire of a talk that I gave at OpenWeb Vancouver about Open Source Business.
the business of open source
These slides are from a talk I gave at DrupalCon in Washington DC on March 6th, 2009. The basic gist is applying the technical principles of Open Source to business practices. It was really fun to give, and the audience was full of super smart, thoughtful people. The discussion after the talk was cool, and it was great to meet new OS biz buddies as well.
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