Referral traffic to Etsy, for example, has been on the rise, becoming a major traffic source.
There are also smaller Etsy stores that have gained thousands of followers.
The also teamed up with leading Etsy artists to provide an Etsy Special for early backers.
The service would help sell the art through sites such as eBay, Etsy or DeviantArt.
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If you love to quilt, sew or make jewelry, Etsy.com can be your marketplace.
In my opinion, what Etsy currently has to offer sellers is high site traffic numbers.
But according to Etsy, the site is more than simply a good business opportunity.
In addition to Facebook, Breyer is on the boards at Brightcove, Etsy, Global Grind, ModelN and Prosper.
Our relationship with Foursquare, Etsy, Kickstarter and MongoDB and others out here is incredibly supportive and collaborative.
The rise of the DIY craft culture with websites such as Pinterest and Etsy has clearly demonstrated this.
Etsy stickers adorning your MacBook's lid, oft making a cute play on the presence of that glowing Apple?
Schacter left Yahoo in 2008 and has become an active angel investor, investing in Etsy, Foursquare and Square.
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Also announced today, Flipboard partnered with Etsy to bring the Etsy blog and product lines to Flipboard readers.
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Etsy shows that nearly anyone can design, create and handcraft some very cool (and occasionally pretty dumb) things.
The customer gets the design, the designer gets paid and 99designs takes a cut ala Ebay and Etsy.
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Online retailers such as men's clothing seller Bonobos and handmade-product marketplace Etsy have opened actual stores or showrooms.
Sellers can get crowded out on Etsy because of the amount of product and their quirky search engine.
Etsy, and online craft fairs like it, have become a filter, bringing together like-minded crafters and their customers.
Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies.
The integration means that they can buy from Etsy without even leaving Flipboard.
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We Love Etsy, describes itself as "a social network for people who love Etsy.com, " and has about 11, 000 members.
It is one reason why sites such as Etsy are rushing to add Pin It buttons to their sites.
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Resellers "represent a minute fraction of all our members, " says an Etsy spokesman.
European investments include Boku, King.com, Mind Candy, OpenX, Soundcloud, Viagogo, and US companies include Etsy, Factual, Flipboard and Path.
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At a company so female-focused in its consumer-facing product he describes disappointment at the state of the Etsy office.
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The activism of fans is apparent on craft sites like Etsy and Folksy.
Keep in mind: Etsy's brand is particularly suitable for Pinterest, because both sites are popular with women and creative types.
Etsy makes money by charging a listing fee of 20 cents for each item and getting 3.5% of every sale.
According to this view, companies like Etsy, Kickstarter and Quirky point the way to a new growth economy.
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Breyer still holds seats at the boards of NewsCorp, Brightcove, Etsy, and ModelN, and is still involved in several other firms.
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