Extra! Extra!  We’ve got a little (BIG!) bit of news to share with all of you about an exciting new book that’s hitting the virtual shelves on Friday, December 10, 2010!

For the past 8 weeks I’ve been part of an amazing entrepreneurial adventure that involved connecting and being inspired by a group of 17 awesome businesswomen. This group of “Inspired Mavens”, headed by the talented and insanely fabulous social media maven Sarah Prout (author of The Power of Influence: The Easy Way to Make Money Online), has been collaborating and conspiring to take over the entire world!  TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION PEOPLE!  You heard it hear first.

Okay, maybe it wasn’t that...

Our 4th interview is with Nichol, a niche blogger from Kiddies Corner Deals.

Check Nichol out on her blog and she also can be found on twitter and facebook.

1. In a couple of sentences, tell us about yourself/your blog/what you do?

My name is Nichol and I’m a married SAHM mom of 2 children that also runs a family daycare.  I started KiddiesCorner Deals, as I was once addicted to shopping.  I am still addicted to shopping but I only hit online sales and deals, and the clearance racks in stores.  I love designer gear, but after children there was no possible way I...

These business owners are using the power of twitter in smart and meaningful ways.

Each one of the top 10 have an authenticity about them that really shows through from their twitter stream and into their businesses.  This isn’t always easy to do and these guys are shining examples of being true to who they are and being passionate about what they do.

1. @KissMyBundt :: Kiss My Bundt Bakery is a Los Angeles-based bakery that creates bundt cakes from scratch and other sweet confections.
2. @TheChicMama :: Chic Mama creates beautiful and elegant diaper cakes that truly look good...

Next in our series is Failure to Nap, which ain’t your typical mommy blog!

Statia has been blogging FOREVER!  About as long as I’ve been blogging and she clearly points out, us old school bloggers are considered geriatric. You can also find her blogging at SafeMama and Lovely Safemama.  Be sure to check out Failure to Nap and follow Statia on twitter—she’s sure to amuse!

1. In a couple of sentences, tell us about yourself/your blog/what you do?

I’m a stay at home mom to two kids.  My blog is totally a reflection of my life.  Everything from my early, newly divorced...

We love free stuff and we love sharing.  So here’s a little texture pack we put together. Take one or take ‘em all!

If you look around, there are textures everywhere.  We’re just usually going to fast or doing a hundred things that we don’t stop and really look around.  I’ve been creating my own textures for a long time and I thought, why not give some away.  Here’s our first free texture pack for you to use for personal or commercial use.  No link attribution required.  Click on each individual image to download the full version or grab the zip file down below.  Have fun!