DeviantART.com is a great example of a social digital media site that contains a huge collection of artistic creations ranging from photography to computer graphics to traditional paint-and canvas. It was first launched in 2000 and now has more than 7 million registered users - last week the online community announced its 50 millionth artist-generated submission.

Also worth checking out is the DeviantART Guide to Popularity which is a veritable how-to-guide to gaining that most sought after social-network-based commodity - popularity!

"If you’re unable to connect to the internet and have hundreds, or even thousands of people anticipating your every action, then what good is this technology? It’s a fast-paced virtual world and you must figure a way to get the most bang for your buck. On a large website such as this, how can you achieve popularity while exerting the least amount of effort?"

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