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I've written / ranted about this sort of thing before. If I let myself shop a lot, I could make a whole website devoted to this subject of inappropriate clothing that sexualizes children. That's sa...
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Deanna Dahlsad
from Soup for thought
June 9, 2014 1:52 PM
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About 150 garment workers turned out to the Phnom Penh offices of the United Sisterhood Alliance NGO on Sunday to watch a politically charged fashion show entitled “Beautiful Clothes, Ugly Reality.” Aimed to highlight the income gap between Cambodian garment workers and the selected CEOs of brand companies. The two-hour program featured a medley of cat-walking, political theater and speeches calling for a $160 monthly basic wage.
Via AMRC Hong Kong, malek
no-appy-polly-loggies asked: (( hey! so you just rebloged my post about globes - awesome! i'm glad you did! but you also added a link to amazon as a way to promote the purchase of the book. while i'm...
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Deanna Dahlsad
June 3, 2014 2:48 PM
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Having a buyer return an item is a bother to online sellers and can be costly as well. In a patent filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office, eBay acknowledged that how to handle buyers who frequently return items was a major concern for ecommerce sellers.
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Deanna Dahlsad
May 28, 2014 11:07 PM
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eBay must have a case of whipklash due to its changing stance on open cases and how they affect sellers' performance ...
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Deanna Dahlsad
April 18, 2014 11:22 PM
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pricing. seriously, i think this is one of the most challenging parts of
building your own little biz.
last week i recommended an ebook called earn what you deserve. this book does not give you a magic formula for figuring out your pricing. what it does do is tackle the underlying issues you need to consider before you can really charge what you are worth.
let me say that again. no pricing advice in the world is going to help you
if you do not have a sense of the value of your work.
earn what you deserve is going to help you do that. with it, you consider
what it means to be a biz owner, tackle your own beliefs about money and finances, figure out the true cost of doing business, look at new ways of marketing and selling, and start to build your own sense of value in your work and your product. once you have done that, then what?
well it is time to look at what you have been charging for your product. as
promised i have compiled a list of tips, advice and strategies from all
over the place that may help you with this. this is not a step-by-step
formula for figuring out your price. (if i ever find the elusive, magic
step-by-step formula for pricing i will share it immediately!) what i have
done is a lot of research into different strategies and taken the bits and
pieces that make sense to me and apply them to what i do. so i am sharing those bits and pieces with you here.
first, let’s get your head in the game...
If the U.S. economy is getting better, then why are major retail chains closing thousands of stores? If we truly are in an “economic recovery”, then why do sales figures continue to go down for large retailers all over the country? Without a doubt, the rise of Internet retailing giants such as Amazon.com have had a huge impact. Today, there are millions of Americans that actually prefer to shop online. Personally, when I published my novel I made it solely available on Amazon. But Internet shopping alone does not account for the great retail apocalypse that we are witnessing.
In fact, some retail experts estimate that the Internet has accounted for only about 20 percent of the decline that we are seeing. Most of the rest of it can be accounted for by the slow, steady death of the middle class U.S. consumer. Median household income has declined for five years in a row, but all of our bills just keep going up. That means that the amount of disposable income that average Americans have continues to shrink, and that is really bad news for retailers....
Via Jeff Domansky
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from consumer psychology
April 9, 2014 7:33 AM
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"Fluid, hyperconnected and highly personal; how can brands tap into today’s urban tribes? ..."
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April 9, 2014 7:20 AM
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Crafting item descriptions can feel like an art form in itself. Learn how to create listings that entice buyers and reflect your shop's unique style.
Among the steps eBay is taking to try to bring back their antiques and collectibles presence, is a new series of Collector Events: Discover another world of shopping -- with items from around the w...
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 27, 2014 4:34 PM
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Shyp is the easiest way to ship anything. The mobile app provides an easy on demand shipping experience. Shyp is transforming how you send items by replacing the traditional hassles with a delightful experience.
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 23, 2014 7:32 PM
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Native advertising is flourishing across social media, content portals, news properties, video-sharing sites and streaming services. Increased mobile use of these venues has fueled much of the growth, since native ads work best in the content streams that people tend to access on smartphones and tablets, according to a new eMarketer report, “Native Advertising: Difficult to Define, but Definitely Growing.”
Perceptions about what constitutes native advertising are as varied as the ads themselves and the places where they appear. There’s still disagreement over basic terminology such as “native advertising,” “sponsored content” and “branded content.” Some make distinctions among those terms, while others use them interchangeably.
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Deanna Dahlsad
from A Marketing Mix
March 23, 2014 7:11 PM
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Marketers are seeing far more success with emails that include coupons vs. those that do not. Research finds that such communications increase open, click and transaction rates, as well as revenue per email.
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 19, 2014 6:46 PM
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With Carl Icahn pressuring eBay to spin off PayPal and shareholders getting antsy about eBay's valuation not being equal to the sum of its parts, a Wall Street analyst boldly put forth another proposal - Google should acquire eBay and use its ecommerce and payments capabilities to fend off Amazon.
"I'm not comfortable living in a world where art is part of how we convict people of crimes"
Via Andrea Fernandes
User-generated content makes up 30 percent of millennials media time, and they trust it 35 percent more than other sources.
The findings provide marketers with insights into millennials’ media habits and how to access them. This generation will soon have record-breaking purchasing power and the study confirms that millennials are most influenced by user-generated content.
As a whole, millennials spend a whopping 18 hours per day consuming different media across several devices. User-generated content makes up 30 percent of that time (5.4 hours), second only to traditional media like print, television and radio at 33 percent. But millennials trust information found in user-generated content 50 percent more than information from traditional media sources and find user-generated content 35 percent more memorable than other sources....
Via Jeff Domansky
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 9, 2014 7:19 PM
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Shoppers aren’t too concerned with getting items at a low price. Instead, they’re looking for “superior quality products”—something consumers are increasingly prioritizing when looking to purchase.
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 9, 2014 4:26 PM
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in Business & Industrial, Retail & Services, Point of Sale Equipment
To many book professionals, Amazon is a ruthless predator; recently, the company has even started publishing books. A monopoly is dangerous because it concentrates so much economic power, but in the book business the prospect is especially worrisome: it would give Amazon more control over the exchange of ideas than any company in U.S. history.
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 4, 2014 7:53 PM
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I am currently working on a dissertation project that investigates how fat fashion bloggers make meaning through their dress practices, and am looking for fat fashion bloggers to interview for my dissertation project. In order to participate in this research,
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Deanna Dahlsad
March 3, 2014 10:15 PM
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There are plenty of reasons consumers use smartphones to shop, ranging from access to product information to finding competitive pricing. And many shoppers find their own preferred path to purchase and their own reasons why. For example, as I wrote about earlier this week, consumers use both apps and mobile websites to shop and more find mobile browsers to be more convenient (More Mobile Shoppers Like Convenience of Websites Over Apps). Almost half (46%) of mobile shoppers say their shopping experience would be better if they could check available stock while in a store and almost a third (31%) want in-store Wi-Fi with a simple login. But some consumers don’t use any online tools to buy, primarily because they like to shop in a store where they can see and touch their desired products. Based on a large global study by PwC, of those who did not purchase online, here are the top reasons: 54% -- Prefer to touch/try the product52% -- Just prefer to shop in store43% -- Worried about security of personal data35% -- Don’t trust online payment methods25% -- Don’t have a credit/debit card
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March 1, 2014 8:15 AM
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JustDelete.me is a directory that allows you to permanently remove yourself from different web services such as Facebook, PayPal, Amazon, etc.
Why can’t you just go to the listed sites on your own and delete yourself that way, you ask? It’s not that easy.
A lot of sites have dark patterns — interfaces created to trick users into agreeing to terms they otherwise wouldn’t — and JustDelete.me is designed to work around those patterns.
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Deanna Dahlsad
February 21, 2014 5:08 PM
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February 21, 2014 4:14 PM
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NOT too many years ago, blogging was almost a dirty word. A place where myriad voices uploaded their unedited opinions to the chagrin of established writers.
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Deanna Dahlsad
February 12, 2014 11:47 PM
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Online merchants are increasingly exploring the offline world. Shopify explores the pop-up trend and the questions sellers should ask themselves before trying out this strategy for themselves.
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Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
Other Topics
Antiques & Vintage Collectibles
Crimes Against Humanity
From lone gunmen on hills to mass movements. Depressing as hell, really.
Cultural History
The roots of culture; history and pre-history.
In The Name Of God
Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Kinsanity
Let's just say I have reasons to learn more about mental health, special needs children, psychology, and the like.
Nerdy Needs
The stuff of nerdy, geeky, dreams.
Readin', 'Ritin', and (Publishing) 'Rithmetic
The meaning behind the math of the bottom line in publishing and the media. For writers, publishers, and bloggers (which are a combination of the two).
Sex Positive
Sexuality as a human right.
Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
Visiting The Past
Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
Walking On Sunshine
Stuff that makes me smile.
You Call It Obsession & Obscure; I Call It Research & Important
Links to (many of) my columns and articles.
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