Contraceptive Jewellery Begins Trials
Recently UK newspaper the Independent released an article on the Georgia Institute of Technology’s trial run for contraceptive jewellery.
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Innovations and Trends
A collection of innovations and trends I’ve spotted in the application of new technologies in all aspects of jewellery manufacturing and retail.
2Shapes – Remote Bespoke Design With Clients Run via Cloud Computing
Not too long ago a web service called 2Shapes was brought to my attention. Its premise is an interesting one – remote interactive bespoke design directly with a client. See what I have to think about it.
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Amazon Handmade – Is It Worse Than Etsy?
As a follow up to my recent Dark Side of New Technology article, I discovered an article detailing experiences dealing with Amazon Handmade versus Etsy. Definitely worth a read.
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Creating 3D Models in Virtual Reality with Oculus Medium
Cinematography Database has recently performed a test run on Oculus Rift’s own 3D content and production tool Oculus Medium. It gives a good overview of just what these virtual reality tools can already do. See for yourself.
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In Detail Article – How Instagram Transformed the Jewellery World
Not too long ago, In Detail magazine released an article about the effect of new Instagram-based digital PR and marketing strategies on jewellery retail. It’s quite a good read.
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Selling on Precarious Online Retail Platforms and the Trouble with Etsy and Shapeways – The Dark Side of New Technology Part 2
For my second article in the “Dark Side of New Technology” series, I’m going to discuss the problems with online retail platforms like Etsy and Shapeways, and what can be done to improve them.
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Hungry Social Media Versus The Creative Mind – The Dark Side Of New Technology Part 1
For these next few articles, I’m going to examine the negative side-effects of many of these innovations, and what we as jewellery businesses can do about it to protect ourselves. I shall call this new series “The Dark Side of New Technology”.
This first article will be about the side effects of social media marketing’s continuous growth.