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Looking to show your products off even more on Tumblr? BlkDot now supports animated gifs! Bring your products to life and sell directly on Tumblr where people are already inspired by your work.

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Luxe designers costellotagliapietra joins the BlkDot family! 

PERFECT CARDIGAN

in Garnet as worn by Valentine Uhovski in Midnight as worn by Linda Rodin in Garnet and Lavender as worn by Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra Valentine Uhovski is the Fashion Evangelist at Tumblr. Linda Rodin is a model and Founder of Rodin Skincare. Relaxed fit snap front cardigan with rayon grosgrain ribbon trim and Ultrasuede elbow patches Fabric: Ponte (62% rayon 30% nylon 8% elastic) Elbow patches: Airdye printed Ultrasuede (100% polyester) Size 1 (small-medium chest measurement 45”) Size 2 (large-xlarge chest measurement 50.5”) Limited edition of 100

Buy:

Garnet Size 1 : $245.00

Garnet Size 2 : $245.00

Midnight Size 1 : $245.00

Midnight Size 2 : $245.00

Lavender Size 1 : $245.00

Lavender Size 2 : $245.00

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You won't believe the incredible info in this 2014 interactive infographic on social media put out by Digital Insights. 

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Red PINT Mason Jar

CERAMIC MASON JARS - NOW AVAILABLE! FREE SHIPPING! Slip-cast stoneware mason jar with peek-a-boo red color. Each jar is cast in a mold, then hand trimmed and glazed. All jars are water tight and food safe. Though the mason jars are a copy of their glass counterparts, the ceramic jars do not fit metal canning lids but are perfect for beverages, flowers or just that pop of color your room needs. Jars stand 4.25” & 3” wide, holding just under a true pint.

Buy / $35.00

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BlkDot welcomes Portland, OR based artist Ariel of Relm Studios into the fold! Check out her amazing pottery mason jars up for sale now on her tumblr.

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Facebook takes the guess work out of who views your posts

We've all been there, the accidental work rant that you post your friends on Facebook...only you unwittingly sent it out for the whole public to see.  [Enter awkward pause and internal freak out here]. Well, today Facebook announced two new steps they are taking to show their loyal fans that they are serious about their privacy and "making it easier to share with who you want."

First, a little bit of hand holding and love for new Facebook users. Facebook will now default to sharing content only to their friends. Previously it defaulted to "public" which meant that unknowing newbies to Facebook were broadcasting their posts out for all the public to see. New users will now be prompted with the below pop up screen ensuring that they are aware of the audience they are about to broadcast out to.

Second, Facebook is also sharing their privacy check up love with their existing fan base. Existing users may notice the below screen when the login in the next couple of weeks. Its purpose? This nifty little tool will walk you through a quick privacy check up on your account including "things like who you're posting to, which apps you use, and the privacy of key pieces of information on you're profile."

Are these solutions perfect? Probably not, but it's nice to see them taking steps to make their privacy settings more approachable and easy to use. What are other areas of privacy you think Facebook needs to work on?

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Definition of Entrepreneur via Spark Business.

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Lucid Wishes

Acrylic on linen canvas. 18” x 24”.

Buy / $225.00

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It’s nearly Mother’s Day, let’s take a look at the tight-knit community of users who trim the crusts off our sandwiches, Mumblrs.

There are indeed moms on Tumblr. (Sorry kids.) In fact, there’s a whole community of new and expecting mumblrs, momblrs, and pregblrs sharing in the ups and downs of parenthood.

Mumblrs skew younger. 40% of visiting moms are millennials (21-34). Naturally, they also have younger kids. Most of the conversation happening with the mumblr tag is about rearing infants, toddlers, and tykes.

Mumblrs are prolific writers. Text posts are the most common original post type, although photos and quotes are still the most reblogged.

Sources: Union Metrics & comScore

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BlkDot welcomes new artist jimmy-clarke-camerawork:

if you know how photographic print

20” x 30” photographic print

Buy / $50.00

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my first book!

Doing It: Meat Market by Raphael Villet

is a photographic document of a road trip I took with the Oakland band Meat Market to the SXSW Music Festival in 2013. It’s an exploration of the Southwest, of the people and places we encountered along the way.

Edition of 250

120 pages Offset printed at 1984 Printers

international orders please inquire at [email protected]

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With Lime

Pen and Ink, colored pencil

Buy / $20.00

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Apple turns to @Tumblr to promote their new iPhone 5c in every color - our favorite post is the "Mosh Pit," what's yours?

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Shakira is constantly topping the social media charts, what can we learn from this hip shakin social media power house? Read More

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Marissa Mayer Touts Success of Tumblr Sponsored Posts

Sounds like Yahoo! is still trying to figure out how to make back that $1.1 billion dollar investment in Tumblr. Marissa Mayer admits the challenges of how best to integrate ads that will be as "compelling and as beautiful as the art projects and poetry and other things that you see posted [on Tumblr]."

One things she was sure of was the "amazing amount of reach" their sponsored posts are receiving. "The average post on Tumblr gets reblogged about 14 times. The average sponsored post on Tumblr gets reblogged 10,000 times." Now the question is whether they can turn this into a business and not turn away Tumblr users in the process.

Read the full article on AdWeek

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White Owl Button

One 1.25 Inch Button.

Buy / $3.00

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Check out these custom buttons from our latest BlkDot vendor!