13 May, 2013

What’s the fuss about Google Plus?

I joined Google Plus a long time ago but like a lot of people, I never really got my head around it. And at that stage you couldn’t have brand Pages, only personal profiles so I couldn’t have one for my blog. (It doesn’t like pseudonyms and refused to believe my name was ‘Disney Rollergirl’ for some reason – can’t think why). However a while later, when it launched Pages, I gave it another go and now populate it the way I do Facebook. I also follow a bunch of fashion bloggers and brands so it works like a kind of Google Reader, allowing me to read their blog posts and updates in an easily digested format. (more…)

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19 September, 2012

Guest post: Social-commerce at NYFW and LFW ensures Fashion Week is a democracy for everyone to enjoy

Guest post by occasional DRG contributor, Alison Bishop

First we had Google+ Hangouts partnering with online curation site Lyst for New York Fashion Week, then we saw snippets of Diane von Furstenberg’s show process, firsthand, through her Google Glass video. On Saturday we saw House of Holland live streamed on eBay’s Style Collective blog, boosted by celebrity and consumer commentary (plus the chance to shop an edit of House of Holland AW12 on eBay.com). (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 3 Comments Brands, Business of fashion, Designers, Events, Fashion shows, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Technology, Trends Ebay, Facebook, Google, House of Holland, London Fashion Week, LSN Global, Lyst, New York Fashion Week, Pinterest, SHOWstudio, social curation, Topshop, Tumblr, Youtube

9 October, 2011

Sweet Shoppe: The future of retail

An invitation from The Future Laboratory is always worth taking up. The future-forecasting think tank is known for its innovative events and trend predicting insights and the latest one promised to give a glimpse into the future of retail. (more…)

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28 May, 2011

What Moleskine did next

Moleskine is for the Paperchase addict who grew up but never stopped loving stationery. Along with the library-leisure trend, the current stationery obsession is another parallel to the digital revolution. Technology freaks like paper too! Moleskine has been slowly building its empire with ~~expensive~~ beautiful, no-frills products. Here are some of my favourites:

Clip-on pens and pencils

Bigger A4 hardback notebooks and sketchbooks

iPad cases. These are great as you can position your notepad on the left or right, depending on whether you’re left or right-handed. I spotted one first in a meeting with the unstoppable Chris Morton from Lyst and have been looking out for them ever since (only compatible with first generation iPads though).