Less than a month ago I started a series about Facebook. And in browsing around there tonite, I see that the digiscrappers have quite a party going on over there!

Do you ever get a funny feeling when someone asks you a question? Well, yesterday Heidi asked me where all her new friends were coming from. I never did it! *looking around innocently* Instead, I asked her, how many? and she said 15… umm I think they want to be your friends, Heidi! I never did anything. *still innocent here*

So I need to put something constructive here, then we’ll go back to the partying. I do have some serious thoughts for you. Mish Gasser asked me this:

Hi Connie,
I am wondering if you have had any feedback from designers who have tried this method. I added a product to the marketplace just now, promoting it in my network from my hometown. Do you believe this is a valuable thing to do? I’d be interested in your opinion.
Thanks!
Mish

And I’ve been so busy this week, I haven’t had time to reply. But tonite I came across the answer. Do you read your Home page & keep up to what your friends are doing? I try to browse it ummm what should I admit to? a few times a day, lets say, because it doesn’t archive. So today I saw that Traci Reed had posted a comment about a coupon in Marketplace. The power of the Home page is that it collects all the updates of all of your friends, so you don’t have to visit each of their pages! I have our blog feeding into my notes, so you should be getting that update every time we post here & you can click back to read here. I can tell how to set it up if you’d like.

I saw that Traci had posted this:

Exclusive Coupon on all my products for Facebook users through the month of September because I’m so happy you’re all my friends!! You can find my marketplace listing

So how to find her coupon? Go on the left & click on Marketplace. Click on My Friends’ Listings:

Now you’ll see that Traci has put in 3 products, a coupon code for FACEBOOK friends! (Traci WANTS friends! ok, *maybe not so innocent here*) and a link to her store. Absolutely brilliant Traci! We all thank you! Especially me in that I didn’t have to figure it out myself. Mish asked about using her regional network. I think you may not want to limit it like that. But experiment with it & let us know!

So I really have to talk about Traci’s profile. WOWSERS! that girl’s having a PARTY! On the left side of her profile I saw our blog post there. She’s using the Blog Friends app & I really like it. You can put in topics & friends & it will pull in their posts. I saw my friend, Krista Mettler & popped over to read her blog post, I’m addicted to Facebook. How could that happen I ask myself? *looking innocently around again*. Krista’s post is fun! pop on over & read it. Maybe we should all do a meme (list of things with a meaning) about the Facebook groups we belong to?

So should you join Facebook? That’s up to you. Maybe you need to go throw a cow?! If you do, feel free to add me as a friend. But I’m totally innocent! How are you having fun over at Facebook? You can tell me there too. I’m trying to get out and answer more questions & write on walls.

Update: I forgot to mention that Lie Fhung did a creative thing by sending out a message to her friends in Facebook with a hint about where she hid a coupon (hint - go join the Ztampfans group!). So that’s a fun way too.

You can see another creative ex by Tracy Lykins of Retrodiva Designs is doing a challenge in her Facebook group.  Her group has 234 members! Rock on Tracy!

On Saturday, the July issue of Scrapbook Dimensions arrived in my mailbox.  Their theme is:  Two Methods. One Magazine. Uniting Traditional & Digital.  Hybrid is very practical for those of us with so many paper supplies.  The magazine is 84 pages jam-packed with ideas on cards, templates, photo restoration, projects, tutorials & product reviews.  Definitely a must see!  You can find more info at ScrapbookDimensions.com on subscribing, contests, freebies, etc.

Why was I so excited?  Well, my family & I had been waiting for the layout of my daughter & the review of ACDSee Photo Editor.  There is a two page review with a tutorial showing off ACDSee Photo Editor’s features:  text on a curve & the vignette (blending around the photo).

I spoke with Cindy Wykoff, owner of Scrapbook Dimensions, by phone and she is one of the most charming people ever!  She has added a great resource for scrapbookers. 

And just a reminder that you can get 12 kits by fantastic designers with the purchase of ACDSee Photo Editor for $49.99.  Or you can also get them with the purchase of the bundle of ACDSee Photo Editor & Photo Manager for $79.99 at that same link.  Both products have a 30 day trial.