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By: Antonio Gould » Blog Archive » New Media 4Casts: Social Media for Creative People

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:35:38 +0000

[...] Video: My talk at Etsy Labs (Creating a Global Microbrand) [...]

By: Podnosh Blog : High Fibre Podcasting » Archive » 4Talent - Social Media for the Creative Industries.

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:02:19 +0000

[...] Emily Martin of Black Apple makes a great case study. Antonio met here when speaking in America about Etsy. She explains why her online home craft business (“I carry my original paintings and prints, and all sorts of curiosities”) benefits from the relationships established through blogging: “It’s not something that will be articulated in the business schools, but people get attached to you. It’s ephemeral and that’s why they like it”. Indeed – the ephemeral is tricky to measure, but that doesn’t mean it has no value. [...]

By: Antonio Gould » Blog Archive » Blue Peter 2.0

Antonio Gould » Blog Archive » Blue Peter 2.0 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:09:53 +0000

[...] Jessica Poundstone saw the August Etsy workshop via the webcast, and got all inspired. Here’s a comment she wrote on the blog recently: [...]

By: Jessica Poundstone

Jessica Poundstone — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:40:55 +0000

I found your talk to be incredibly interesting and helpful, and was inspired to make my first ever video tutorial, which you can see here: http://www.jewelrybyjessica.com/tutorials.html. As a start to spreading the word I’ve posted the video on my site, on my blog, and on my flickr site. I also started a flickr group for others to post their pin if they decide to make one. I’ve got Google Analytics set up on my site, so it will be really fun to see where people are coming from, and whether they stay to look around or purchase the earrings and necklaces I have for sale there. Thanks so much sharing your expertise with the world!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:40:45 +0000

Sounds like a great day Antonio. I had no idea Etsy had such a physical presence.

In today’s green conscious (green mad) world I think collaborative working spaces like this make so much sense. I’ve used some of the co-op office spaces in London before, and while they’re great, I think what they lack is a collective focus. Everyone is there for themselves, whereas if you knew that the people around you shared common interests the whole experience would be more enjoyable. Not to mention the increased levels of creative juices.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:26:39 +0000

I’ve been thinking about Etsy as a good example of how craft-types from Birmingham can sell their stuff online without getting lost in eBay but I wasn’t sure how US-centric is is. Do you think it’s of use to Brits?

And if not, what else is there out there like it?