It’s time to introduce another amazing artist, and release some good news from the artist fore-front.

Sometimes it’s better to let a sketchbook do the talking, and that’s exactly what Martijn C. Swart did when we asked him to give us some artwork for the world to fancy. From a Twitter bird on a limb, to a social den bear, we couldn’t help but love Martijn’s style of artwork. Martijn has allowed us to put some of his art online for anyone to download and use to their pleasing (how about color-in fun). Head over and check out his stuff at our featured artist page.

Or visit Martijn’s Blog

Social media is about doing things free and discovering good communities. We like be a part of this tradition, and love helping artists reach a larger audience through social media. We are getting ready to launch a forum for artists, and expanding our ability to feature and archive artists on a global scale. Sound confusing? Think of it as a social artwork den, where you can search through hundreds of artists work, download what you wish, and share your thoughts with everyone in the community. And the best part, it’s all completely and totally 100% free. Check back here for updates!

Things are getting exciting and we are having a great time learning about, and meeting all of the new upcoming Social Den artists. We also look forward to helping many, many more. If you would like to become part of The Social Den artists’ community and would like to be featured on our website, please fill out our artists form.

Becoming a greater part of the social web isn’t about starting an account or even clicking buttons to the tone of “friend me” or “follow me”. Utilizing less mainstream social media takes time learning, researching and investigating. Before jumping into an online community, you should educate yourself on the clients or target-audience you wish to be interacting with. Starting a conversation on the internet is easy, but finding the right people to talk to can be frustrating and meticulously time-consuming.

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The turn from television to online streaming is creating a social scene that resembles a giant living room with a hundred-thousand people watching the same movie. From You Tube to Vimeo to Hulu, to Netflix. Social Media covers a broad spectrum of viewing platforms, and the impact of community is the same no matter where you go.

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With the release of Google Buzz, Google has been catching a lot of attention lately for making a big social media play. But let’s not forget that Google has been in the social media game for some time, developing social tools and acquiring social media companies left and right. (See Google Already Social) Google’s first social media acquisition was the purchase of Blogger (Pyra Labs) way back in 2003. Here’s a look at the six most recent social media company purchases by Google starting with the most recent.

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1. Start a Blog, and update it daily if possible.

Starting a blog is the best way to begin building your online community. Setting up a blog can be as easy as signing up for a free account at www.wordpress.com; and if you want, for around 7 dollars you can buy a personal domain through a registration company such as www.godaddy.com. *Put your URL on your business card, flyers, and on the back of any art that you sell. Remember to pick a good name, and stick by it forever.

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