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Doctor Who?

... with young consumers.I haven't taken medicine in years. I've seen a lot of family, friends, and people in my community develop opioid addiction. Recently, I hurt my shoulder and went to the hospital and they gave me intense pain pills and were like, 'there's five for tonight,' and they gave me a prescription. I never took any because I never needed them, but it upset me. I actually sent an email to the hospital because I was kind of upset that they were just like, 'here, have five pain pills.'JAMES ...

Race To Zero

... . By purchasing lower grade berries that are perfectly edible, just not pretty, the company is able to distill a strawberry vodka that’s both affordable and less wasteful. All fruit used in the process is locally grown and fermented, distilled, and bottled by hand. The company also offers strawberry brandy made from imperfect produce.Earth.Food.Love Devon-based Earth.Food.Love, a family-run business, uses a self-weigh system where customers bring their own containers to fill with organic, loose ...

Users Anonymous

... is a social network where people can anonymously tell their friends and family members things they would never say to their face. The stated goal of the platform is self-betterment, not bullying, a distinction the company is trying to ensure by requiring that users prove they know a potential recipient before they can send a message. Still, questionable security measures—like the ability to send a message to any Facebook “friend” no matter how tenuous the real-world connection—may allow users to ...

The Optimization Generation

... the goals and activities that matter. Youth-friendly companies like Zappos and TOMS have reportedly embraced these teachings, and as Ys take on bigger roles in the workplace (see For Love And Money), other brands may as well. SAVVIER SOCIALIZING Ys were raised to be more group-oriented and inclusive than were other cohorts, making it difficult for them to optimize their social lives. Now that they’re only a Facebook invite away from all the friends, family, coworkers, and acquaintances that want ...

Good Vibes

... , namely including kindness and concern for others as a component reviewed in students' applicantions. Numerous colleges and universities have endorsed the report, including Yale, which is adding an essay question on next year's application for students to explain how they contribute to family, community, or public good.12 Kinds of Kindness 12 Kinds Of Kindness is an experiment/website from the duo behind the viral blog 40 Days of Dating that documents their year-long resolution to become kinder ...

The Monetization Generation

... life, they’re better positioned to participate in the stock market. Zs simply have more money to invest than did youth in previous decades and they’re more apt to do so. This growing behavior was revealed in our qualitative research: several Zs as young as 10 told us that they pay attention to the stock market, with many having learned about it from an older relative or family friend who is particularly savvy in this space, and their curiosity and access has prompted them to explore it further. A ...

#Celebrate

... to events like Friendsgiving and National Best Friends Day, which reflect their contemporary, expanded definition of family. Likewise, with Ys around the globe staying single longer, young people in many countries are celebrating an anti-Valentine’s Day; Singles Day in China has become the world’s largest online shopping event, in which the unattached celebrate and treat themselves. Beyond the abundance of alt-holidays that focus on relationships, Ys and Zs are peppering the calendar with days ...

Re-New

... % UK like when familiar entertainment content is reimagined in new formats and mediums.Turning to revived or reimagined works isn’t just a safe bet on the part of the creator, but also the consumer. In particular, when it comes to live entertainment, youth find much appeal in knowing what to expect from the story and that it’s worth the cost. Gen Ys are also finding relief in familiar entertainment as they become parents and want to feel assured that content is safe for the whole family. By ...

Social Studies

... because so many new ones are introduced each week, and because most jokes can only go on for so long, their shelf life expires fairly soon thereafter. Still, the concept could easily be leveraged by brands and marketers in launching a new product, or even in promoting an existing one. MEN TAKING UP TOO MUCH SPACE ON THE TRAINTERRIBLE REAL ESTATE AGENT PHOTOGRAPHSDINER PORNTHE CARTER FAMILY PORTRAITDRAKE-ING BADMAGICAL CONTAMINATIONWTF, PLUS SIZE CLOTHING MEASUREMENTHOT-DOG LEGSFILL THE SILENCEFUCK ...

Digital Trends

... . Those lucky few that achieve an extended shelf life typically only do so through a book deal (see: Awkward Family Photos). Though past attempts at adapting social media phenomena to the screen haven’t exactly been successful—Twitter-to-tube property Shit My Dad Says was cancelled after one season—development execs are banking on the fact that the exploitative visual nature of one recent Instagram-slash- Tumblr hit will translate to television. Called RICH KIDS OF INSTAGRAM, the Tumblr features ...