So why should the fashion industry be left behind? We all know that London Fashion Week showcased how to use social media to its full potential with competitions, updates and photos on Facebook, Twitter and blogs. But here is a really cool community called LOOKK that connects young designers with consumers through an open social network. LOOKK aims to fundamentally change the way young designers and labels enter the fashion market by providing a platform for them to showcase their designs to a community of fashion lovers. What is LOOKK? MORE >>

But like any other marketing strategy, growing your B2B Facebook community simply requires an investment of time and genuine engagement. It’s much easier to potentially get new Likes if people simply enjoy your content. Below I’ll highlight a couple of simple and effective methods that’ll help grow a B2B Facebook community through engaging content curation. Reach Out the “Old Fashioned” Way. These should be “thought leaders” or other people with large Facebook communities that appeal to your company personality and image. Go Viral. MORE >>

Shoemocracy recently launched an online community for shoe lovers.  community for shoelovers is ok, but it's competitive. It's a community of interest. There are a LOT of communities about shoes out there. It's competing against fashion communities, sportswear communities and a variety of other shoe niches. community for shoelovers {qualifier 1} who  who. The more relevant your community is to that audience, the more successful it will be.  It also doesn't allow for a content/news page. MORE >>

Will Long currently works as a Freelance Community Manager across a range of clients. G: How did you build your experience as community manager? d always had an eye on Social Media, managing communities at uni and for other project I was involved in. The opportunity cam up to become a Community Manager and I took it, now I’ve just turned Freelance. G: What are your top resources for community management ? Whether it’s using the geo-search option or simply scheduling content, it’s become a tool I’m familiar with, so I guess I rely on it. W: Bad hashtags. MORE >>

INFOGRAPHIC] 33 HP Tablet: How to Find a Deeply Discounted HP TouchPad 19 Content vs. Community: How Online Publishers Can Nurture Both August 19, 2011 by Jordan Kretchmer 25 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Jordan Kretchmer is the founder of Livefyre , an engagement platform that goes beyond threaded comments to help you increase the conversation on your web properties, attract new readers and commenters from all over the web, and build hyper-active communities around your content. So, content and character, that’s the recipe. MORE >>