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Keynote: Social Media in Fashion Retailing

Trends in the Living Networks

Tomorrow morning I am giving a keynote to the managers of a national shopping center group about the power of social media in retail, focused on fashion. The Power of Social Media in Retail. Social Media Strategy : A run through our well-known Social Media Strategy Framework in the context of fashion.

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Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $50M as revenue grows

GeekWire

The news: The House of LR&C , a Seattle-based fashion house co-founded by music superstar Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, plans to raise up to $50 million this year as part of a Series A investment round. Sustainability and giving back are core tenets of the fashion house, which gives 3% of profits back to charity.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Leicester’s garment factories, many of which are suppliers to UK-based online fashion retailer boohoo, were identified as the most likely cause of the new outbreak. An investigation into employee conditions found that factory workers were forced to work without any social […].

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Look at this cool LED face mask made by a fashion entrepreneur

The Verge

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, fashion designer Chelsea Klukas of Lumen Couture was planning to make some standard cloth face masks for friends. Other fashion designers are picking up on this too, I think we will start to see like the Rolex version of masks.”. A battery and charging cord are included.

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Photos: Russell Wilson and Ciara take it to the ‘House’ and toast their first fashion store in Seattle

GeekWire

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and music superstar Ciara took it to the “House” on Tuesday night — The House of LR&C , actually — as they partied to celebrate the opening of their first fashion store. ” Russell Wilson and Ciara pose in front of their new fashion store. The party scene in the store.

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DARPA offers $42 million for ‘revolutionary’ research on social media analysis

Trends in the Living Networks

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (slogan: Creating and Preventing Strategic Surprise) is offering $42 million in funding for “revolutionary&# research into social media in strategic communication. Recognize persuasion campaign structures and influence operations across social media sites and communities.

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CIOs And The Problem Of Social Engineering

The Accidental Successful CIO

Social engineering is how the bad guys get employees to say too much Image Credit: Alexandre Formagio. These days they use a more sophisticated attack: social engineering. What Is Social Engineering? So just exactly what is this thing that we call “social engineering” ? However, hackers have since moved on.