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Episode #78: Elsie + Emma React To 2021 Trend Predictions

Hello, hello. This week, we’re chatting about 2021 trend predictions! You can stream the episode here on the blog or on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Google Play ,  TuneIn ,  Pocket Casts , and  Stitcher . You can find the podcast posts archive here . And as always, a huge thank you to our sponsors. They make our podcast possible! Make sure you check out the offers from Ritual, Bev, Calm and Sweaty Betty. If you’re looking for a sponsor from a previous episode, you can find all of our codes here. ...
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32 beautiful coffee table books to give as gifts

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Amazon; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider A good coffee table book serves as a decor piece, is filled with stunning images, and entertains guests.We've compiled a list of 32 coffee table books that will make great gifts for everyone in your life.Unlike the dog-eared, beaten-down tomes inhabiting the bookshelves of a home, coffee table books are a more refined species.They have license over the prime t...
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Christina Anstead changes her name on Instagram amid divorce from Ant Anstead

HGTV star Christina Anstead reverted back to her maiden name Christina Haack on Instagram following her split from former "Wheeler...
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What Instagram is whispering to creators

Hi and welcome to this weekly edition of Insider Advertising, where I break down the big stories in media and advertising.If someone forwarded you this email, you can sign up for your own here. This week: What Instagram is whispering to creators, Discovery joins the streaming wars, and Estée Lauder pivots in the pandemic. The logo of the Instagram app on a smartphone. Photothek/Getty Images Tech platforms wield enormous influence on business and society but the algorithms that power them ...
Tags: Facebook, Hong Kong, Hollywood, Shonda Rhimes, Media, Instagram, Advertising, Trends, Discovery, Netflix, Food Network, New York Times, Silicon Valley, Estee Lauder, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times

How shopping for home decor is getting a boost from augmented reality apps

Shortly before the launch of Jerome Furniture’s augmented reality app in 2015, a woman came into the Torrance store with yellow paint chips and a photo to help her find a couch that would work in her home. Scott Perry, executive vice president of digital for the San Diego-based, Southern California furniture chain, was there, and he showed her the AR app, which allowed him to seemingly magically manifest a couch into the middle of the store on the screen of his phone. “Her mouth hit the floor,” ...
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Tarek El Moussa engaged to Heather Rae Young of ‘Selling Sunset’

The "Flip or Flop" star announced the engagement on Instagram over the weekend with the caption #FlippingHerLastName.
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Granny Chic: Needlepoint, Chintz and Ruffles…Oh My!

When it comes to fashion—whether apparel or home décor—apparently the maxim that every outdated, discarded style comes back is true. That explains the current fascination in the home décor word with Granny Chic, also known as Grandmillennial style. House Beautiful first noted the throwback style early last fall, saying grandmillennials (in their mid-20s to late-30s) “have an affinity for design trends considered by mainstream culture to be ‘stuffy’ or ‘outdated’—Laura Ashley prints, ruffles, emb...
Tags: Business, Florida, Instagram, Trends, House, Hgtv, Right Now, Laura Ashley, Better Homes Gardens, House Beautiful, Sussi Hj Shutterstock

The Winning Social Media Content Strategy TV Networks Use

From a marketing perspective, there is no such thing as “social media.” It’s nearly pointless to think of social media as one thing, because the audiences, use cases, technology, algorithms, optimal cadences and other characteristics of each social platform continue to diverge. For example, a study by CoSchedule found that the “optimal” number of daily posts on Twitter (your mileage may vary) is 15, but just one to two posts per day on Instagram and Facebook are the sweet spot. Posting the same...
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A Week In North Carolina, On A $248,800 Income

Welcome to Money Diaries , where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennials how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we're tracking every last dollar.Calling all entrepreneurs: We want to hear from you! If you’re a freelancer or self-employed, we’d love to feature your Money Diary. Submit here.Travel Diaries: We're looking to get the inside scoop on when, where, and how our peers are using their vacation...
Tags: Amazon, Facebook, Fashion, Music, New York, Instagram, Jimmy Fallon, UPS, Dave, NARS, Nba, Beverly Hills, Npr, Dyson, North Carolina, Jay Cutler

How-to video maker Jumprope launches to leapfrog YouTube

Sick of pausing and rewinding YouTube tutorials to replay that tricky part? Jumprope is a new instructional social network offering a powerful how-to video slideshow creation tool. Jumprope helps people make step-by-step guides to cooking, beauty, crafts, parenting and more using voice-overed looping GIFs for each phase. And creators can export their whole lesson for sharing on Instagram, YouTube, or wherever. Jumprope officially launches its iOS app today with plenty of how-tos for making ch...
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Affordable, Stat-Based Retail Strategy for Your Agency's Clients

Posted by MiriamEllis Retail clients are battling tough economics offline and tough competitors online. They need every bit of help your agency can give them.  I was heartened when 75 percent of the 1,400+ respondents to the Moz State of Local SEO Industry Report 2019 shared that they contribute to offline strategy recommendations either frequently or at least some of the time. I can’t think of a market where good and relatively inexpensive experiments are more needed than in embattled retail....
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Affordable, Stat-Based Retail Strategy For Your Agency's Clients

Posted by MiriamEllis Retail clients are battling tough economics offline and tough competitors online. They need every bit of help your agency can give them.  I was heartened when 75 percent of the 1,400+ respondents to the Moz State of Local SEO Industry Report 2019 shared that they contribute to offline strategy recommendations either frequently or at least some of the time. I can’t think of a market where good and relatively inexpensive experiments are more needed than in embattled retail....
Tags: Google, Instagram, Seo, Hgtv, MiriamEllis, MiriamEllis Retail

Affordable, Stat-Based Retail Strategy For Your Agency’s Clients

Posted by MiriamEllis Retail clients are battling tough economics offline and tough competitors online. They need every bit of help your agency can give them.  I was heartened when 75 percent of the 1,400+ respondents to the Moz State of Local SEO Industry Report 2019 shared that they contribute to offline strategy recommendations either frequently or at least some of the time. I can’t think of a market where good and relatively inexpensive experiments are more needed than in embattled retail....
Tags: Google, Instagram, Seo, Hgtv, MiriamEllis, MiriamEllis Retail

Peel On, Peel Off: The Indecisive Person's Cheap Solution To Trendy Home Decor

Thanks to its regular appearances everywhere from Instagram to HGTV to HGTV's Instagram, it can be hard to imagine a time when wallpaper was considered anything other than the height of cool. And yet, as New York-based interior designer Sasha Bikoff explains, it has something of a shadowy history. "Wallpapers in the past were limiting. There weren't that many options and it felt very generic. Now wallpapers are super artful and are breaking the boundaries between art and design," she says. Ph...
Tags: Fashion, Music, New York, Instagram, Kris Jenner, Hgtv, Don, Joanna, Vic, WallsNeedLove, Sasha Bikoff, Bikoff, Voutsa, Jessica Schuster

Ready to erase all trace of your ex from your home? HGTV is casting LA singles for ‘Unspouse My House’

What’s the best way to move on after a breakup? Try redecorating, and let HGTV help. The cable channel is now casting singles in the greater Los Angeles area for its upcoming post-breakup design series, “Unspouse My House.,” through Friday, Feb. 1. When “Unspouse My House” debuts in late 2019 with six half-hour episodes, it will star Orlando Soria, the L.A.-based interior designer who got his start assisting Emily Henderson on HGTV’s “Secrets From A Stylist” and maintains a large Instagram follo...
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10 SEO Tips for Launching a Real Estate Website

by Robert Clough Real estate is a competitive business, which is why it isn't enough just to have a real estate website anymore. Your site needs to be optimized to ensure local homebuyers can find you when they search for realtors in your area. Here are 10 tips that'll improve your SEO game and make it easier for your site to be found. With your realtor license in hand, it's time to establish a beautiful real estate website. It's very rare for a business to excel these days without a ...
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The Mood Is Tense — Tarek & Christina El Moussa's Split Is Truly Playing Out On Flip Or Flop!

Flipping homes together clearly isn't easy for a divorced couple... Fans were warned ahead of this season of Flip Or Flop that things would be different between Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa -- but whew boy, we were NOT prepared for all this drama on a home renovation show! LOLz! In a new episode that aired on Thursday night, the momma of two said to the camera: "Tarek always does this. He tries to shut me up because he thinks he can't get a word in and then he doesn't even have anythi...
Tags: Celebs, Instagram, Hgtv, Christina, Tarek, Tarek El Moussa, Christina El Moussa

An ultrasound posted on Instagram. Does a physician have a duty to warn?

Early this month, Joanna Gaines, co-host of HGTV’s popular Fixer Upper, shared her pregnancy news with the world via a baby bump photo and an ultrasound, both posted to Instagram. The congratulations began pouring in from excited fans. But the conversation took a dark turn when a physician commented that the ultrasound appeared to show that Gaines’s baby might have hydrops fetalis. This is a potentially fatal condition in which abnormal amounts of fluid build up in a developing baby’s body. Tab...
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Christina & Tarek El Moussa's Divorce Is Official!

Repairing a house isn't the same as repairing your relationship... According to E! News, reps for Christina and Tarek El Moussa confirm the former couple have finalized their split. Related: Flip Or Flop Fans Decree The Show Is Awkward AF After announcing their separation in December 2016, the Flip or Flop father filed for divorce the next month. According to court documents obtained over the summer, Christina requested spousal support, joint legal and physical custody of their two children Tayl...
Tags: Celebs, Instagram, Taylor, Hgtv, Christina, Brayden, Tarek, Tarek El Moussa, Christina El Moussa Instagram

HGTV's Most Shocking & Heartbreaking Dramas!

Despite the wholesome marketing, HGTV has faced its fair share of scandals. Take the Carter Oosterhouse sexual misconduct controversy, for example. At the start of December, former makeup artist Kailey Kaminsky accused the famed carpenter of forcing her to perform oral sex during their time working together on the 2008 show Carter Can. Oosterhouse responded to the allegations by confirming that they did have "an intimate relationship," but noted that it was "100 percent mutual." Hmmmm. For scand...
Tags: Celebs, Instagram, Hgtv, Kailey Kaminsky

Chip & Joanna Gaines Reveal They're Pregnant With Their FIFTH Child — & Tease When The Little One Was Conceived!

Chip and Joanna Gaines are expanding their already large brood! On Tuesday evening, the Fixer Upper stars announced that they're pregnant with their FIFTH child. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Related: Nicki Minaj May Be Expecting A Baby With Nas The twosome teased the happy news on social media as they told their fans to tune into their HGTV hit since they had "some BIG news to share." Mrs. Gaines first suggested that she was pregnant as she wrote on Twitter on New Year's Day: New year, new hope... Be ex...
Tags: Celebs, Instagram, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Duke, Chip, Hgtv, Gaines, Waco, Joanna, Ella, Joanna Gaines, Chip Gaines, Mrs Gaines, Gaineses, Emmie Kay

HGTV Star Carter Oosterhouse Accused Of Coercing Makeup Artist Into Performing Oral Sex

Carter Oosterhouse has been accused of sexual misconduct! The HGTV star carpenter allegedly forced former makeup artist Kailey Kaminsky to perform oral sex on him during their time working together on his 2008 show Carter Can. Detailing the allegations in a piece for The Hollywood Reporter, she says he threatened her employment, and didn't stop pressuring her into it. She was later hospitalized for depression from it, and ended up losing her job on the show. Related: Kelly Cutrone Claims Russel...
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Fixer Upper's Chip Gaines Shaves Off His Luscious Locks In The Name Of Charity — LOOK!

Chip Gaines made good on his promise. Last week, the Fixer Upper star promised he'd buzz off his iconic locks if fans donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It looks like fans rallied around the deal as, on Wednesday, Joanna Gaines shared a snap on Instagram featuring a bald Chip. AH-Mazing! Related: Robin Leach Bought Britney Spears' Painting For $10K! As you can see in the pic (above), the reality TV vet beamed as children from the Target House with St. Jude Children's Research Hosp...
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Chip & Joanna Gaines Reportedly Pulled The Plug On Fixer Upper For Security Reasons

Chip and Joanna Gaines are putting their children first. As you've likely heard, Mr. and Mrs. Gaines are walking away from their HGTV hit, Fixer Upper, after season five. While many fans are disappointed by the news, it seems there are a number of reasons as to why the couple has pulled the plug on their show. Video: Latin Night On DWTS -- A Recap! According to one Us Weekly source, the biggest issue Chip and Joanna have with their fame is that it has put their kids' safety at risk. Apparently, ...
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72 Airbnbs That Will Blow Your Mind (Not Your Budget)

Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb. There are holiday rentals, and then there are holiday rentals so unique, they’ll make you laugh and squeal with excitement. And, while Airbnb has come to be known as the low-key, economical way to travel, it also boasts some seriously incredible, one-of-a-kind accommodations.So, yeah, you could stay in hotel. Or, you could stay in a glass tree house in the Tuscan forest, or a real-life Scottish castle, or even a restored windmill in Santorini. Ahead, we've scoured ...
Tags: Fashion, Music, London, Downton Abbey, Taylor Swift, Instagram, California, China, Atlanta, Georgia, Earth, Jimi Hendrix, Budapest, Paris, Vogue, Border

Hautelinks: Week of 7/27/17

See deets on Mac's Basic Bitch palette, GoT details you might have missed, the new Colourpop products you NEED, and more. Fashionista shows you how to build a minimalist capsule wardrobe.Also from Fashionista, the items you need to dress like a pro Instagram influencer this season.Exciting: MAC is giving away free lipstick this weekend! Here's how to get it.These must-know tips will make your pedicure last longer.Get hyped for Riverdale Season 2!Well, now I've seen everything: 2Chainz is now se...
Tags: News, Instagram, Mac, Buzzfeed, Rihanna, College, Nike, United States, Harry Potter, Michael Phelps, Elle, Dexter, Hgtv, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Lisa Frank

Joanna Gaines Is The Victim Of Fake News About A Beauty Line

Fixer Upper lovers, fear not, rumors of Joanna Gaines' departure from the show have been greatly exaggerated. The popularizer of shiplap is not – I repeat – is not leaving Fixer Upper to launch her own beauty line. She took to Instagram to set the record straight, writing "there have been rumors floating around about me leaving the show to start a skincare/makeup line. I wanted to take a minute to let y'all know that it's simply not true. This is a SCAM! We have nothing to do with it and have b...
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68 Airbnbs That Will Blow Your Mind (Not Your Budget)

Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb. There are holiday rentals, and then there are holiday rentals so unique, they’ll make you laugh and squeal with excitement. And, while Airbnb has come to be known as the low-key, economical way to travel, it also boasts some seriously incredible, one-of-a-kind accommodations.So, yeah, you could stay in hotel. Or, you could stay in a glass tree house in the Tuscan forest, or a real-life Scottish castle, or even a restored windmill in Santorini. Ahead, we've scoured ...
Tags: Fashion, Music, London, Downton Abbey, Taylor Swift, Instagram, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Earth, Jimi Hendrix, Budapest, Paris, Vogue, Border, Italy

Snapchat Adds Media Brands as Engaging Revenue Drivers

As TechCrunch notes, “Snap’s first earnings this week will give a heat check on its new ad ecosystem.” The key question: can it continue its meteoric growth of nearly 6x from 2015-2016 and keep growing its revenue from brand marketers? The ephemeral, self-deleting messaging app launched in 2011 is no longer short-lived. Rebranded as Snap Inc. last year, the company had 160 million DAUs (daily active users) in February. In March, its IPO pitch to investors positioned the brand as the place where...
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63 Airbnbs That Will Blow Your Mind (Not Your Budget)

Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb. There are holiday rentals, and then there are holiday rentals so unique, they’ll make you laugh and squeal with excitement. And, while Airbnb has come to be known as the low-key, economical way to travel, it also boasts some seriously incredible, one-of-a-kind accommodations.So, yeah, you could stay in hotel. Or, you could stay in a glass tree house in the Tuscan forest, or a real-life Scottish castle, or even a restored windmill in Santorini. Ahead, we've scoured ...
Tags: Fashion, Music, Japan, London, Downton Abbey, Taylor Swift, Instagram, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Earth, Jimi Hendrix, Paris, Vogue, Border, Italy