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Making the connection online

Artists have always networked through exhibiting, participating in various events, collaborating with our fellow artists, teaching, marketing, etc. So, why network on the web? As clichéd as it sounds: because it's a global market. As of Sept. 30, 2007, there are 1.2 BILLION internet users; 150,000 new users PER DAY signed up at Myspace in 2006. So, how do you tap into this large group of people? We'll go through the basics of social networking from an artist viewpoint and we'll take a peek at some of the new sites I've been test driving, which even the most dedicated social networker may not have seen yet. Are they all easy to use? You betcha...

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