September 2008
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Tomorrow...
we’ll be launching the fully functional MyEhive site. In real terms that means you’ll be able to activate our full range of shop creation goodies and show your shop to the world, this also mean Paypal will be active for buyers (yay)! In technical terms this means we’ll be watching the site very closely for any resident gremlins. Your input is welcome, if you do experience any...
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We're giving away this when we reach the first 100...
It’s beautiful, handmade. In metallic soft leather limited edition by uber designer Christiansen of France. You’ll automatically be entered if you are the first 100!
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Good morning world.
And what a morning it is - slightly foggy in the shires but beautiful. Just want to say hi and welcome Jenny from BabyBlack childrens clothing from Brighton, she is brand new on myehive and this will be her first shop and chance to sell her luxuriously uber eco fabrics & non-mass produced all black childrens clothes. Welcome Jenny.
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We are now officially MyEhive.com
Hey, but that’s not so web 2.0. —we have been thru every other idea possible in the last six months— we even have another six names on hold! So boys and girls lets roll with this, it memorable and good for SEO. Things are looking good for next Wednesday launch, but watch this space, keep all your great comments coming in on the forum boards and keep opening those shops, we need...
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myehive.com
We tried to avoid it, tried to be clever, tried to be different, but in doing were about to to commit internet hari-kari (virtual suicide). So to make it easier for everyone to remember us from October 1st we will be www.myehive.com (horray a dot com!) What does this mean for you? Nothing apart from the fact you and I won’t have to explain to everyone we meet what .cc stands for anymore, and...
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Our first featured "Super Drone".
This is Lee Chapman @ SOMODO he is our first featured male artist in ‘the Cocoon’. Congratulation Lee! We asked him to give his work some scale to show buyers how big his paintings are. So he lay down in front of them. haha. We like that. We met Lee down at the Thames Festival last weekend, Lee is mega multi-talented he also writes songs. If you have time listen to »...
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Last night a VC saved my life...
Hehe.. what a great night! Thank you Tech-Crunch. For those of you who have just joined us Ehive.cc was strutting it’s stuff down at tech crunch last night down in Vauxhall. 100 or so tech revellers, schmoozed the night away, behind the backdrop of a spectacular sunset on the river Thames, it was a chance for us to say hi to potential business mentors, seed funders and incubators from the...
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Beta registration is now open.
That’s right folks we’ve opened it up for everyone. You now don’t need an invite. Sign-in open your shop, and start listing your handmade, handcrafted and homemade goddies today! Register here.
Early feedback welcome from all our handmade heroes, if you like or don’t like something, anything, contact us and we’ll have a look, change it or fix it! Lou - Admin.
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Killer heels for tech-heads (wish I had a pair of...
Tomorrow is a very exciting day on the Ehive.cc calender, it’s a chance for us to head down to “Geek Heaven” the sold out UK Techcrunch Seed Camp talk in Vauxhall. Seed what ? Tech who? Vauxhall?!? It’s a chance for Ehive.cc to network like mad, meet loads of other web people, founders, funders and also say hi to “TECH-GOD” otherwise known as Michael Birch co-founder of Bebo (gees how many...
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A big shout out to...
Lorna, Lee, Verity, Chris, Emma, Cara, Kirsty and many more who signed up in the past two days. We were blown away by the response so far, this piece of work by Lee Chapman @ Somodo “Nine Heads” mixed media on canvas, caught our eye.
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Welcome to Ehive.cc if you have just arrived.
We have waved our fees forever for the first 100 shops on Ehive.cc. Whahoo! So if you read any discrepancies on the site which say otherwise, please ignore them.
We are looking forward to seeing all your goodies in your shops. Remember buying on Ehive.cc will be activated from October 1st so you have a good amount of time to get your images and products together. Don’t forget to register...
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“It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you keep going.”
– Ehive.cc - Admin Team
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Our Fees: Active from 1st October 2008
Here is a clear explanation of our fees and features. There are no fees at all for the first 100 shops opened on Ehive.cc forever! When Ehive.cc goes live to the public on October the 1st if you want to take out a Drone - £4.99/month or Queen package - £9.99/month you will have to activate our monthly subscription with Paypal (unless you were the first 100). If you want to take up a Worker...
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Welcome update!
Congratulations to everyone who has signed up so far. Remember shop creation is free for the first 100 and we don’t take a commission ever! Our fees. Next week we’re opening beta and you can create membership without having to contact us first.
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Pollinate Ehive
What?! This is the cool bit. We’re hoping you’re all ‘blogging mad’, if you are from here you’ll be able to download some cool Ehive.cc widgets and badges to add to your blog, but first we need to design them. We have a whole bunch in progress but if you have any cool ideas send them in and we’ll publish them here. Submit ideas
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We have lift off! Ehive.cc beta registration has...
Why Beta? Why bother? It’s just so we don’t mess up in public. We can do it instead behind a veil - until we launch to everyone. It also means you get a free trial and if you like it you can stay and if you don’t - it’s still free! Make sense? We hope so. In the mean time tell all your friends, it’s brand new, it’s super cool exclusive to the UK & Ireland,...
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In Lewes at the weekend?
Welcome to our first event listing! These are friends of mine so these two come highly recommended, if you are looking for well made, individual artwork, head on down to Un-Realised! Open studio of works by Will Nash and Gavin Peacock, on Saturday & Sunday 06/07 September 11-5pm. You won’t be dissapointed. How to get there.
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What is a Super Drone?
It’s a featured male Ehive.cc member. We are looking for submissions for our featured male artists and designers of handmade goods section. If that’s you please send us your stories. Max 200 word synopsis about you and your work plus a photos, and we’ll link it up to your shop! Min image width 540pixels.
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Thank you Leyla, John, Kris, Marcroy.
It’s been a long journey since Christmas Day. Hopefully you’ll be seeing alot more of their work over the next few months and on the about us page which is going up later today.
August 2008
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Emily Wallis is our first featured artist in the...
I recently graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration from the University of Brighton and now work as a freelance illustrator and piano teacher. Before that I graduated with Distinction in Art Foundation from Middlesex University. I was born on a peace camp! lived in a caravan and was arrested at six months old! I have always been interested in the Peace Movement. I want my drawings to inspire...