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April 10, 2007
Lov.li reinforces niche social networking
Just after I said last week about how the last thing I needed was another social networking site, I quickly joined Lov.li, a community site aimed at bringing together artisans and crafters.
(A side note: When I'm not busy blogging, I'm usually making crafts for a craft fair I help plan in Detroit every summer, which I then, in turn, blog about.)
Having launched just a few months back, Lov.li is already earning "blogosphere cred" from noted sources, such as CRAFT magazine, the sister publication to tech-heavy MAKE, as well as famous D.I.Y. business owners, like Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club in Austin, Texas.
Lov.li allows users to not only create profiles to find other like-minded makers, but has a selling component to it, too, which could be a big selling point for some who find indie-powerhouse Etsy too crowded.
I was impressed with Lov.li right away. When I gave my address to find out "where I was, " I was immediately paired up with someone who matched my same interests. And they couldn't have more right on; I was paired up with one of my friends in metro Detroit.
As generic sites like MySpace begin to see fallout, I see niche sites like Lov.li brining more and more people in. Because while I don't have lots left of myself to spread in the blogosphere, I'd gladly spread any leftovers with a bunch of crafters.
Posted by Alicia Dorset at April 10, 2007 04:15 PM
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It's the same with message boards and blogs: Those based on specific topics are huge successes, because people with the same interests exchange useful information. If Twitter, for example, was a message board, nobody would be on it, because what would be the benefit of that? People want useful content, they don't want to know when someone is brushing his teeth or needs to refill her stapler.
Posted by: Kai at April 11, 2007 02:38 PM
