Slow Web Aug 25, 2013 ... increasingly adopting deliberate online behaviors that require time and call for a measure of care. Much as with Slow Food, the Slow Web movement veers away from instant gratification and utilitarianism. It suggests that the rewards from a slow-wrought experience are often more valuable than those that can be obtained immediately. In a way, Slow Web behaviors echo the earliest iteration of the Web experience, when users would leisurely surf from page to page to see what they might discover. The Slow Web ...
Hands On Mar 11, 2014 retail brick-and-mortar personalization shopping ... pick up online orders, and have special purchases, like flowers, gift-wrapped.Target’s Beauty Concierge program installs brand agnostic beauty professionals in stores, to provide shoppers with unbiased, personalized information regarding beauty product selection. Reps are currently stationed in nearly 300 Target stores across the US.M by Naja is an online lingerie gifting service that helps less-than-clued-in men shop for their wives and girlfriends. All transactions begin with a personalized ...
NOwners Mar 04, 2014 retail branding collaborative consumption on-demand sharing economy shopping NOwners ... . Boomers and Xers had few alternatives to traditional consumption. Investing in a car, a home, or even an outfit for a special occasion was a given, as was the commitment to owning these and other items for a long while. And because owning goods was the primary way to enjoy them, ownership itself became a totem of success. In the rising share economy this convention no longer holds. The ease with which likeminded individuals can forge online connections to circumvent traditional consumption has ...
Home & Away Work & Commuting Trends Dec 04, 2018 ... Young people are improving their work lives by combining their jobs with their passion for travel and streamlining their commutes.Work is an indispensable part of young people’s lives, and they’re finding ways to mold it to fit their lifestyle (see the Self Made Report). One way they’re doing so is by integrating their passion for travel into their job by seeking out programs that help young employees explore places while completing their work remotely. Not only are they bringing their work ...
POP Global Jun 13, 2014 global media & entertainment festivals music ... with the Chinese cultural tradition of giving presents to favorite performers, fans can buy credits to send online entertainers virtual gifts. Broadcasting sites offer performers a revenue-sharing deal to split the proceeds from these presents. SLASH FAN FIC FORBIDDEN IN CHINASlash fan fiction, which centers on same-sex relationships between the authors’ favorite fictional characters (regardless of their sexual orientation in the original content), has grown extremely popular in China as a way for ...
Find Your Place Dec 17, 2018 ... While Gen Ys and Zs are the most digitally connected cohorts, they're struggling to find their sense of belonging in person, as evidenced by their approach to home and travel, creating a need for brands to help them obtain it. While modern young adults are more connected to others online than ever before, which would seem to make them experience a greater sense of community than their predecessors, many are lacking it offline, with their approach to home and travel compounding this ...
The Shape Of Belonging: A Map To Modern Community Dec 12, 2018 ... An ethnography of modern youth’s physical, online, and brand communities, demonstrating how they create their personal communities in today’s phygital world.We asked three young people aged 18-34 in the U.S. and three in the UK to bring us into their communities—the ones they feel a sense of belonging to in-person, online, and through brands. Each participant created a map of their physical community and labeled the different places in their cities and towns that give them a sense of ...
Surprise & Delight Mar 14, 2014 marketing retail customer service e-commerce ephemeral ... Brands and marketers are reintroducing serendipity to the product discovery process.While global accessibility has made it relatively easy for consumers to track down specific products, the ease with which they can “identify and buy” has removed some of the serendipity once associated with more leisurely, aimless browsing. In reaction against the current state of over-planned, extensively researched consumerism, marketers are implementing tactics that aim to disrupt the traditional discovery ...
Z DNA Mar 02, 2015 gen z blended customization multigenerational security ... research products before they commit to anything, and seek validation from both friends and strangers to give them confidence in their purchasing decisions. On the whole, this generation is more likely than were kids in the past to only buy items they need and to consider the resale value of products to feel secure that their investment is worth the cost. As they’ve gotten older, they are recognizing the importance of not only budgeting but also planning for economic security, especially as the oldest ...
Gut Check Mar 06, 2014 retail consumer reviews e-commerce mobile shopping Crowdsourcing Gut Check ... Faced with a surplus of options and information, today’s young generations are inclined to seek validation before committing to any one decision. Young consumers' need for external assurance is not entirely newfound; individuals have always sought the advice of trusted peers when presented with important choices. But the increased ease with which one can source advice and assurance—via online reviews, comments, likes and upvotes, crowdsourced Q&A sites, and quick requests for approval via email ...
