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You want comfort, but you still want style. That’s why you’ll love this platform wedge with elastic insert.
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For the Holidays or a chic evening out, our number one pick is this shimmering satin pump. Its high-heel silhouette is adorned with adjustable ankle strap, open toe and allover rhinestone detail. Also with open shanks à la D’Orsay. Approximate heel height is 4.4 inches.
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A new fanned heel design reduces the rigidness and improves the comfort of the adidas Microbounce DLX running shoe. It’s lightweight, energy-packed Bounce cushioning feels bouncier than before. Synthetic leather upper offers light weight and durability. adiPRENE+ insert maintains forefoot propulsion and efficiency. Bounce technology provides optimized energy return and step in comfort. adiWEAR outsole delivers best durability in high wear areas.
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Time to renew your everyday wardrobe? Add a touch of playful cool with these versatile ballet flats, great with jeans and skirts alike. With leather upper and full rubber sole; detailed with low-cut profile, squared toe and front overlays.
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Pastry Kicks was launched in the Spring of 2007 as a lifestyle brand that has a playful desserts and candy theme. Vanessa and Angela Simmons are the daughters of Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons (a founding member of the groundbreaking group Run DMC) and now the hit fashion designers of the Pastry brand. The girls star on the MTV shows Runs House and Daddys Girls. Pastry Glam Pie Hi shoes features a multi-toned upper with diamond shaped perforated panels. The Pastry logo plate is inset in the quarter panel and the Pastry logo is embossed on the tongue. Laced bars feature the words “Glam” on one foot and “Pie” on the other foot.
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MySpace may not have as many users as Facebook, but the company is trying to reposition itself (again) as a place where brands can find traction online. The trouble is, brands usually follow users. Can MySpace flip that equation on its head and use great brand partnerships to attract users?
MySpace executives hope so.
MySpace has sat squarely in Facebook’s shadow for a few years now. While MySpace bled users, Facebook received the word of mouth, press, and now a big Hollywood film, “The Social Network.” That’s because the site is constantly growing. This summer, Facebook passed the 500 million user mark.
MySpace still has plenty of users. In fact, 61 million in July, according to comScore. But Facebook had more than twice that number of active users that month (146 million to be exact). Compared to younger social media services like Foursquare and Gowalla, MySpace still has an edge with user numbers.
But while social sites like Twitter explode with growth, MySpace is shrinking.
The company has been trying a number of different little tricks to get back into web users’ consciousness.
Acording to AdWeek, MySpace “seeks to
improve its usability; focus on its core audience of youth; and
emphasize the sharing of music and entertainment — all while
reminding people that it matters, despite the buzz focused on
Facebook, Twitter and newer platforms like Foursquare.”
Many of those changes involve making MySpace more like Facebook. Earlier this month, the social network debuted a redesign that made the site’s social stream more prominent. Today, MySpace announced Sync for Facebook, which lets users share MySpace status updates on Facebook.
But MySpace thinks its true advantage lies in brand interaction. Nada Stirratt, chief
revenue officer at MySpace, tells AdWeek:
“MySpace is a social-activation
platform. We’re drop-dead amazing at getting consumers and creators
to participate.”
The social network is trying to emphasize its interest in sharing versus Facebook. Facebook status updates ask users “What’s on your mind?”. On MySpace it’s, “What do you want to
share?”
MySpace thinks sharing — and its users willingness to share and view branded content, will make it more attractive to advertisers.
According to Stirratt, MySpace creates “experiences around stuff consumers are rabid about and tap a brand
into those. It’s a different kind of consumer and consumer
behavior.”
That’s the plan behind MySpace’s “Secret Shows,” an online concert series sponsored by Coca-Cola that lets MySpace users view live concerts online from big label musicians.
Working with brands to create content that attracts viewers could be a great way to draw in users. As AdWeek points out:
“HP products were placed in several episodes of
the the social network’s reality series, ‘Married on MySpace,’ and
the payoff was that HP has more than 1 million MySpace friends.
Coke has attracted over 1 million fans to its ‘Formula for
happiness’ campaign that is tied to MySpace’s Secret Shows concert
franchise, which allows fans to vote on which cities should host
selected bands’ live performances.”
However, its been a few years since MySpace doubled down on the music category. Musicians more readily take to MySpace than Facebook when it comes to promoting their music, but MySpace hasn’t yet cemented its place as the home for music content online.
That’s because as more professional music and video content gets deployed around the web, labels and brands want to bring it where people are. Increasingly, that’s not on MySpace.
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Put a spell on your peers with the Matilda flat from Clarks,Low-profile style and a buckle-accented leather upper make the Matilda a smart choice for work,Leather upper,contrast stitching,Buckle detail,Padded insole,Rubber Outsole,Made by Clarks
As individuals become more and more accustomed to sharing
personal information with social networking sites, it’s easy to see how this free
and easy exchange of information can be abused.
FourSquare, though entertaining and potentially useful for tips on the places around you and figuring out where your online friends are, does raise some security issues.
I’ve been guilty of accepting friend requests from strangers without
thinking about the implications of who I’m letting into my online social
circle. As I check into places using FourSquare, a pattern of who I am, my
tastes and most importantly, my day to day movements from one place to the next
begin to draw a map of me for anyone who takes the time to look.
Check out my Twitter stream, find me on Facebook or Google and the picture
becomes even more complete. Recently, Guardian journalist Leo Hickman put this
to the test in his piece, “How I became a FourSquare cyberstaker.”
There are settings within these applications that allow you
to be more guarded about what gets pushed out, but the problem is that these games
by their very nature reward you for sharing your experiences and
the frequency of your check-ins.
Businesses are also rewarding users for
repeat behaviour. The more you check into a place, the more likely you are to
become Mayor of that location. In many cases, this title brings with a
real-life reward; become the Mayor of Domino’s and get a free pizza once a
week.
Now, there’s nothing wrong with
rewarding loyal customers, I’m all for it. (Thanks Domino’s) but I feel that
more needs to be done to make people aware of the potential pit-falls of
putting one’s life out there. I also acknowledge that much of this is common
sense, but to individuals that are new to this, it may not be so obvious.
Foursquare’s
privacy policy can be found here but when you sign up, the default settings leave you open to everyone, and the sign
up process does not encourage you to change your privacy settings or offer
best-practice security tips.
Only by taking the time and effort to search through your settings can you make changes to protect yourself.
Another thing to bear in mind is that like so many other
social games, there is a competitive aspect which encourages people to
acquire as many badges as possible.
There have been instances where people have
“checked-in” to their own homes, making them a potential target for burglary or other
nefarious behaviour. The privacy policy does offer a line on this, but it’s
buried 12 paragraphs within the policy.
My point here is not that these applications are evil, but
that in an ideal world, more should be done by their creators to encourage security
and privacy. By taking a “you need to opt-in” rather than, “figure out how to
opt-out” approach, people will be more aware of what their options are.
The fact is that, although social media and social gaming are
not particularly new, technology is evolving at a crazy rate and we’re
struggling to catch up. For my part, I agree that social gaming and social
networking can be great fun and connect you with new people and places in a way
that wasn’t possible not too long ago.
The danger is that as well as getting
excited about the possibilities in information sharing, we may forget to
consider the implications of what we’re telling the world about ourselves.
So
before you decide to star in your own reality TV show with FourSquare,
Facebook, Twitter, Google and all of the other social media outlets available
as the broadcast mechanisms, take a step back and think about what the audience
may be up to.
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Pump with vintage laced toe
It doesn’t get much better than the BC Footwear Bees Knees. This playful pump features an old-fashioned laced toe with curved overlays and brightened by contrast stitching. Go for the two-toned look to add some attitude, or choose solid black for a more demure appearance. Padded footbed. Leather upper. Rubber outsole. 3 1/4″ stacked heel.
A BC Footwear original.
Women’s shoe. Imported.
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Playful and on-trend ballet flats featuring soft textile upper and oversized bow detail. They will be perfectly paired with cropped pants and miniskirts.
