As TikTok faces a potential US ban on April 5, ByteDance launches a new ad campaign, positioning the app as a savior of small businesses and American creativity. #TikTok #TikTokBan #SmallBusiness #TechNews #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #TikTokCampaign #USA

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Mar 23

Mar 23

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

Tubefilter: TikTok wants to let U.S. creators hand out coupons for local businesses. “TikTok‘s next expansion of its U.S. business sounds a lot like Groupon. The app is reportedly hiring staffers in Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York to build out a ‘local services’ team that will work with small businesses and creators to facilitate promotional opportunities.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/tubefilter-tiktok-wants-to-let-u-s-creators-hand-out-coupons-for-local-businesses/

#coupons #creators #localbusiness

**Wilcox Arcade** @wilcoxarcade@mastodon.social · Mar 22

Mar 22

Wilcox Arcade @wilcoxarcade@mastodon.social

Today is the day: Play Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. I'll unveil the game at 1 p.m. CST.

#ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #MurrayKY #Kentucky #SmallBusiness #Blog

https://www.wilcoxarcade.com/single-post/switch-n-shoot-comes-to-kentucky-today

wilcoxarcade · Mar 22Switch ‘N’ Shoot Comes to Kentucky TodayIf you’re seeing this as intended, today is the day that the Switch ‘N’ Shoot arcade game will arrive in western Kentucky. March 22nd, 2025 – that’s the date. The launch event kicks off at 1 p.m. CST, exclusively at Know-a-Guy in Murray. I’ll hand out one-inch Wilcox Arcade pins to the first 25 paying players, along with a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat to the first player who can earn 300 in-game points. Switch ‘N’ Shoot, for those who need a recap, is a one-button space shooter that’s simple to lea

**Evan Sky arts** @evansky_arts@mastodon.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

Evan Sky arts @evansky_arts@mastodon.social

I’ve been so focused on sewing recently that I completely stopped drawing! I need to get back to one of my many WIP!

(Prints and/or postcards of these are available in my shop https://www.evanskyarts.com )

Digital illustration: Resting on the branches of a tree covered in cherry blossoms, a white snake admires the full moon, shining bright in the night sky. More trees are visible in the background, several lanterns attached to them, providing a secondary source of warm light, contrasting with the cold moonlight.

Digital illustration: A peaceful anthropomorphic white and grey cockatiel is walking in a lush garden. She is wearing a fancy orange skirt and an embroidered beige corset layered on a puffy-sleeved white shirt. On her head, a big straw hat decorated with an orange ribbon. A few leaves and flowers, and one big white and grey feather, emulating the cockatiel’s crest. She is holding a big bouquet of flowers. The garden is lit by a soft sun, any bushes of various flowers are blooming along a stepping stone path leading to a wooden bridge that goes over a calm river where a swan is swimming. Across the bridge, the garden goes on: a big weeping willow, a small bandstand, and more trees are visible in the distance.

Digital illustration: A tanuki walking along a path on the border of a bamboo forest, holding a lantern and a small bundle over his shoulder. He is looking at a shining stone lantern with two praying statues set at the bottom.

Digital illustration: In a rustic, plant-filled room lit by a round window high up on the back brick wall, a soft and happy-looking brown bear wearing a yellow apron is transporting a potted plant towards a repotting table. Critters and dust particles dance around her. The illustration has warm colours, mostly brown tones, with different shades of green for the plants. A few purple and pink highlights are visible in a piece of fabric, flowers, or the underside of a hanging plant. In the corner of a beam, a little red robin is sleeping cozily.

#illustration #digitalArt #art

**Evan Sky arts** @evansky_arts@mastodon.social · Mar 13

Mar 13

Evan Sky arts @evansky_arts@mastodon.social

Since I have a market coming up this weekend, I put all my stock for felt products at 0. They will all come back (except for pouches and one of-a-kind items if they sell out) momentarily, depending on how much I have left in stock after the weekend! Don’t forget that you can be notified of their return by clicking on that little button! https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/felt

A screenshot of a collection page on my website, a red arrow pointing to a green button that reads “notify me when back in stock!”

#handmade #smallbusiness #fediart

**Savousépate** @Savousepate@mastodon.social · Mar 12

Mar 12

Savousépate @Savousepate@mastodon.social

Saviez-vous que vous vous pouvez acheter mes boucles d'oreilles à l'unité ?
Composez votre paire de boucles d'oreilles dépareillées, et créez votre propre style !
(Vous avez aussi le droit de les portez seules bien sûr )
https://savousepate.com/fr/131-boucles-d-oreilles-pendantes-a-l-unite

Plusieurs modèles de boucles d'oreilles fantaisie pendantes vendues à l'unité.
Ici, il s'agit de différents oiseaux : rouge-gorge, pie, miro incarnat, mésange bleue, merle noir, martin-pêcheur, diamant de Gould, chardonneret élégant, et cardinal rouge.
Dans l'encadré en haut, il est écrit : "Boucles d'oreilles pendantes à l'unité.
Découvrez mes boucles d'oreilles vendues à l'unité, et créées à partir de CD recyclés, peintes à la main.
Idéales pour composer une paire dépareillée ou pour celles et ceux qui n'ont qu'une seule oreille percée !"
En bas il est écrit : "Et bien d'autres modèles sur www.savousepate.com"

#BijouxFantaisie #SmallBusiness #FaitMain

**Evan Sky arts** @evansky_arts@mastodon.social · Mar 11

Mar 11

Evan Sky arts @evansky_arts@mastodon.social

Pepperoni Raccoon

This pizza-munching raccoon plushie is entirely designed and handmade by me! I’m particularly proud of the way I use threads as cheese strings

It’s still available, by the way! https://evanskyarts.com/products/raton-laveur-pepperoni

A handmade felt plushie of a raccoon munching on a slice of pepperoni pizza, held in front if a white background.

#handmade #raccoon #cute

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Mar 11

Mar 11

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

University of Arkansas: Study Finds Twitter Banter With Competitors Good for Product Launch. “The degree to which social media engagement translates into sales for businesses has been an open question. In many cases, it can be hard to measure. However, a new study established that engaging in a little banter with rival brands over X (formerly Twitter) helped drive in-store visits, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/11/university-of-arkansas-study-finds-twitter-banter-with-competitors-good-for-product-launch/

#business #localbusiness #onlinediscussion