Hackers!

The Moment, a fashion blog from the New York Times, which has over 510,000 followers on Twitter, was attacked by SPAMMERS! GAHH! They broke into their account and posted the following message:

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Two hours later, The Moment regained control of their account and posted the following explanation for the out-of-character Tweet:

WWD reports that Anna Wintour is working with Mayor Bloomberg on a program to get customers back in stores (it will be announced next week).

Details to follow...

Tweety Fave

My new favorite person on Twitter is Christina Binkley. She is the Wall Street Journal Style Columnist. She tells personal anecdotes combined with interesting fashion trivia and news. She also tweets the perfect amount of times per day. I am obsessed with her. I want to be her. I had no idea that WSJ was so cool!

See her page here.

Costume Institute Gala Benefit

WWD was at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit tweeting like crazy! They provided updates every few minutes about who was there, what they said, and most importantly: what they were wearing. It was almost like being there.They also already posted a slideshow of pictures from the event. Both Ciara and Ashley Olsen were rocking backless black and white floor length gowns:

Whose do you like better?

Social Media's Impact on Fashion

"This new wave of microblogging — Twitter and Tumblr — really appealed to me because you’re publishing but you’re not asking for comments. I sort of don’t care what you think. The other thing I like about it is it’s bringing many of the elements we preach together....To get an emotional connection, it doesn’t have to be so curated and art directed."

-James Gardner, CEO of Interactive Agency who represent brands such as Balenciaga, Burberry, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney, discussing the impact of developing social media on fashion advertising and relations in WWD.

Fashion Tweets

Garance Dore is on Twitter!

Ugh, she's so cool....
Also if you happen to be on twitter, make sure you are following TheMoment, NYTimesStyle, and Women'sWearDaily. Even in Pougkeepsie you can get play by play updates of global fashion.

WWD

Want to know what is happening in the fashion world the minute it happens? Women's Wear Daily is on Twitter! Right now they are posting play by play accounts of Milan Fashion Week.
http://twitter.com/womensweardaily