Read this article from Art Palaver

“These days Twitter is the shiniest object to drop in the murky waters of the internet. Recently it has reached a tipping point and has been experiencing huge growth. This has tons of folks scrambling to make money from Twitter, by writing books about Twitter, creating webinars and classes, writing software that will give you more followers, the list goes on and on. It also has a ton of folks scratching their head about Twitter. Which leads us to the real question for this palaver is how can Twitter help an artist?”

Read this article from Sisley-Blinn

“Twitter can be described as a micro-blogging tool that uses 140 character messages to contact others in the Twitter network and share ideas, experiences, resources, business opportunities, charity work, celebrity news, and more. For artists it is a good tool to network with other artists, follow art organizations, make gallery contacts, publicize your events, shows (#Encaustic: Artists on Twitter) , and work.”

Read this article from Affluent Artist

“I spent the past weekend at an internet marketing “buttcamp” with the famous Tom Antion. I learned how to build websites, run a shopping cart, and a lot of other things necessary to build a business around The Affluent Artist.”

Read this article from Mashable.

“Videoblogging isn’t just for teenyboppers with Flips. It’s a simple way professional creatives can make use of high traffic sites like YouTube (YouTube reviews) to showcase their work and communicate with their audience in a fun and effective way.

Videos are a great way to offer your audience a window into your world. Artists can create their own YouTube channel and embed videos on their own website or blog. Viewers can see the artist at work, listen to their thoughts, and watch them create, establishing a more tangible experience with the art. Here are 5 ways artists can use YouTube…”

This article is from Mashable.

“As an artist or creative business, one of your main goals is to connect with your audience and collectors. Social media allows us to connect and collaborate on a level we otherwise would’ve never known outside of the web. It allows collectors and fans to connect more intimately with the artist and allows for a stronger relationship with the art itself.” Read rest of article.

This article is from Me Like the Interweb.

“In the next bit, I’ll be writing some posts on How (and Why) Artists are Using Social Media – based on my research and the (over 100!) wonderful responses I received to my Artists Using Social Media Survey.

My own experiences (as an actor etc.) as well as my research into Crowdsourcing got me thinking. As the tools become more accessible and far-reaching, more and more artists are “doing for it for themselves”, finding a place to showcase and promote themselves using social media.” Read rest of article.

This article is from The Artist’s Web.

“In this edition of The Artists Newsletter we’ll start the first in a series looking at how artists can make the most of ’social media’. Today we look at how artists can use twitter.com to raise their profile and connect with interesting people on this fast growing new web service.” Read article.