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Obstruction Of Injustice

... Card that offered a link to a browser extension that would temporarily remove all polarizing content—debates about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, for example—and replace it with polar content, such as penguins, polar bears, and narwhals. The extension aimed to help everyone “take a break from the things that divide us and just chill together” during the winter 2015 holiday season.About six in 10 young people believe technology companies have a responsibility to censor harassment ...

Zconomy

... think of a purchase as a long-term investment. Most of my ‘investments’ are clothing, so because my style doesn’t change with trends, I buy things that I know will fit with my style for a long time. I also love investing in clothing because, unlike technology where after a couple years whatever you bought is old and boring, classy clothing stays equally cool or gets cooler as time goes on. PRIYA, 17, WAYs created the sharing economy as a way to address their own unique insecurities surrounding ...

Major Dads

... technology, 8BitDad serves a mix of parenting news, studies, science, and first-person humor pieces. The site has seven contributing writers, known as the “founding fathers” and also has its own podcast.Billed as the “unexpected confessions of a stay-at-home dad,” Adrian Kulp’s Dad or Alive blog is a personal narrative chronicling his life as a primary caretaker of three small children. Due to the blog’s popularity, Kulp penned a book of the same name a few years ago. Written by Armin Brott, a ...

Parenting Out Loud

... live our adult lives in the same places we grew up, which erodes the built in support network of family and community to some extent. As a result, I think it's only natural that people would take advantage of technology to share about parenting and get support." ANDREW, 33, VAAs Ys are Parenting Out Loud, they’re not only finding much comfort and support in hearing the experiences of others and sharing their own, but they’re also challenging the notion that there is such a thing as a ...

Gen Z Micro Trends

... influence online. With more than of half of Trendsetting Zs (56% in U.S. and 54% in UK) saying they're passionate about reading, compared to 43% in the U.S. and 46% of UK who are passionate about technology, they want to get expert book recommendations and have merely modernized the way they obtain such. And given Zs' respectful nature, they admire and appreciate those who have proven to be experts in their field.  Shannon McClintock Miller Miller is an award-winning teacher and librarian who has ...

Home & Away Retail Trends

... technology has made it possible for young consumers to always be shopping, even when engaged in other activities, such as working, socializing, or traveling. Shopping is practically an impulse amidst their daily lives, as youth constantly and automatically refresh their social feeds and thus unintentionally browse for items. Accordingly, retailers and brands, who have been enticing young people into physical stores with the offer of productivity for some time now (see Office Space), are outright ...

All The Feels

... | Politics | Gender inequality | The job market/unemployment | LGBT prejudices | Online/digital privacy | Technology/artificial intelligence Terrorism | War | Racism | The state of the world | Diseases | Violence at my school/ work | The state of my country | The environment/ climate change | Natural disasters | Immigration issues | The economy | Gender inequality | LGBT prejudices | Politics | The job market/ unemployment | Online/ digital privacy | Technology/ artificial ...

Global Betterment Trends

... consumption level in the past 14 years as of 2016. - FRANCE - TECH ADDICTS France has declared that teen addiction to technology is a public health issue, and the country is taking measures to ensure that tech usage is significantly reduced. Starting September 2018, French students will find themselves apart from their phones and social media throughout the entirety of their academic day. The use of cell phones, even during break time, will be prohibited in all primary, junior, and middle schools in ...

Global Fashion & Style Trends

... numerous customizable details. Each item is made to order by a single tailor based in China and delivered to the customer in two weeks. Vue.ai Fashion tech startup Vue.ai is pioneering an A.I.-based technology that analyzes a piece of clothing and generates a digital image of a fashion model tailored to the garment that can then be customized in any size, shape, or color. The technology uses a machine learning approach called GANs, or generative adversarial networks, to both generate the ...

The Direct Connection

... DTC brand because it’s innovative. In an already oversaturated market filled with much of the same, brands that demonstrate innovation, whether it be through the materials they use or the science they incorporate, will stand out. Take Casper for example, the DTC mattress brand whose slogan is “the best bed for better sleep.” As part of its messaging, Casper educates consumers on the innovative sleep technology that goes into every mattress it makes; the brand even calls its customer service ...